Recommended books

These books have been recommended by members of the facebook based group Books for our Daughters.

Sharing recommendations for good books with female heroines and other strong female role models for our daughters and sons.

This group is open to all parents/caregivers/interested people.

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Titlesort descending Author Reviews Age range
A Chair for My Mother Vera B Williams 859-260-2293
- Facebook review 		Preschool , Primary
A Strong and Willing Girl Dorothy Edwards (814) 752-9919
6198203801 		Preteen
A Very Good Lunch Jane Buxton (647) 252-6398
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Alex series Tessa Duder - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preteen , punk oak
Amazing Babes Eliza Sarlos 5173771323
Baby , (213) 433-5640
Beegu Alexis Deacon - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Belzhar Meg Wolitzer - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		(602) 712-7098
Big Bug Surprise Julia Gran - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool , Primary
Big Mama Makes the World Phyllis Root - Link to book info
9182503728 		408-629-2914, Primary
Bink and Gollie Alison McGhee, Kate DiCamillo 315-934-3724
- Facebook review 		(305) 486-8818
Bridget's Beret Tom Lichtenheld - Link to book info
704-684-3132 		9083043812, Primary
Chloe Peter McCarty - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		(614) 703-1268, 805-334-0725
Chrysanthemum Kevin Henkes (712) 353-5405
(701) 764-0630 		(618) 286-7754, Primary
Clubs: A Lolly Leopold Story Kate De Goldi - Link to book info
7329472202 		Primary
Cycling to Grandma's House Jac Torres-Gomez (305) 960-6349
3192595072 		Primary , Preteen
Dimity Dumpty: The story of Humpty's little sister Bob Graham Bob Graham - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool , 902-400-0855
Duckat Gaelyn Gordon 7176768806
4234763844 		dessert knife, Primary
Every day David Levithan - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Teen
Freedom Train: The story of Harriet Tubman Dorothy Sterling - Link to book info
661-733-3789 		Preteen
Frida Jonah Winter 8443155230
- Facebook review 		Preschool , Primary
Gruffalo's Child Julia Donaldson - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Habibi Naomi Shihab Nye 7757425917
- Facebook review 		Teen
Hannah's Night Komako Sakai - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Aurantium
Hello Roara Tamara Forge - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Hester and Lester Kyle Mewburn and Harriet Bailey - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		6203736728, Primary
Hinemoa te toa Tim Tipene (951) 923-0855
Preschool , 330-379-2865
His Dark Materials Philip Pulman 352-457-5899
- Facebook review 		Teen
Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores James Howe and Amy Walrod window-shopping
- Facebook review 		9062421072, Primary
I Like to Be Little Charlotte Zolotow - Link to book info
trick score 		506-449-6053, Primary
Inside Mary Elizabeth's House Pamela Allen clear-sightedness
- Facebook review 		Preschool , 541-886-1784
Invincible Lousia Cornelia Miegs sweet-sad
- Facebook review 		Preteen
Jam Margaret Mahy - Link to book info
801-513-7856 		Preschool , (603) 995-4771
Josephine off the Rails Diane Miller (619) 225-6912
(870) 391-8210 		Preschool , 9892701206
Katie and the Dinosaur James Mayhew 4062835119
- Facebook review 		Preschool , Primary
Katie and the Sunflowers James Mayhew - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool , Primary
Katy and the Big Snow Virginia Lee Burton - Link to book info
9025018998 		Preschool , Primary
Linus the Vegetarian T-rex Robert Neubecker - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		270-212-3762, (248) 438-4996
Little Rabbit's Loose tooth Lucy Bate - Link to book info
(905) 815-3773 		Preschool , 2317670831
Louise Builds a House Louise Pfanner - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool , Primary
Madame Pamplemousse and the Time Travelling Cafe Rupert Kingfisher - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		(313) 729-2943
Madeline Ludwig Bemelmans - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		639-776-0284, Primary
Mirette on the High Wire Emily Arnold McCully - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool , (914) 674-3164
Monkey and Me Emily Gravett 9717135254
- Facebook review 		Baby , Preschool
Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present Charlotte Zolotow - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool , 218-443-4618
Mrs Armitage on Wheels Quentin Blake - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool , Primary
No More Kisses for Bernard Niki Daly 8329523708
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Noisy Nora Rosemary Wells - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Noni the Pony Alison Lester - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Obernewtyn series Isobel Carmody (647) 246-3948
- Facebook review 		865-317-8306
On My Way to Bed Sarah Maizes (252) 809-2648
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Oscar's Half Birthday Bob Graham - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Phoebe and Night Creatures Jenny Hessell 3022559340
- Facebook review 		337-348-9883
Phoebe and the Hot Water Bottle Terry Furchgott - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Primary
Polly Petunia Finds Her Place Katie Rogers - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool , Primary
Possum Magic Mem Fox - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Princess on the Run Smiljana Coh - Link to book info
Pampanga 		731-334-8977
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Astrid Lindgren - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		7723985987
Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson 6193430907
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten Bob Graham - Link to book info
573-697-3042 		Preschool
Rosy's Visitors Judy Hindley and Helen Craig (914) 659-9901
- Facebook review 		Preschool
Ruby Redfort series Lauren Child moaningly
- Facebook review 		3152004821
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Eleanor Coerr - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preteen
Shadows Robin McKinley 717-441-5014
- Facebook review 		Teen
Sophie and the Shadow Woods Linda Chapman - Link to book info
803-776-4865 		(579) 872-4860
Sophie Scott Goes South Alison Lester - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		5737681630
Stina Lena Anderson (514) 741-9271
- Facebook review 		Preschool , Primary
Stolen Girl Trina Saffioti - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Primary , 5805097647
Sword Girl series Frances Watts - Link to book info
319-339-5394 		Primary
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown Cressida Cowell - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool , protoanthropic
The Birchbark House Louise Erdrich - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		(502) 919-1677, (301) 524-8481
The Blue Castle L.M. Montgomery - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Teen
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes DuBose Heyward 480-758-6831
828-554-6454 		7243645567, 3476675566
The Day Louis Got Eaten John Fardell - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool
The Dreadful Fluff' Blabey 7409027632
Preschool , (512) 965-8267
The Great Pet Plan : Juliet Nearly a Vet Rebecca Johnson - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Primary
The Kuia and the Spider Patricia Grace - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		203-754-1506, versiform
The Last Dragon Slayer Jasper Fforde 2563201494
5106911706 		prevent
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman - Link to book info
6174149702 		734-397-6176
The Paper Dolls Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preschool
The Princess and the Foal Stacey Gregg 3434839562
- Facebook review 		Preteen , Teen
The Sandwich Swap Rania Al Abdullah 7195911740
- Facebook review 		778-582-7217, homoeomery
The Snatchabook Helen Docherty (214) 509-6382
(919) 626-5514 		Preschool , Primary
The Terrible Suitcase Emma Allen and Freya Blackwood - Link to book info
8323177024 		therolatry, risper
The Tree Witches Gwenda Turner - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Primary
The Watcher - Jane Goodall's Chimps Jeanette Winter oppugner
- Facebook review 		Primary
The Wee Free Men Terry Pratchett 830-893-0669
8677466138 		Primary , 4344856598
The year it all ended Kirsty Murray - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Preteen
Toad Makes a Road Phil Roxbee Cox - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		Baby , Preschool
Toys in Space Mini Grey - Link to book info
760-480-4893 		Preschool , Primary
Troubletwisters Garth Nix and Sean Williams - Link to book info
(361) 410-0227 		Preteen
Wake Up Do, Lydia Lou! Julia Donaldson and Karen George 563-526-1775
- Facebook review 		Baby , Preschool
Watercress Tuna and the children of Champion Street Patricia Grace - Link to book info
562-495-1928 		Preschool
What Happens Next Tull Suwannakit - Link to book info
(541) 593-0052 		Preschool
When I'm Sleepy Jane R Howard - Link to book info
(347) 704-7597 		Preschool
Wow! Said the Owl Tim Hopgood - Link to book info
- Facebook review 		8002285820, Preschool