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I purchased this for my 10 year old niece who wanted to learn to sew. I looked at several different books, read reviews, and decided on this one. Here's why: 1) Cute and modern projects. It has projects for useful and cute items to make that a girl of today would actually want to wear or use. Being excited about a project is half the battle. I remember in 4-H and in Home-Ec being forced to make hideous projects we would never use and wear, and it took the joy out of learning to sew for me. 2) Simple construction and quick gratification. There are lots of basics in this book (which is why it's good for a beginner of course). The projects are simple and quick to construct. You don't want to overwhelm the child and cause them to hate sewing by giving them difficult and time consuming projects right off the bat! 3) Age appropriate drawings, graphics and wording. If you want a simple book for a young girl, this is a perfect choice. Don't expect an encyclopedia of stitches, a professional grade instruction manual, or an "everything there is to know about sewing" resource. Do expect a great, age/audience/project appropriate book for young beginners.