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Childrens chapter books with strong female leads

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ThisUserIsNamed · 17/04/2022 11:26

Hi, I'm looking for some recommendations for audiobooks with strong girls in.
My 5 and 6 year old love to listen to an audiobook before bed. They're tired of winnie the pooh, beatrix potter and the railway children.
I'd like a nice long list of audiobooks to work through. Grin

I'm also happy for historical books about (female) women!

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thecurtainsofdestiny · 17/04/2022 14:57

A Wrinkle in Time

Quirkycarrot · 17/04/2022 15:00

Ramona series by Beverly Cleary

LouisRenault · 17/04/2022 15:05

Eva Ibbotson - The Dragonfly Pool and Journey to the River Sea are both great. Haven't read the others yet but I expect they'll also be good.

Star of Kazan is good too, but I think they're all a bit too advanced for 5-6 yos. Readers need to understand the historical context as well as the plot.

Traditional girls' school stories are good for strong female characters, as they largely feature girls solving their own problems, and the authority figures are all women. But again 5-6 is a bit young to be tackling books about girls in their teens.

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queenMab99 · 17/04/2022 15:24

Shirley Hughes, my naughty little sister, the Ahlbergs Burglar Bill, Joyce Lancaster-Brisley Milly Molly Mandy stories.

BiggerBoat1 · 17/04/2022 15:27

Charlotte's Web.

She's a spider. But she's also a hero!

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