tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post5211231190734906305..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: I Am a Revisionist Female Character in a Kids' Story, Hear Me RoarTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-65577027138976862072007-10-22T16:11:00.000-07:002007-10-22T16:11:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for your list. I have a six yea...Thank you so much for your list. I have a six year old tomboy. Who, this halloween wants to be a knight. Which is great with me. Trouble is, I need a book to go with the costume for school. I could go with any book about knights, but would rather a book about a female knight. I'd like her to know that it's good to be what you want to be. But then found that there aren't very many children's books that have females in the hero type roles. <BR/>Anyway thank you again. I'm going to check out your list. I will not give up until I find something. <BR/>Maybe I'll have to write my own. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-36249262375083506932007-10-19T17:49:00.000-07:002007-10-19T17:49:00.000-07:00Mercer Mayer is known for the Little Critter and L...Mercer Mayer is known for the Little Critter and Little Monster books, but <B>What Do You Do With A Kangaroo?</B> was the one I loved when I was really little. It is awesome and hilarious, and has the notable distinction of being the first book I ever read for school. Oo, and <B>There's Something In My Attic</B>, that has a female protagonist as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-30103142988516756202007-10-19T16:38:00.000-07:002007-10-19T16:38:00.000-07:00I've always like the books written and/or illustra...I've always like the books written and/or illustrated by Marla Frazee. <BR/><BR/><I> The Seven Silly Eaters, Harriet, You'll Drive me Wild!, On the Morn of Mayfest, and The World Famous Muriel</I> in particular, though <I>Muriel</I> is out of print, I think.<BR/><BR/>My all-time favorite from when I was a little girl is <I>Girls Can Be Anything</I> by Norma Klein which is also out of print and very much a snapshot of the early 70's.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032615402709044396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-42108155300728800752007-10-18T19:50:00.000-07:002007-10-18T19:50:00.000-07:00The Children's Librarian at work can recite Tikki ...The Children's Librarian at work can recite Tikki Tikki Tembo from memory :) <BR/><BR/>Has anyone said Amelia Bedelia? Granted, she's kind of a spaz, but her heart's in the right place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-62619721337482891742007-10-17T07:16:00.000-07:002007-10-17T07:16:00.000-07:00Great list - I looooove Sam and Stella.Great list - I looooove Sam and Stella.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00892445741525990707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-67164335935431923002007-10-15T08:32:00.000-07:002007-10-15T08:32:00.000-07:00My great-aunt used to read us Tikki Tikki Tembo wh...My great-aunt used to read us Tikki Tikki Tembo when we were kids- I LOVED that book! I need to find one for my daughter. And the Charlie and Lola books, she LOVES the cartoons of it on tv (one of the 3 shows I let her watch) and I didn't know it was a book!!Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-68770905960707849562007-10-15T08:08:00.000-07:002007-10-15T08:08:00.000-07:00second to olivia!and I'm in total agreement with M...second to olivia!<BR/>and I'm in total agreement with M Giant on the Max and Ruby books - Ruby is a giant pain in the fluffy rabbit tail.<BR/><BR/>I suggest Mud Puddle and Something Good by R Munsch my big girl loves these books and they are fun to read aloud as well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-4919667835864087492007-10-15T03:28:00.000-07:002007-10-15T03:28:00.000-07:00The Paperbag Princess by by Robert N. Munsch and M...The Paperbag Princess by by Robert N. Munsch and Michael Martchenko <BR/>The trouble with my mother, by Babette Cole.<BR/>Any of the Meg and Mog books, by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski <- These are pretty much all classic kid's picture books, in that you always find them in any nursery or playgroup book selection. <BR/><BR/>Also Alan Ahlberg's stuff is generally pretty good. You might want to look at his happy families range in particular-- Mrs Plug the Plumber, Mrs Wobble The Waitress, Miss Dirt the Dustman's Daughter, Mrs Vole the Vet, as well as Master Bun The Baker's Boy and so on. There's also Each Peach Pear Plum which is firmly embedded in my psyche and I can still quote by heart.Jennifer M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02299463070293162313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-83651173325635917332007-10-14T06:33:00.000-07:002007-10-14T06:33:00.000-07:00What about the Madeline series?What about the Madeline series?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-68687566191162968242007-10-13T09:23:00.000-07:002007-10-13T09:23:00.000-07:00My preschoolers loved Lost and Found.. I even got ...My preschoolers loved Lost and Found.. I even got a little teary eyed reading it! There is a series of books called Katie and the Mona Lisa, and other artists...are really cute, and great for introducing kids to fine art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-7690794270504766922007-10-12T18:26:00.000-07:002007-10-12T18:26:00.000-07:00I also can't believe that I forgot Madeline. I had...I also can't believe that I forgot Madeline. I had those books memorized.<BR/><BR/>The Dorie the Witch series, by Patricia Coombs. I really don't remember much about them except that she had a cat named Gink and my sister and I loved them.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876220196840139419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-38834739638226567372007-10-12T15:09:00.000-07:002007-10-12T15:09:00.000-07:00A few others (some of which may be out of print):M...A few others (some of which may be out of print):<BR/><BR/>Maid of the North and Other Tales (a companion book to Tatterhood)<BR/>Tatterhood and the Hobgoblins (Lauren Mills is the illustrator - this is different from Tatterhood and Other Tales)<BR/>Princess Stinky Toes<BR/>Rumplestiltskin's Daughter<BR/>Not One Damsel in Distress<BR/>Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters (another folktale collection)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-14824087782381513732007-10-12T14:46:00.000-07:002007-10-12T14:46:00.000-07:00How about the Olivia books? Yeah, she's a pig, bu...How about the Olivia books? Yeah, she's a pig, but she's a girl pig. And she's awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-89136294534133728082007-10-12T14:03:00.000-07:002007-10-12T14:03:00.000-07:00Too old for him now perhaps, but as a kid I loved ...Too old for him now perhaps, but as a kid I loved Tatterhood and Other Tales, which is a collection of traditional stories (sort of fairy tales I guess) from all over the world featuring female protagonists. Published by the Feminist Press, so that gives you an idea. :)electricladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13336802326230963572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-72652333564198556672007-10-12T11:20:00.000-07:002007-10-12T11:20:00.000-07:00Lost and Found is the best book everrrr... and the...Lost and Found is the best book everrrr... and the penguin could be male OR female, right? <BR/><BR/>I have had a brain explosion all over the rest of this comment, sorry for spamming! <BR/><BR/>Clarice Bean by Lauren Child, also! Lovelyyyy. And there are some pretty rocking versions of fairytales lately, Lauren Child's Princess and the Pea, and Mini Grey's books, Cinderella and other stories by Nick Sharratt, and Lydia Monks (Falling for Rapunzel, and Aaaargh Spider is awesome as well, it features a whole family, but I think the daughter is prominent). The Daisy books by Kes Grey! (Eat your peas, 006 and a bit, Yuk, Really Really and so on.) Pippi Longstocking! (Lauren Child just illustrated the first one - I am a fan! Could you tell?) Handa's Hen, Handa's Surprising Day and Handa's Surprise - Eileen Browne. Laura's Star - Klaus Baumgart. The Gotcha Smile - Rita Phillips Mitchell. Lucy's Picture - Nicola Moon. There's the Katie series by James Mayhew - she visits loads of different paintings (Katie and the Sunflowers, Katie meets the Impressionists etc.) and she also visits the dinosaurs! (In, ahem, Katie and the Dinosaurs!) Emma Chicester Clark - Blue Kangaroo stories! Emily Gravett - Monkey and Me. Hiawyn Oram - Rumblewick Diaries (My Unwilling Witch), and Mona the Vampire if it's still in print! Cressida Cowell - That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown, Emily Brown and the Thing, There's no such thing as a ghostie. Julia Donaldson - The Magic Paintbrush. Ian Falconer - Olivia series. Valerie Thomas - Winnie the Witch series. Helen Nicoll - Meg and Mog (although maybe they are a bit young now?) Georgie Adams - Three little pirates. Judith Kerr's Mog is a female cat and there's a girl in the family! David Melling - The Ghost Library. Sarah McConnell - Don't Mention Pirates. Tom Harris - The Night Pirates. <BR/><BR/>When he's a little older: Joe Friedman - Boobela and Worm. Chris Riddell - Ottoline and the Yellow Cat. Allan Ahlberg's Happy Family series is pretty evenly split between girls and boy leads, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-58492774852568805092007-10-12T07:50:00.000-07:002007-10-12T07:50:00.000-07:00Ooh, I second The Paper Bag Princess. Oh, and also...Ooh, I second The Paper Bag Princess. Oh, and also, Cherries and Cherry Pits has a lot of girls in it, as well as black characters, if you want to go for racial as well as gender diversity. When Sam gets older (like 11 or 12), if he's into fantasy, you should give him Tamora Pierce's books. There are a trillion and they're pretty much the most blatantly, unapologetically feminist books I've ever read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-2813651811155950952007-10-12T07:37:00.000-07:002007-10-12T07:37:00.000-07:00Pippa Mouse by Betty Boegehold was my favorite boo...Pippa Mouse by Betty Boegehold was my favorite book when I was tiny. It might be out of print, though.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411462763535428166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-29661020429862782412007-10-12T07:01:00.000-07:002007-10-12T07:01:00.000-07:00Oh, and The Secret Footprints by Julia Alvarez, an...Oh, and The Secret Footprints by Julia Alvarez, and The Big Box by Toni Morrison!landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-67254707883376960092007-10-12T06:59:00.000-07:002007-10-12T06:59:00.000-07:00Corduroy by Don Freemancan't believe I forgot Made...Corduroy by Don Freeman<BR/><BR/>can't believe I forgot Madeleine by Ludwig Bemelmans last time we did this (In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines/lived 12 little girls in two straight lines--is there a better opening line to a picture book?)landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-35190757620134410702007-10-11T21:10:00.000-07:002007-10-11T21:10:00.000-07:00Sticking to the preschool age group, here are some...Sticking to the preschool age group, here are some more to add to your list. Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs is a funny book about a female Paul Bunyan type. Library Lil by Suzanne Williams and Steven Kellogg is about a woman who builds up her enormous strength toting library books, so she's able to defeat the bullying motorcyle gang that comes to town--and she turns them on to reading, starting with Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcycle. Jane Yolen is always a good place to look for stories about strong girls, like Tam Lin. She also wrote the lovely Owl Moon about a girl on a late-night owl walk with her father. Another favorite of mine, Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman, is about a girl with a vivid imagination who wins the role of Peter Pan in her school play. Jan Brett also writes picture books with strong girl characters, in particular The Trouble with Trolls, where a smart girl bests some pesky trolls. Felicia Bond wrote several books featuring Poinsettia the Pig (I think they're out of print though), one of which features firefighters. And if Sam likes Mike Mulligan, you might try Virginia Lee Burton's Katy and the Big Snow and Maybelle the Cable Car, where you get heavy equipment and female characters (what could be better?). And the last one off the top of my head is the Dorrie the Witch series by Patricia Coombs. It's more of an early reader, but still might work.betsytacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015987354595486906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-43237493553789747042007-10-11T19:32:00.000-07:002007-10-11T19:32:00.000-07:00Rikki Tikki Tembo No Sarembo Chari Bari Ruchi Pip ...Rikki Tikki Tembo No Sarembo Chari Bari Ruchi Pip Berry Pembo!<BR/><BR/>I will never forget that <I>as long as I live</I>. Forget the spelling, which I know I've completely gotten wrong, but the little chant will stay with me until my dying breath. That's what you're getting yourself into!!Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632937088833644446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-15058191674933441362007-10-11T18:18:00.000-07:002007-10-11T18:18:00.000-07:00What about The Ordinary Princess? Is that too old?...What about The Ordinary Princess? Is that too old? Because I've got a buttload of YA lit that isn't all about omg boys makeup and should i have sex with him?! <BR/><BR/>The only other little kid books I can think of that have a female character in them are the Clifford the Big Red Dog books, but Cliff's...kind of male. So...yes.Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271639716537209096noreply@blogger.com