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Picture Books with Strong Female Protagonists

a book list by Karen Kennedy, mother of two

shelved under Children's Books
Madeline

Madeline

by Ludwig Bemelmans

Tsh Oxenreider says:

All the Madeline books have a great cadence of words, and the illustrations are delightful. What little girl doesn't want to live in an old house in Paris that is covered in vines?

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This book also appears on Twaddle-Free Books for Preschoolers: Tsh's Top 10 Favorites
 
 
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

illustrated by Kevin Henkes

Lily is an exuberant preschooler who loves her teacher. Her journey through flaunting her grandmother's latest gifts in class (waiting for show and tell was just too hard), getting in trouble, getting angry, feeling awful, apologizing and setting things right strike just the right note.

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Olivia

Olivia

illustrated by Ian Falconer

Maluhia says:

Olivia is too smart for her own good. I know why I liked it, but I'll tell you why my 4-year-old liked it: Olivia gets time-outs, too.

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This book also appears on Picture Books with Mischevious Protagonists
 
 
The Paper Bag Princess

The Paper Bag Princess

by Robert N. Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko

Shannon Rigney Keane from I'm thinking... says:

This wonderful picture book is an anti-fairy tale. Rather than waiting for a prince to come to her rescue, the undaunted Princess Elizabeth (herself an anti-princess) is the one doing the rescuing. Readers as young as Kindergarten will get it, but its message only gets sweeter with age.

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Brave Irene

Brave Irene

illustrated by William Steig

Steig tells of a brave girl who gets through a difficult journey with determination, in a story that reads like an old-fashioned fairy tale. (And I added this book to the list at the suggestion of Flashlight Worthy visitor Mary Anna of Harvard, MA. Thanks for the great suggestion!)

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This book also appears on Picture Books About Facing Fear or Being Brave
 

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