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Can you recommend a positive fiction books for girls

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RoseGreen · 03/05/2017 16:58

Does anyone know of any good books for pre-school girls? I'm looking for books where the main character is female and not depicted as a princess or a girl who needs rescuing by a prince or some other stereotype. Most of the books I have found seem to have male leads. Even if it's a story with animals, the animals are depicted as men (Peter Rabbit, Spot the dog). I want to start giving DD some positive role models. So I would be very grateful for any recommendations. Thanks!

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BertieBotts · 03/05/2017 23:43

Here you go (filtered by preschool + fiction)

www.amightygirl.com/books?age_range_filter=8&cat=8

BertieBotts · 03/05/2017 23:42

Lots here. You can sort by age or other things.

www.amightygirl.com/books

MeOnSea · 03/05/2017 23:39

My daughter enjoys "How to hide a lion from grandma", "The tiger who came to tea" and "Secret tree fort". I'd actually not given too much thought to her liking books with female protagonists: she loves talking about fairies and princesses (I think they're the same in her mind) but the books she's drawn to are imaginative and fun

SisterMoonshine · 03/05/2017 23:24

The Daisy Daisy books by Kes Grey
Princess Smartypants
The Gruffalo's Child
Tiger Who Came to Tea
Little Miss books
Little Red Riding Hood
Charlie and Lola

QuentinSummers · 03/05/2017 22:16

Was just about to post worst princess mostly high five!
Dogs don't do ballet.
Charlie and Lola.
My naughty little sister (tedious as an adult but little kids love it)
The "Daisy" series about Daisy the Duck
Roald Dahl Revolting Rhymes
Cinderella and other stories by Nick Sharratt (goldilocks has funky dreadlocks Grin)

M0stlyBowlingHedgehog · 03/05/2017 17:56

Are you interested in books which actively subvert the princess stereotype? I loved the Worst Princess, where the princess gangs up with the dragon, who sets the prince's pants on fire, then they go gallavanting round the countryside having a great time. Also like Zog, where at the end it turns out the princess doesn't want to be a princess, she wants to be a doctor, and the knight in shining armour doesn't want to be in fights, he also wants to be a doctor (or possibly nurse - can't actually remember), so they set up an air ambulance service with the aid of Zog the dragon.

Then there's the Gruffalo's child - the little gruffalo is a girl.

qumquat · 03/05/2017 17:19

My daughter loves these books www.amazon.co.uk/Tara-Binns-Eagle-Eyed-Pilot-1-x/dp?tag=mumsnetforum-21 they are like a female Mr Ben trying out different jobs. I agree with you it's so difficult to find good female characters. In things like Dear Zoo I tend to swap the sexes, but once DD learns to read this will get more difficult! I also like Meg and Mog, although witches almost as much of a cliche as princesses, but at least she's a female lead.

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