10 Best Books Empowering Girls & Young Women
“To the rebel girls in the world:
Cross boundaries
Demand freedom
Make your mark
And, when in doubt, remember
The future is yours”
- Elena Favilli (Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World)
Photography by Omar Lopez on Unsplash
Books that empower girls and women, and change the narrative of the desperate princess that awaits her faith until she is rescued by her brave prince, are so important for girls and young women growing up today. Teaching women to have their voice be heard, that’s it’s okay to speak up, and to be ambitious is what the following wonderful books do.
1. Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World by Elena Favilli
2. Dream Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison
3. Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World (Stories That Shook Up the World) by by Katherine Halligan. Illustrations by Sarah Walsh. Read my book review on this book here.
4. Like A Girl by Lori Degman. Illustrations by Mara Penny. Read my book review on this book here.
5. Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
6. Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry
7. Forgotten Fairy Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls by Susanna Davidson, Rosie Dickins, Andy Prentice and Rob Lloyd Jones. Forward by Kate Pankhurst. Illustrations by Isabelle Grott, Allesandra Santelli and Maria Surducan.
8. This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer by Joan Holub
9. Adventure Girls!: Crafts and Activities for Curious, Creative, Courageous Girls by Nicole Duggan. Illustrations by Cait Brennan.
10. Dear Girl,: A Celebration of Wonderful, Smart, Beautiful You! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal. Illustrations by Holly Hatam.
