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Created by youth advocates ending period poverty
✿ Stigma-Free & Honest
✿ For Ages 8–12
FOLLOW ALONG
Penny's Story
A gentle first-period journey — from worry to confidence.
1
A surprise morning
Penny wakes up to a change she didn't expect. "What's happening to my body?" she wonders.
2
A nervous day
At school she feels confused and unsure — and not quite ready to talk about it.
3
A talk with Mom
A trusted grown-up answers her questions with warmth, honesty, and zero shame.
4
Confident & proud
Penny learns her period is natural and normal — nothing to fear, and nothing to hide.
COMMUNITY WORK
Penny's Story
Multiple activities in the community
Meet the Writer and Illustrator
About Chloe Kim & Arianna Lim
A gentle guide to a big milestone
Chloe and Arianna are childhood friend that decided to write and illustrate a book together to help break the period stigma for young girls.
Chloe wrote Penny's First Period to give girls the honest, stigma-free guide she wished she'd had—and every copy helps fund the foundation's work.
Workshops & Visits
Workshops & School Visits
Writing and wellness workshops—and Chloe is available for school and library visits about periods, confidence, and giving back.
Ending Period Poverty Talk
45 min · Great for grades 4–8
Writing & Confidence Workshop
For schools & community groups
Penny's First Period
A warm, stigma-free first-period guide for young girls. Proceeds support The Wellness Box Foundation.
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