{"id":5475,"date":"2025-06-23T08:52:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/?p=5475"},"modified":"2025-06-23T08:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:52:49","slug":"adbiblio-for-a-girl-becoming-norton-young-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/adbiblio-for-a-girl-becoming-norton-young-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"AdBiblio Case Study: For a Girl Becoming from Norton Young Readers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A beautiful picture book makes a meaningful gift for life\u2019s big moments\u2014whether it\u2019s for a new mom stepping into motherhood or a graduate beginning a new chapter. We loved helping Norton Young Readers connect with Mother\u2019s Day shoppers, graduation gift givers, and more for <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/for-a-girl-becoming-joy-harjo\/21798576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For a Girl Becoming<\/a>, the stunning picture book by U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.37.50\u202fAM-700x389.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5478\" style=\"width:669px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.37.50\u202fAM-700x389.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.37.50\u202fAM-240x133.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.37.50\u202fAM-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.37.50\u202fAM.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With gorgeous illustrations by Adriana M. Garcia,<em> For a Girl Becoming<\/em> is a heartfelt celebration of a young girl\u2019s journey from birth through life. It honors her deep ties to family, nature, ancestry, and community, reminding readers that becoming isn\u2019t just about growing up\u2014it\u2019s about staying rooted in who you are and where you come from. As <em>Kirkus Reviews <\/em>(starred review) puts it, the book is \u201ca stunningly illustrated, tender, and tenacious message\u2015a boon to any bookshelf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.38.03\u202fAM-700x439.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5479\" style=\"width:608px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.38.03\u202fAM-700x439.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.38.03\u202fAM-240x150.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.38.03\u202fAM-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.38.03\u202fAM.png 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign included our banner ads and focused on reaching new parents, librarians, early educators, parents of young children, and Native American parents, grandparents, librarians, and early educators. On top of this, we included traits and behaviors like children\u2019s and picture book buyers, those with a strong interest in Native American culture and history, parenting and children\u2019s book influencers and followers, Mother\u2019s Day and graduation gift shoppers, and poetry fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comps included authors like Carole Lindstrom, Julie Flett, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Joseph Bruchac, Monique Gray Smith, David A. Robertson, Nicola I. Campbell, S. D. Nelson, Tasha Spillett-Sumner, and Kim Rogers. Keywords included terms and phrases like Joy Harjo, Indigenous picture books, Indigenous children&#8217;s books, picture books for Mother&#8217;s Day, Native American Mother&#8217;s Day gifts, lyrical picture books, bestselling children&#8217;s books, children&#8217;s gift guide, and more!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.38.11\u202fAM-700x440.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5480\" style=\"width:592px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.38.11\u202fAM-700x440.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.38.11\u202fAM-240x151.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.38.11\u202fAM-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-at-11.38.11\u202fAM.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ads resonated strongly with children&#8217;s book buyers who shop for books on Amazon (0.21% CTR), children&#8217;s book buyers who are shopping for Mother&#8217;s Day gifts (0.20% CTR), and parents of kids ages 4-6 who are browsing top-tier news and entertainment sites like <em>NPR, NY Times, SF Gate, LA Times<\/em>, and <em>CNN <\/em>(0.19% CTR). The ads ran on top sites including <em>Indian Country Today, Growing Book by Book, The Guardian, Bustle, The Oklahoman, AZ Central, NPR, Slate, The Atlantic, Kids Activity Blog,<\/em> and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0If you\u2019re looking for a meaningful and diverse picture book gift, you can grab your copy of <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/for-a-girl-becoming-joy-harjo\/21798576\"><em>For a Girl Becoming<\/em> here!<\/a> And if you&#8217;re ready for your next campaign, you know where to find me &#8212; <a href=\"mailto:marybeth@adbiblio.com\">marybeth@adbiblio.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beautiful picture book makes a meaningful gift for life\u2019s big moments\u2014whether it\u2019s for a new mom stepping into motherhood or a graduate beginning a new chapter. 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