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Books with Girl Characters
I know I've asked this before, but the Kid is a little older now (2ish), so we could use more suggestions. We've been on a Dr. Seuss kick recently, but he's woefully short of girl characters. We have an Olivia book or two, but after getting Olivia and the Missing Toy and hating it, I'm a bit skeptical of Olivia going forward. And I could change the pronouns on some characters, but I frequently just forget. Plus, it is Hop on Pop; Hop on Mop just doesn't work! So, what books are missing from our collection?
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Permalink Reply by Herasmus B. Dragon on
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Bubble Trouble is a really fun book to read about an entire town helping a girl save her brother from floating away. It's one big tongue twister. By Margaret Mahy.
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Permalink Reply by LeastLikely2Breed on -
We like the Little Critter series and Fancy Nancy. I hate Eloise - blech!
Then there is the Madeline books - old school but ok. Our favorite series right now are the Poppleton books by Cynthia Ryzant.
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Permalink Reply by Floor Pie on -
Little Girl's favorites these days include: Fancy Nancy, the Frances books, If You Give a Cat a Cupcake and some others from that series, and Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by hermit crab on -
This is very sweet and I would totally buy it if it was available in book form.
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Permalink Reply by Bertha Waterbury on -
Madeline! We love Madeline, all of them. All Margaret Wise Brown books, which aren't boy or girl, just good. I Love My Hair is a great book with a girl. The Frances books are good too. A Best Friend for Frances, etc. When Sophie Gets Angry and Brave Irene are good too. they may be for when she's closer to three, but they're great books. I'm not a huge fan of Olivia either. There's also this book that all of the kids in my son's school love called Pinkalicious. I'm not a huge fan (I don't mind reading it, but I do find the girl a bit grating), but his teachers love it and the the kids think it's great.
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Permalink Reply by bethany on -
Abby from Sesame Street has a couple of books that Dani likes; she's 17 months old.
I agree with you about Seuss--but will add that the abstract animal things in his books are making it hard for me to teach her animals, I think it confuses her!
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Permalink Reply by DLBK on -
We've been reading a magazine called Babybug. Your local library might have it; it's full of girl characters. I think it would be a perfect match for his age. My 26 month old son totally loves it.
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Permalink Reply by ferret on
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Me and my kiddo are liking the book The Princess Knight which we found on The Amelia Bloomer List/ Project
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Permalink Reply by Boring User Name on -
Ferret,
Thanks for posting that. I forgot about that list! Very, very useful.
ferret said:Me and my kiddo are liking the book The Princess Knight which we found on The Amelia Bloomer List/ Project
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I am also perusing Great Books for Girls, by Kathleen Odean and recommended by Mary Pipher. I haven't gotten anything from the book list yet but have marked a few to check out.
Daria said:Ferret,
Thanks for posting that. I forgot about that list! Very, very useful.
ferret said:Me and my kiddo are liking the book The Princess Knight which we found on The Amelia Bloomer List/ Project
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