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Toddler books with a positive female role model

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tinypumpkin · 28/01/2014 20:38

I wondered if anyone had any good recommendations for books for a two year old which show positive female role models. I have googled but it is always good to get personal recommendations. Thank you :)

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tinypumpkin · 28/01/2014 21:05

Oooh thanks Anniemousse too. I read Miffy earlier to DD2 and it didn't cross my mind about her actually. How funny.

Some of those I have seen and not clicked about the role models which is a bit embarassing.

THanks again, will check out the first two as I have not heard of those before.

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Anniemousse · 28/01/2014 21:04

String leads?! strong

Anniemousse · 28/01/2014 21:03

Character books, like Octonauts and Fireman Sam, have some string female leads! Not so much thomas the tank though.

Anniemousse · 28/01/2014 21:02

Alfie - an evening at Alfie's, the teenaged (female) baby sitter helps fix the leaky pipe.

Dogger - Bella is very kind, very good at sports and she and her mum wear funky 70's non-gendered clothes Smile

Apple Tree Farm - "this is Mrs Boot, the farmer" Mrs Boot is also the guard on the train. There is a Mr Boot, but I'm not sure what he does.

Topsy and Tim and pretty gender neutral, iirc.

Most of our books are about animals, but some of the animals are strong females Smile like Miffy (builds scooters, gardening with grandad, knitting with Grandma) or gruffalo's child (goes off exploring on her own, 'I'm not scared")

...is a gruffalo an animal? Anyway...

Then when she's older, my favourite, Pippi Longstocking!

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tinypumpkin · 28/01/2014 20:57

Thank you. I have never read Zog although have heard of it many times. I'm not quite sure how I have managed to avoid it!

Never heard of Rosie revere engineer, sounds great.

Thanks again 2berornot & Elletorro

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Elletorro · 28/01/2014 20:44

Rosie revere engineer

2beornot · 28/01/2014 20:41

Zog is the first one that comes to mind. I'll trawl through dd's bookcase and let you know what else I come up with!