Can you recommend a positive fiction books for girls

The Winnie the witch books. Winnie has hairy legs and isn’t afraid to flaunt them at the beach. She’s ace.

Aww. I know this is an old thread but it's lovely.

Mog. All the books, except the book that doesn't exist. Also, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.

The Sophie series by Dick King Smith. There are about 5 of them, slim novels rather than picture books. Sophie grows up from 4-7 in the books. She wants to be a farmer (rather annoyingly a “lady farmer”), she has older twin brothers and a penchant for mud and insects. She has no patience for clean and tidy children!

Sophie Collection

Lovely thread - thank you!! I've just spent the witching hour ordering some on eBay!

The Blue Kangeroo series was thoroughly enjoyed in our house.

Lauren Child has done a version of Goldilocks and The Princess and the Pea which are lovely.

The Anna Hibiscus stories are lovely too about a little girl growing up in Africa.

The BFG and Matilda by Roald Dahl and The Worst Witch series - I think you can try these with younger children. My four year old is a fan.

The classics like the Secret Garden, Little Women, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and Little House on the Prarie for when they're older??

Also, I LOVED the American Girl series when I was younger.

Princess Smarty Pants by Bebette Cole.

The Princess Who Had No Kingdom is a favorite for us, beautiful illustrations as well. Also, as above - Paperbag Princess, Rosie Revere.

Everyone seems to love Charlie and Lola as well.

The Emily Brown books by Cressida Cowell were some of my DC’s favourites especially the first one. Emily Brown is fab and has great adventures. Also ‘you can’t eat a princess’ can’t remember the author but although it’s about a princess she saves her dad the king from being eaten by aliens.

“The man whose mother was a pirate” by Margaret Mahy - possibly more of a role model for girls in later life - I certainly often thought it was the best book ever for mothers reading to their children.

Have you seen Redraw the Balance?

The problem with that question, and DD is 7 so a moot point, is I'd prefer DD never thought of jobs as gendered so I wouldn't want to ask her that question.

I know it's hard to design robust psychology experiments! What about saying, "let's talk about a fire fighter, can you draw a fire fighter? Cool, what's your fire fighter's name?" Etc. Would tell you without influencing the child.

Another mention for The Paperbag Princess.

My daughter loved the Tamora Pierce books, give them a try.

My DDs loved Maisy Mouse books (for younger pre-schoolers).

I love Katie Morag so much. She's feisty,her Grannie is awesome,her mum breastfeeds like it's a normal thing...my 2 year old son is a fan too although it's a bit too old for him, but the pictures are lovely and he now wants to live on a Scottish island

Ada Twist, Scientist and Rosie Revere, Engineer are loved in this house.

I also randomly change the sex of characters to female. If it's a worm, owl, caterpillar, care, horse etc. its female.

I also like The Snow Queen. It is Gerda who rescues Kay with a little help from wise women, a robber girl and a princess and the Snow Queen isn't punished. Again the P.J.Lynch version is beautiful.

For when she is a little older Chris Riddell's Goth Girl books which are beautifully illustrated and full of literary jokes.

For subverting princess books-
Neil Gaiman's The Sleeper and the Spindle also illustrated by Chris Riddell.

East of the Sun, West of the Moon is a Scandinavian version of Beauty and the Beast where a very resourceful girl rescues the prince after a series of adventures. P.J Lynch's version is stunning or the 1914 version by Kay Nielsen

Winnie the Witch and Charlie and Lola were popular here.

I also love the How to Hide a Lion books, specially the first one with its Tiger Who Came to Tea references and the baby sibling that's never actually mentioned but obviously key.

The Apple Tree Farm books are sweet and have a big sister/little brother as central characters, and Mrs Boot the farmer not the farmer's wife.

Will come back when I think of more.

Katie Morag stories.

Neil Gaiman's Blueberry Girl (written for Tori Amos's daughter) is a beautiful way to introduce positive more-than-princess messages to little girls. This video has Neil himself reading the story and is animated by the book's illustrations. I think the words are wonderful and will never tire of reading it to my DD: m.youtube.com/watch?v=QH4lyJWa_84

Martin Waddell's books are lovely.

It might be too young for her but Martin Waddell's beautiful Farmer Duck avoids pronouns and calls Farmer Duck "the Duck".

The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch is totally brilliant, its considered a feminist childrens classic
Meg and Mog has great pictures
Miffy too!