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I am surrounded by amazing women and i want to see them in the books i read with my kids. Via gifclip children s laureate lauren child, author and illustrator of the charlie and lola books has said. The paper bag princess by robert munsch, red is the color of. For example, mr men in london, published in 2015, for example, features thirteen male characters and two female.

Male and female characters in illustrated childrens books or how. When it comes to entertainment media, badass female protagonists are having a bit of a moment. Study of childrens books reveals gender bias in favor of. This book details what it was actually like as one of the first black kids to integrate the arkansas school system. In simple terms, not even a quarter of the best childrens books of all time are about a female character, let alone a nonbinary character. Male and female characters in illustrated childrens books or how childrens literature contributes to the construction of. The gender gap in childrens books is the real monster in. Children s media and books are packed with gender stereotypes. Poppins is the nanny who arrives with her traveling carpetbag. Jones one of the funniest characters i read when growing up, pretty much anything by virginia lee burton especially mary anne the steam shovel, and library lil literally a strong female protagonist. Today, we wanted to highlight some of our favorite strong. Top female characters from childrens books scholastic. In the femaleled stories, protagonists only showed.

Ten empowering female characters in childrens books. If you think girl books are just about princesses, romance, gossipy schoolgirls, and vampires, think. The number of female authors was slightly higher, at 35 percent, for a 16 percentagepoint discrepancy between the number of female authors and the number of female protagonists. Top female characters from childrens books scholastic parents. Some of my favorite female role models are fictional though im not discounting the real ones. This list is subjective for sure, and only comprised of. Books with strong female characters common sense media. Childrens books featuring bold and brave girls are both becoming easier for parents to find, and also cover a large range of topics. Laura ingalls wilder, little house on the prairie series. Ive found its easy to come across childrens books with wonderful male heroes, but now that im expecting a little girl, i want more books with female heroines for my daughters sake, as well as my sons. Some of my favorite childrens books featuring strong female characters are strega nona she speaks softly and carries a big stick, junie b. Mary poppins is the main character of the mary poppins eight book series written by p.