Literature Classics for the very young

Literature Classics for the very young “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
- Dr. Seuss

23/07/2016

Picture books that will inspire kids to change the world. Children can have a positive impact. These books are excellent teaching tools.

04/03/2016

Do something Seussical today in celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday and Day!

04/03/2016

Happy ! What will you be reading today?

20/02/2016

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Harper Lee who passed away peacefully in Monroeville, Alabama last night, aged 89.

'The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but the one which makes you think' - Harper Lee

10/01/2016

A Mighty Girl's recommendations for body image positive books for Mighty Girls of all ages!

12/11/2015

This is TES' top 100 books to read before you leave secondary school, as voted by teachers. How many have you read? 1. 1984 by George Orwell 2. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. Animal Farm by George Orwell 4. Lord of the Flies by William Golding 5. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 6. The Harr…

20/05/2015

Bill Gates shares a list of books you might enjoy reading this summer.

19/05/2015

“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.” -- Roald Dahl

British author Roald Dahl is often called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century." Among his extensive works are such Mighty Girl favorites as "Matilda" (http://www.amightygirl.com/matilda-1) and "The BFG" (http://www.amightygirl.com/the-bfg) – both are highly recommended for readers 7 to 12.

For all of the book lovers who are new to A Mighty Girl, the best way to discover new favorites among our collection of over 2,000 girl-empowering books for children and teens is by mousing over the "Books" link on our main menu bar. By doing so, you'll open our book directory and quickly be able to visit the categories that most interest you. Overall, we have close to 200 different book categories and sub-categories and all sections are sortable by age using the age filter on the left menu bar.

As always, if you purchase books or other items that you discover on A Mighty Girl via the "Buy from Amazon" and other links found on every product page, we receive a small commission at no added cost to you, which allows us to maintain the site and continue to providing girl-empowering resources like this page. We appreciate your support!

To start exploring our girl-empowering book collection, visit A Mighty Girl at http://www.amightygirl.com/

And, to learn about our favorite Mighty Girl stories that celebrate the love of reading and the value that books bring to our lives -- as well as guides for parents on fostering a love of reading in your kids -- visit our post: "Mighty Girl Stories about Books, Libraries, and Literacy" at http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=4517

01/05/2015

An 8-year-old Mighty Girl has won a victory for gender equality in children's books after a major publisher agreed to stop labeling books "for boys" and "for girls" following her petition drive. Els of London, England was annoyed to discover that an enticing pirate book in the Scholastic book fair catalog was titled "for Boys". After her mother Leone told her to “stop griping and do something," Els set up a petition calling on the publisher to stop dividing books by gender and began collecting signatures at her school.

Scholastic UK was very responsive and removed the “boys” and “girls” sections on its online Book Wizard and pledged to no longer publish books that declare they are for a specific gender in the title. Els was thrilled by the response and explained to The Independent why she believes that this is an important change:

"Girls may not like things that are labelled ‘for girls’, they might want a monster book labelled ‘for boys’. Books should be for everyone and we all like different things. If you tell a girl she could not have one of the books she likes, when she grows up she might feel lonely because she thinks that all the other girls like pretty, pink princesses and she doesn’t... I don’t want my friends to grow up being sad and lonely because they think they are different. They should be happy because we are all different and different is the best.”

Kudos to Els for taking a stand against gender stereotyping! To read more in The Independent, visit http://ind.pn/1DMovRE -- you can also learn about more UK campaigns focused on ending gender stereotyping at Let Toys Be Toys - For Girls and Boys.

For many books about both real-life and fictional girls and women taking a stand against gender stereotypes, visit our "Gender Discrimination" section at http://www.amightygirl.com/books/social-issues/prejudice-discrimination?cat=69

An important step toward achieving greater gender equality is to end gender stereotyping of children -- for three excellent books that explore this topic and offer advice to parents and educators, check out “The Truth About Girls and Boys: Challenging Toxic Stereotypes About our Children" (http://www.amightygirl.com/the-truth-about-girls-and-boys), "Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference" (http://www.amightygirl.com/delusions-of-gender), and "Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps -- And What We Can Do About It" (http://www.amightygirl.com/pink-brain-blue-brain).

And, for hundreds of books for children and teens that show there are no limits to where girls' dream can take them, visit A Mighty Girl's extensive book collection -- which is sortable by theme and age using the filters on the left menu -- at http://www.amightygirl.com/books

27/04/2015

Science nerds know Neil deGrasse Tyson for his passionate pursuit of all things outer space and of objective knowledge grounded in well-born facts. For those of…

26/04/2015

In children's books, it can be easier to find talking pandas than characters of color. Here are 25 books with minority characters and authors to help diversify summer reading.

18/04/2015

How can teachers promote the intrinsic benefits of learning in school systems that depend on grades as a way to measure progress?

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