photo by Kukubee
Awhile back I wrote a post on the lack of picture books with strong female characters to read with my own little girl. I'm still wishing there were more out there but here is a list of the ones we have found on our search for books that are about capable, inquisitive, brave, thoughtful, smart, adventurous girls. I truly appreciate books that we can read together that get my daughter asking questions and inspired about opportunities for adventure. What I like even more are the ones that don't try too hard to flip or assert particular gender rolls but just read with ease as a strong story.
Have any suggestions for us, please let me know! Pass this list on to other parents if you like!
The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania Al Abdullah
Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison
Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen by Cari Best
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
My Life as a Chicken by Ellen A. Kelley
Doctor Meow's Big Emergency by Sam Lloyd
Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Library Mouse: A World to Explore by Daniel Kirk
Shelia Rae, The Brave by Kevin Henkes
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain by Jonathan Emmett
Princesses Are Not Quitters by Kate Lum
Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole
Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton
Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne
Earth to Stella! by Simon Puttock
Part 1 List
I Want to be a Cowgirl by Jeanne Willis
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch
Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle
The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke
The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker
