Image © THE HUNT by Margaux Othats
As we approach the anniversary of the Women’s March, what do we want to tell our kids about gender and power? What do we want to say about how the powerful can make us feel powerless? What do we want to tell them about the difference between power and empowerment? Do we want to have this conversation fiercely or quietly?
Kids are born wise. Kidlit makes them wiser. Let’s share children’s books that speak of empowerment.
Our thanks to Olga Peters from WKVT’s Green Mountain Morning for inviting us to podcast this conversation.
Beyond the Fence
By Maria Gulemetova
Illustrated by Maria Gulemetova
Published by Child’s Play-International
ISBN-13: 9781846439315
Age Range: 3 – 7 Years
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Piggy lives in a large house with Thomas. Thomas knows exactly what Piggy needs. But a chance meeting with a wild pig changes everything, and Piggy finds out what lies outside the four walls, beyond the fence. A gentle book about freedom and friendship.
The Hunt
By Margaux Othats
Illustrated by Margaux Othats
Published by Penny Candy Books
ISBN-13: 9780997221909
Age Range: 4 – Adult
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At its core, The Hunt is about the power of creativity and endurance over the forces of destruction. A young girl builds and rebuilds a sculpture out of rocks she finds strewn around as two hunters repeatedly shoot her creation to bits. The girl perseveres, though, and what she creates becomes a testament to the creative spirit and a condemnation of violence.
Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel
Tyme Series , #1
By Megan Morrison
Published by Scholastic, Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780545642699
Age Range: 8 – 12 Years
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In all of Tyme, from the Redlands to the Grey, no one is as lucky as Rapunzel. She lives in a magic tower that obeys her every wish; she reads wonderful books starring herself as the heroine; her hair is the longest, most glorious thing in the world. And she knows this because Witch tells her so– her beloved Witch, who protects her from evil princes, the dangerous ground under the tower, even unhappy thoughts. Rapunzel can’t imagine any other life.
Then a thief named Jack climbs into her room to steal one of her enchanted roses. He’s the first person Rapunzel’s ever met who isn’t completely charmed by her (well, the first person she’s met at all, really), and he is infuriating– especially when he hints that Witch isn’t telling her the whole truth. Driven by anger at Jack and her own nameless fears, Rapunzel descends to the ground for the first time, and finds a world filled with more peril than Witch promised…and more beauty, wonder, and adventure than she could have dreamed.
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Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World
Edited by Kelly Jensen
Published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-13: 9781616205867
Age Range: 14 – 17 Years
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LET’S GET THE FEMINIST PARTY STARTED!
Have you ever wanted to be a superheroine? Join a fandom? Create the perfect empowering playlist? Understand exactly what it means to be a feminist in the twenty-first century? You’ve come to the right place.
Forty-four writers, dancers, actors, and artists contribute essays, lists, poems, comics, and illustrations about everything from body positivity to romance to gender identity to intersectionality to the greatest girl friendships in fiction. Together, they share diverse perspectives on and insights into what feminism means and what it looks like.
Come on in, turn the pages, and be inspired to find your own path to feminism by the awesome individuals in Here We Are. Welcome to one of the most life-changing parties around!
