(Part 2) Best girls & women books for children according to redditors
We found 387 Reddit comments discussing the best girls & women books for children. We ranked the 171 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
There are multiple Hillary Clinton children's books out there.
https://www.amazon.com/Hillary-Rodham-Clinton-Some-Girls/dp/0062381229
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1481451138/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=GW9509TDAM5SK320D9SC
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0553533886/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KX8VQCXPV626F6P6Z658
These actually are worse than the cover suggests (which is already pretty bad). I remember them even comparing Hillary to huge rulers and civil rights leaders like Queen Elizabeth, Martin Luther King, and even Ghandi.
It was total propaganda and the fact they are directed at little kids horrified me
As painful as it is, it really is a good learning experience for your daughter. She will not always be included and children can be cruel. There are many good books for this. I used this one when my daughter was excluded from the "Cool kids" lunch table in Middle school. It's a tough age but remind your daughter that as hurtful as this is, she should be confident in herself and rise above. http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Girls-Guide-Friendship-popularity/dp/1609582233/ref=pd_sim_14_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=41TpbmEUY1L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR92%2C160_&refRID=1FKQEGY6PGBP2Z5K919T
A Smart Girl's Guide: Friendship Troubles
All of the American Girl books I've purchased offer great advice and are well received and loved by my daughter.
There actually is a book called "The Girls Book" that's the equivalent to this. I have never read either and I don't know what the difference between the two is
https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Book-How-Best-Everything/dp/0545016290
Hillary Clinton: Some Girls are Born to Lead
It Takes a Village: Picture Book by Hillary Rodham Clinton
A Girl Named Hillary: The True Story of Hillary Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight
Hillary Clinton: The Life of a Leader
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
I Look Up To... Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elizabeth Warren: Nevertheless, She Persisted
And there are a lot more where those came from. There were a lot of politician worshiping children's books I chose not to include because my list was already pretty long.
This weekend, I was shopping at Barnes and Noble for a gift for my nephew, and noticed a big display in the children's biography section of picture books about Hillary! (I believe this was one of them, featuring a nice illustration of luminaries of women's history and culture gathering around Hillary.) Not gonna lie, that display was exactly what I needed in the midst of the Saturday caucuses.
(Also had to look into the S section to see whether you-know-whose life has been documented for kids. There was no Sanders biography, though I did see one about the Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. I guess history really does tend to judge achievements with an accurate eye.)
This book
Here: https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Princess-Guide-She-Ra-Tracey/dp/1338556215
My daughter is 5.5 and is the same way. I love her kind heart, but she can be quite the doormat at times. I try to remember that the same kind heart that makes her the "weaker" child in the social circle also makes her the loving, giving older sister. She is also the one kid a teacher can depend on to be paired with an "unpopular" kid and not complain. She treats everyone as her equal.
We have had some issues with girl drama and bullying. I found this book to be very helpful:
http://www.amazon.com/Stand-Yourself-Your-Friends-Bossiness/dp/1593694822/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1369241370&sr=8-3&keywords=american+girl+friends
This book has helped give her some ideas of what to say/do if she is feeling manipulated, and to spot manipulative behavior in first place.
Brave Irene by William Steig?
You’ve already gotten lots of good advice here, I just wanted to mention a picture book this reminded me of - Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty. Might be interesting to read through it with her and see what she thinks.
The book, Are you there God? It's me, Margaret.
Adapted for the screen and Narrated by Sam Jackson
It would be epic.
All Ages
Ages 8+
Ages 12+
Resources:
EDIT: removed more superhero titles
If you want to go the book route, I highly recommend this one!: https://smile.amazon.com/Beautiful-Stacy-McAnulty/dp/0762457813/
My daughter looooooooves it (she's 2.5).
Check out Stand up for yourself (and your friends). It's an American Girl book about dealing with bullies and it is targeted at your daughter's age group.
I think that at this age, they're trying to figure out the whole social aspect of being friends and sharing/getting along/working through disagreements. Being best friends one minute and fighting the next is natural at this age. They're learning that they're not always right, the winner, or the center of attention.
Work with your daughter to stick up for herself and assert her likes/dislikes and help her keep communication open so that she feels comfortable coming to you for advice or letting you know if the bullying gets worse.
Other than that, if you are really concerned for safety, then by all means protect your family and minimize contact by no longer offering to watch her. However, they will still meet at school, so establishing a way for your daughter to handle her and bullies in general is very important.
Pirates! by Celia Rees is one of my favorite books. It's about two girls who run away from a sugar plantation in order to become privateers.
Five Below and i would like this coloring book
Brave Irene by William Steig
More details here and here, plus a video :-)
Pirates! by Celia Rees is one of my go-to brain candy books to reread. Two girls escape a sugar plantation to go be pirates in the Caribbean with an element of magical realism.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” Dumbledore
READ
This book
If you like Tintin, Barks, and Ducktales, you'll love the Hilda books (here's information on the first one: https://www.amazon.com/Hilda-Troll-Book-1-Hildafolk/dp/1909263788/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CPB5J55Z65ASVKQMPQ1Z )
As far as old comic strips go, can't recommend E.C. Segar's original Popeye comics enough. Adventure, drama, and oddball humor galore.
The May Bird series is wonderfully weird. It's about a lonely girl who ventures into the ghost world, makes friends, and saves both worlds. https://www.amazon.com/May-Bird-Trilogy-Warrior-Princess/dp/1481416731/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465748344&sr=8-1&keywords=may+bird
The May Bird trilogy.
ohhhh I would loveeeee the Adventure in Arendelle coloring book! It is on my $5-$10 WL.
And I think /u/honeybri would love, love, love this one! Because it was her birthday a few days ago, and because, you know, bats!
Life is about using the whole box of crayons
They're all kids' novelizations, but still, they do exist.
Official junior novelization.
Little Golden Book.
Big Golden Book.
And for other more grownup friendly reading material, as always, I'm going to plug The Art of Frozen, which gives a tremendous amount insight into the behind-the-scenes of the art and design process; and A Sister More Like Me, which is a short but adorable look at the sisters' childhoods, with some additional exposition of the time that gets fast-forwarded through during Do You Wanna Build a Snowman.
Reading Rainbow was one of my favorite shows as a kid. I now watch it with my kids on Netflix!
I'm interested in a book to finish up a series I loved as a kid and am loving again as an adult. :)
Slightly different premise, but reminds me of Brave Irene, a favorite when I was little. :)
Was it this one? The Girls Book: https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Book-How-Best-Everything/dp/0545016290
Its a serises: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33301525-the-girls-book
Thanks, UPS! (My dad is a UPS man :]) He's pretty cool though!
And I would love this Tangled book It's on my Disney Wishlist! Thank you for the contest!! :)
I'd say you could give them books by Dianna Wynne Jones Vivian Van Verde, Ursula LeGuin, or Jane Yolen.
but there's all kinds of folktakes and fairytales they might like with legitimately strong women and girls.
There's.... a novelization that doesn't read like it was meant for 6-year-olds? I might have to buy this.
https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Princess-Guide-She-Ra-Tracey/dp/1338556215/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=she+ra&qid=1567573369&s=gateway&sr=8-4
Not One Damsel in Distress was published in 2000, but fits the general theme.
Edit: Some other possibilities:
The girls book how to be the best at everything, or one of the subsequent series image
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-E-K-Johnston-ebook/dp/B01EMJ2VYC/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496190451&sr=8-1&keywords=ahsoka
Well, here is the link to the Kindle edition of Ahsoka in English. How are you finding the German version?
I have Frozen items on my wishlist for my niece.
Happy birthday and thanks for the contest!