Strong Is the New Pretty

​-Femtastic… A powerful book.​- –FamilyCircle Magazine ​-Strong Is The New Pretty is the definition of girl power.​- –Buzzfeed -A lovely exploration filled with exquisite images of girls and quotes about what makes them strong, beautiful, and confident … stunning.- –School Library Journal -Positively moving and totally glorious.- –Booklist -This is an amazing celebration of the strength, confidence, and energy of girls and young women who are just beginning to understand their power in the world. Imagine how much more we can all accomplish when girls honor what their bodies can do and focus on their dreams rather than fixate on what they look like and obsess about their shape.- –Ann Shoket, former editor in chief of Seventeen magazine and author of The Big Life -Within the pages of Strong Is the New Pretty, we see girls as they naturally are and what they want and demand the world to see. They are inspiring, wise, and grounded in the certainty that they will take the world by storm.- –Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees & Wannabes and the Owning Up curriculum

Kate T. Parker is a mother, wife, former collegiate soccer player, Ironman, and professional photographer who shoots both fine-art projects and commercial work for clients across North America. Her Strong Is the New Pretty photo series has led to collaborations with brands like Athleta, Kellogg’s and Oxygen. The project has also inspired Kate to launch a philanthropic arm of Strong Is the New Pretty, partnering with organizations like Girls on the Run, Glam4Good, and Girls Inc., that invest in girls’ health and education. When she’s not photographing, Kate can be found coaching her daughters’ soccer teams. She lives with her family in Atlanta, Georgia.