This was my first foray into the works of Maya Angelou. While I have heard of her before I don't actually know anything about her. So starting with this collection of essays was a mistake. They were one to two pages long and didn't delve deeply into any of the topics, we were given bare minimum and maybe a lesson learnt moment.
If I knew her better before reading this, I probably would have taken more from it. Also because of the title I was expecting something more about raising a daughter and how to prepare her for the world, which I didn't get. Note to self - Don't judge a book by its title.
What did come across was her compassion and love of people, her desire to treat everybody well even when she doesn't understand them. She takes every opportunity to learn and make new friends.
I will be looking into other books, and finding out more about her.

This is my first time reading a book of essays, so there is a good chance this style of book just isn't for me.