The Period Book is written for girls and answers most any question they might have about menstruation. From what it is, what it feels like, how to choose pads and tampons, to how to talk to your parents and friends about it. It covers the physical, emotional and social changes that comes with having a period. There are funny and sympathetic cartoons. It is written by and aunt and her fifteen year old niece. It is a book that educates, empathizes and celebrates the sense of power and womanhood that a period can bring.