feminist princess books

[PassiveAgressiveQueen]

my 5 year old daughter loves princesses and fairys.
Are there any books that are really good, i know there is one princess one (where she gets sent to finishing school, maybe called princess school, and ruins it) but can't remember the name, are there any others?

I can't just buy her other books as she wants books about long haired princess in floor length dresses. And i want her to understand she can be that AND still be an explorer, scientist well anything.

[FinallyHere]

More books with a similar intent

www.bravestronggirls.com/index.htm

[Britchic]

Paperbag Princess from me too.

Also, 'Marmaduke the Very Different Dragon', has a very cool and 'different' princess as his side kick.

[JamieFraserssporranwarmer]

The Tough Princess by Martine Waddell is great, and we love the illustrations - she bashes the bad fairy, slays the dragon and deals with a hapless prince. Another one is Arthur's Tractor by Pippa Goodhart - a very capable princess in that.

[lavenderhoney]

Princess smarty pants is fun, and princess smarty pants breaks the rules.

My personal hatred is reserved for the princess and the pea.

[quail]

The Worst Princess is perfect for a 5 year old. She's wooed by a prince, then horrified when he wants to shut her up in a tower looking decorative and, worse, kill dragons. She teams up with the dragon and they beat him together. There's a nice couplet, 'Also, Susan, beg your pardon, why's there a dragon in my garden?'

[SkaterGrrrrl]

Princess Smartypants Breaks The Rules

Also, just try to introduce a range of other books too. DD (5) has the princess bug now, to my feminist disgust but she has 3 bed time stories every night. One can be a princess one but then one can be about space, or exploring, or pirates.

[PassiveAgressiveQueen]

I got "paper bag princess" today, it is fantastic

[mrsmortis]

I second The Worst Princess. My girls love Princess Sue.

It's probably a bit old for them yet but have a look that the Princess Academy books too.

[TheFurryMenace]

The Worst Princess - Anna Kemp of Dogs Don't Do Ballet fame.

Princess sue rebels against her prince and teams up with a dragon and they terrorise the prince and go off and have fun. Perfect for a 5 year old, great pics, very funny a face with my DD as also in rhyme.

[PassiveAgressiveQueen]

So today bought zog and ordered princess smartypants (the book i was looking for with the finishing school) and the paperbag princess, and two winnie witch (big favourites) that looks like a suitable present bundle.

[TannhauserGate]

Oops- just realised now I'm home, and seen the book- it's Zita the space girl, not space princess! Sorry- it's still great though.

[AveEldon]

The Worst Princess

[MsJuniper]

How the Library (Not the Prince) Saved Rapunzel https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1847806627/ref=cmswwrcppawd_-olVwbTESE048

[slebmum1]

DTs love bloody sparkly Disney princess books. I just make sure I get them a balance of all sorts of books as well and make sure I tell them as much as possible they can do WHATEVER they want.

Current favourite fame is playing space missions and being Tim Peake, dressed as the lithe mermaid.

I like Mulan.

[vvviola]

Zog is a great favourite in our house, as is The Paperbag Princess (best when listened to - Robert Munsch has recorded all his stories and they are available online - they all cause complete hysterics with my DC)

The Princess and the Wizard is pretty good too - it's also by Julia Donaldson and it's along the lines of Princess gets captured by nasty wizard, but then goes and rescues herself. :)

[TannhauserGate]

Zita, Space Princess.
Princeless

[lionheart70]

Princess Pigsty by Cornelia Funke

[TheWanderingUterus]

Wrestling princess
Practical princess
Karate princess
Princess Polly to the rescue
The ordinary princess
The princess knight
Dangerously ever after
Don't kiss the frog
Not all princesses dress in pink
The princess in black

[ISaySteadyOn]

Beat me to it, Rat.

[RatOnnaStick]

The Ordinary Princess by MM Kaye is lovely.

[timelytess]

'The Garden Dragon and the Lovely Lily' is a delightful feminist princess book.

[tilder]

Zog is a big favourite here too.

[Icapturethecastle]

Sorry - Shannon Hale silly autocorrect www.princessinblack.com

[PassiveAgressiveQueen]

Brave is excellent, we will have to watch that more, i love the princess and the frog as well.
Thanks for all the excellent suggestions, it is actually her 5th birthday soon, so i see a shopping list coming

[Icapturethecastle]

The Princess in Black by Shannon Hake