  Cara Natterson, a board-certified pediatrician, says the book
"The Care & Keeping of You 2" is about treating the body right.
/ Handout  As a pediatrician, child health author and mother,
Cara Natterson was a fan of The Care & Keeping of You: The Body
Book for Girls, from the American Girl book series, long before
she was asked to help update the 3-million selling 1998 original
and write a new companion book for ages 10 and up, The Care &
Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls. "In general
pediatric medicine, it was considered the go-to book," says
Natterson, who lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two
children. She shares why the book is so popular with girls and
their parents.  Q: How do you account for the popularity of this
series?  A: This is a book about the body and treating it right
and respecting it, and about body development. It doesn't feel
the need to go ahead into more mature topics like sex and
sexuality. It really stays focused. That allows docs to say to
parents of younger gi