Tea & A Good Book Brewing- Installment 23, Spring Selections for Girls
This week I have something for the girls! And the good news is that my selections also relate nicely to Spring, so I felt that I was killing two birds with one stone! Several months ago I did a post about truck books for young boys , and since then I have wondered what the "equivalent" would be for girls? Books on moving vehicles seems so obvious for boys (at least if my boys are any indication!) but what comes to mind when you choose a "genre" for girls? Quite frankly, I have reasons- moral and otherwise- for avoiding Barbie, Pinkalicious and Disney Princesses. Instead of showing our daughters through the books we read (even if they are just picture books!) that someday their prince will come and that the best way to get his attention is through immodest dress and mindless action, why not show them that the world needs the unique gifts and beauty they have to offer in other forms? According to the two books I am featuring today, this can be done in as si...