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We reached out to industry experts to get their suggestions of feminist books that children should read. Here are the 12 books they suggested.
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#1 My Mom Has Two Jobs by Michelle Travis
My Mom Has Two Jobs celebrates the work that women do both inside and outside of the home. On each page, children proudly describe how their moms care for them in a very special way, while also making the world better through their careers.
The book highlights moms in a wide range of professions, including a teacher, engineer, police officer, doctor, secretary, dentist, firefighter, nurse, lawyer, waitress, military sergeant, veterinarian, and pilot. *My Mom Has Two Jobs* gives women a platform to talk with their kids about their work, and to help kids see how moms bring the same love, passion, and dedication to both their parenting jobs and their professional jobs.
The book is beautifully illustrated to embrace diverse moms and kids of different races and ethnicities, and to show the wide range of important roles that women play.
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Contributor: Michelle Travis from University of San Francisco School of Law
#2 F is for Feminist by Kim Collins
Gold medal winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award in the Mind/Body/Spirit-Self-esteem category, F is for Feminist, An A to Z Guide for Feminists of All Ages, is the perfect introduction to feminism.
The book breaks down the essentials of being a feminist into fun, bite-sized chunks that are easily digestible while beautiful photographs of real children underscore the importance and relevance of the topic.
If read with an adult, the book presents a multitude of opportunities to dive even deeper into meaningful discussions about what being a feminist really means. F is for Feminist relays the timely message that feminism is about equality - and that should matter to everyone.
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Contributor: Kim Collins from Be A BOLD Girl
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We recently got a copy of this book and it is absolutely beautifully done! E is for Equality!
#3 The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
The book centers around a Princess, Elizabeth, a dragon and her love interest, Ronald. When Ronald is kidnapped by a dragon, Elizabeth outsmarts the dragon to save him (and loses her princess garb in the process so is forced to wear a paper bag).
After she successfully saves Ronald, he is no longer interested in her because she now looks dirty (after all she went through!?). Elizabeth realizes how unworthy Ronald is, tells him off and is happy to be herself by herself. I love that this book shows the Princess as the hero as opposed to the other way around and has her recognize her self-worth as more than what her love interest thinks of her.
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Contributor: Alicia Ward from Flauk
#4 The Science Behind It
This book has 23 candid interviews by 26 teen entrepreneurs all under the age of 18. Each entrepreneur shares their tips on how they have built their business and building an empire.
In our chapter, Layla and Mya, 2 Sisters Running a Sweet Business we talk about how to build a business at any age, the SWOT analysis, the meaning of success and much more.
This book is for the young and old. It will inspire you and you will learn things that you would not learn in a classroom. This book is a call to action.
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Contributor: Layla and Mya Parish from Suga Babe Beauty
#5 Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli
This book is filled with stories about women from all types of backgrounds that show bravery, persistence, and resilience. It's a dictionary of role models for my daughter. Also, the artwork is beautiful to match!
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- For readers in the USA
- For readers in the UK
Contributor: Hetal Vasavada from Milk and Cardamom
#6 Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
A story about a free thinking girl lives by her own rules. Anne's stories aren't just for little girls. She's for all kids. LM Montgomery wrote about a girl who was ahead of her time. Anne thinks for herself, says what's on her mind and doesn't conform to what the society of the day says she should be.
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Contributor: Julia Nusbaum from HerStry
#7 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women was so ahead of its time. The men in that book aren't important. It is the stories and the lives of the women and girls that are important. Yes, there are some moral lessons within the text, but the most important part is that it focuses on the lives of women and reminds us all that women are indeed important pieces of their own stories.
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Contributor: Julia Nusbaum from HerStry
#8 Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew has been reinvented throughout the decades. But no matter what iteration of her books a person reads Nancy kicks ass. She goes into places where women aren't normally welcome and she does jobs that men normally do.
For me, as a young girl reading the Nancy books I realized that I can be in any spaces. I can insert myself into circles that men usually run in.
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Contributor: Julia Nusbaum from HerStry
#9 Strong Is the New Pretty by Kate T. Parker
From the Contributor: Because what's better than a book titled A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves? I have two little girls under 7 and this is what I want to fill their minds with. Kindness and empathy go a long way. There are no limits to being a girl in 2018. Just have fun, be kind and be you, the rest will follow
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Contributor: Karina Michel Feld from Tallulah Films
#10 Rad American Women A-Z
An alphabet book of heroines, starting with activist Angela Davis, and continuing with Billie Jean King, who broke the glass ceiling in tennis. C is for Carol Burnett, who defied assumptions about women in comedy; D is for Dolores Huerta, who organized farmworkers; and E is for Ella Baker, who mentored Dr. Martin Luther King and helped shape the Civil Rights Movement.
And the list of great women continues, spanning several centuries, multiple professions, and 26 diverse individuals. There are artists and abolitionists, scientists and suffragists, rock stars and rabble-rousers, and agents of change of all kinds.
The bold paper-cut illustrations will appeal to younger and older children alike, while the text is Common Core aligned for students grades 3-8.
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- Listen to this book FREE on Audible with a 30-day trial
- For readers in the USA
- For readers in the UK
Contributor: Nancy Schimmel from Sisters’ Choice Recordings
#11 Girls Do Good by Jos Dirkx
Supported by global tech company Dell EMC, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee and Beauty Entrepreneur Huda Kattan, Girls Do Good is filled with 11 impactful stories of young world-changing superheroes in technology, environmentalism, politics, science, sports and more.
Some examples of the trailblazers below:
- Melati (17) and Isabel (17), environmentalist sisters who have built a global non-profit to stop the use of plastic bags, Bye Bye Plastic Bags.
- Laura (23), youngest person to sail around the world solo, while still having to do homework!
- Ashleigh (19), can't read or write music because she's partially deaf and has autism, but is wowing fans with her astonishing voice.
- Lily (16), inventor behind the Kangaroo Cup and has helped thousands of people with Parkinson's disease.
Girls Do Good represents the evolution of EdTech by enhancing learning using digital quizzes, AR and games.
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Contributor: Jos Dirx from Girls Do Good
#12 Rebel With Time by Safa Shaqsy
This book is about A young Muslim woman from Oman is set to marry someone she does not know in an arranged marriage. Her parents approve of this. She doesn't, and follows her dream of becoming a super model. much to the consternation of her parents. Little do they know that the man who falls for her is of royal birth, who keeps his origins secret for his own reasons.
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Contributor: Safa Shaqsy from Modern Publish
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My wife and I have been giving this book as a gift to many friends. In a nutshell, this book is about celebrating women who are both wonderful and dedicated mothers who are also accomplished professionals! A great discussion platform with your kids.
The perfect gift for every working mom!
Wonderful! My daughter’s favorite book by far!