Just Between Us: Sisters ― A No-Stress, No-Rules Journal (Big Sister Books, Books for Daughters, Gifts for Daughters)

She and her sister both got one of these and have used it in a very brave and constructive manner; for those good and great things and also for things left unsaid that still dwell and leave negative residuals. This is a very brave thing to do and must be approached out of a sense of love, because some of this hurts.But so many negative things retain power because they are denied and can't be buried deep enough, and nothing shuts these negative things up more than acknowledging them and giving them the light of day. It can turn a nagging persistence into a squeaky little nothing or even obliterate that old hurt or grudge-those things that hurt nobody but us when we carry it around with us.Then there are all the positives, talking about something that meant so much that the other didn't think much of; something they said at a crucial time and perhaps did not realize it. A very wroth-while endeavor.

I have purchased the Just Between Us: Mother and Daughter book twice. Once when my oldest was 11 and again (same daughter) at 16. I love seeing the different answers and I love the relationship we have using this book and the memories it will serve down the line. I have one other daughter and she is 8. I was getting ready to get her the Mother/Daughter book soon too and saw this Just Between Us: Sisters online. I was thrilled. The oldest one was on board and gave it to her little sister for her birthday about a month ago. I can't tell you what an absolute gem this is. I have no idea what is in the book as the parents pinky-promised to never look, but it has done wonders for their relationship. The 8yr old is coming into her own little person and being able to talk to her big sister like this means the world to her. The older one is starting to realize her younger sister isn't as annoying as she thought and not only is she funny but she really can articulate her feelings and write. She has wanted to tell me some really cute things from the book but then stops herself. The younger one of course lights up when she see it on her pillow (they sneak it in each other's rooms) and gives the book back within a day. The older one, who is much busier with academics/sports, sometimes needs to wait a few days but I think that works better as it extends the life of the book. Highly recommend for sisters age 7 and up.

My sister and I are in our 40's/50's and live in different states. We did not grow up together but were reunited about eight years ago. I thought this could be a really fun, ongoing activity for us to do together. I bought two copies of the journal - one for her and one for me. Most of the page spreads have one green page on the left and one pink page on the right with the exact same questions for each sister to answer. She is green and I am pink. We do five pages at a time and then share the results with each other via Google drive. When the journals are done then she will ship mine to me and I will ship hers to her. We will have our own answers via all of the scanned images and can re-scribe our own info into our book if we want to later on. You could also just have one copy and mail it back and forth to each other. The quality of the book is really, really nice - thick cover, nice quality paper and really cute, fun illustrations (I just completed a page that has an illustration of four little birds standing around a slice of pepperoni pizza - completely random and super cute!!) It's a great bonding activity for sisters of any age and there are also lots of pages you can customize/freewrite.

My 10 1/2 year old daughter loves it and my 8 year old daughter loves it even more and were really excited to get this as a gift from mommy. Since getting it and sitting together to explore it they need encouragement to write and send back and forth I believe. My goal is to create a stronger more excepting bond between my oldest who is very negative an looks down at her younger sister who has ADHD and is developmentally delayed socially and emotionally but wants nothing more but for her older sister to love and except her and want to be her best friend.

Got this for my little half sister who is at a hard age to buy for (early tweens) and myself to do (early 30’s) since I feel like we don’t get the same experiences a lot of sisters do growing up due to our age gap. I was so impressed by the quality however some of the questions will be most beneficial to be answered and understood in a few years.

I bought this as an adult, thinking that my sisters and I would have fun sharing things and passing it from house to house as we shared memories. Upon receiving it, I realized that it’s definitely more for younger sisters, and especially those who are still cohabitating. It looks like a nice book; it just did not work for my purposes, and I wish that had been clear in description. I returned it.

This is for children/teen girls. It's cute but I bought this book for my adult sister and I and we can't use this as it refers a lot to living at home and how life is with mom and dad. Good buy for the pre-teen sisters but not adults, I wish I would have sent it back.

Exactly what I wanted and shipped efficiently and the hardback is the best hardback ever! My sister's will love it and it'll be great for me to keep in touch with them.