Comments on: Listmania! Great Books For Younger Girls http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/ Celebrating the Joys of Parenting and Childhood Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:59:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: raincoaster http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9541 raincoaster Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:45:09 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9541 Interesting how the Princess books have overtaken the horse/pony books of my youth. Interesting how the Princess books have overtaken the horse/pony books of my youth.

]]> By: Jen http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9499 Jen Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:54:04 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9499 I second the Amelia Bedelia nod and would like to add the Mrs. Pigglewiggle books (appropriate for boys and girls). Another great book for girls is "The Ordinary Princess" by MM Kaye. Amythest, the seventh daughter of the royal family, is 'cursed' to be ordinary by her fairy godmother. She ends up running away to have adventures in the woods with an ordinary prince. I second the Amelia Bedelia nod and would like to add the Mrs. Pigglewiggle books (appropriate for boys and girls).

Another great book for girls is “The Ordinary Princess” by MM Kaye. Amythest, the seventh daughter of the royal family, is ‘cursed’ to be ordinary by her fairy godmother. She ends up running away to have adventures in the woods with an ordinary prince.

]]> By: raincoaster http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9485 raincoaster Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:51:07 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9485 I'm old. I never heard of most of these. I do remember <a type="amzn" asin="0590557866" rel="nofollow">The Practical Princess</a>, though! She's like a Hermione, but not so annoying and much more in charge. Here's one Amazon reviewer who puts it better than I could: <i>I loved this book as a child, so I had to find it online for my own kids. In this tale, the princess faces problems that vary between tricky and seemingly impossible. She becomes a heroine by keeping her head and using her mind to figure out the answer to each dilemma with grace, logic, and ingenuity, which is a valuable lesson for girls AND boys. In addition, the world that Jay Williams creates for his story is rich in mythic settings and creatures that really bring it to life.</i> I’m old. I never heard of most of these. I do remember The Practical Princess, though! She’s like a Hermione, but not so annoying and much more in charge. Here’s one Amazon reviewer who puts it better than I could:

I loved this book as a child, so I had to find it online for my own kids. In this tale, the princess faces problems that vary between tricky and seemingly impossible. She becomes a heroine by keeping her head and using her mind to figure out the answer to each dilemma with grace, logic, and ingenuity, which is a valuable lesson for girls AND boys. In addition, the world that Jay Williams creates for his story is rich in mythic settings and creatures that really bring it to life.

]]> By: dgm http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9480 dgm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:58:09 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9480 My daughter also loved Frannie K. Stein, Amelia Bedelia (my childhood favorite), and the Frances books (okay, she's a giant rodent of some sort, but a very entrepreneurial one). No one tops Ramona the Pest, however. Classic. My daughter also loved Frannie K. Stein, Amelia Bedelia (my childhood favorite), and the Frances books (okay, she’s a giant rodent of some sort, but a very entrepreneurial one). No one tops Ramona the Pest, however. Classic.

]]> By: KS http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9474 KS Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:10:17 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9474 "The Paper Bag Princess" was also a favorite of mine as a little girl. “The Paper Bag Princess” was also a favorite of mine as a little girl.

]]> By: galadrium http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9470 galadrium Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:38:30 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9470 This is wonderful! I hate wading through all the "high fructose corn syrup" Disney princess books when I'm trying to find good literary gifts for little girls! This is wonderful! I hate wading through all the “high fructose corn syrup” Disney princess books when I’m trying to find good literary gifts for little girls!

]]> By: shell http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9465 shell Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:50:41 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9465 this is great....but now i strangely have the theme from reading rainbow in my head. :) this is great….but now i strangely have the theme from reading rainbow in my head. :)

]]> By: Steph http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9464 Steph Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:38:54 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2008/03/30/listmania-great-books-for-younger-girls/#comment-9464 Great list, Glinda! We've read many of these, and I will check for some of the others on our next library trip. Thanks :) Great list, Glinda! We’ve read many of these, and I will check for some of the others on our next library trip. Thanks :)

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