How would you feel if your kid got this for a gift?

[RHOF]

I'm a self confessed lefty and feminist. Do you think this is an okay gift to give for a 3 year old? Or a bit too much?

Eric, I don't know the child well enough to know their interests, but thinking about my son he is obsessed with any book that rhymes. I hear what everyone is saying...think of the child, forget the cause.

as my dgs5 said when he opened a Christmas present of 3 pairs of joggers

Which to be fair was a rubbish gift.

What have I become?

In the interest of transparency, I have also bought this for another child's birthday

Also too much? Oh god, I must be fun at parties!

I’d laugh if someone bought it for DS. And wonder if they were querying me doing wimmining right.

Agree with a previous poster, get him a book with a strong female character, or something not traditionally ‘boyish’ like crafty stuff. At this age he doesn’t need any -isms!

That’d probably go straight in the bin unless it was actually good (which seems highly unlikely).

Yes, I think I'd feel patronised too. I consider myself a feminist and my husband does too, I'd wonder why you felt my son needed it...

I'd be pleased if you bought it for my 3 yr old boy.

How about this?

I would have thought it was a bit try hard. I too would have rolled my eyes.
Also, the parent may not be a feminist or it may seem a really passive aggressive gift.

I'd be slightly offended that you thought I needed help to pass on feminism myself tbh.

My boys are older now but I found books with strong women in like pp have said.

@Fantasisa I have that for my dd. Although it is not her favourite at the moment I intended to leave it in the book case for when she is older

A good friend bought my daughter a feminist book for her third birthday. I was very happy with that but she knew my views in advance!

Fantasia, that the book my friend bought for my daughter!

Dinosaurs and cars sound good! I might have bought it to read with DS but if he'd been given it I'd have been very
And I am feminist and he (now 18) is feminist.I think part of my feeling about it is that as the Mum of a 3 year old the message I wanted to convey was that this is how we behave - not this is how we behave "because feminism".

I'd think it great if my son got it, I'd find it funny because it would be a sign my friends knew me very well.

I would only buy it for a child if I knew their parents had strong feminist views though. That said, I'm going to buy it now for my own 5 year old DS! So thanks for posting it.

For a 3 year old get a book with a fab female lead.

Not impressed at 3 (can't read) absolutely fine 5+

I think you'd have to know the parents really well and know they were feminists. A lot of people would be turned off, a few might have a giggle at you and themselves, and some might like the idea in principle but not think much of the book.

I'd get a book with interesting female characters. Stone Girl, Bone Girl recommended above is a gorgeous book all about Mary Anning so science and dinosaurs as well. Not preachy so the message will go in.

I’d think you were cracked 🤣😂.

I’d be so pleased if someone bought this for my kids! Looks like me and OP are both the fun ones at parties

I think a feminist is a process of (self)discovery, not inculcation.

Ridiculous. It would go immediately in recycling. I wouldn’t even inflict it on a charity shop.

Maybe at 7 but not at 3. That's judging by my sons who are 7 and 5. At 3 they would be more swayed (if that is your intention) by a toy than a book. At that age my oldest boy was asking for lots of strong female toys, like Penny Morris, Elsa and Jessie (Toy Story) and fairies and my youngest was just obsessed with Postman Pat and helicopters. At this age my 7 year old would be interested in feminism.