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.

[AveEldon]

The Worst Princess

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[PassiveAgressiveQueen]

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

[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.

[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?'

[lavenderhoney]

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

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

[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.

[Britchic]

Paperbag Princess from me too.

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

[FinallyHere]

More books with a similar intent

www.bravestronggirls.com/index.htm