Celebrate National Women’s Day on 9 August with children’s stories that feature strong girls and biographies about remarkable women. Picture books have a * in front of them
Stories
Bettina Valentino and the Picasso Club by Niki Daly (Giraffe)
The Judy Moody series of novels by Megan McDonald (Walker Books)
Matilda by Roald Dahl (Puffin)
* Not all princesses dress in pink by Jane Yoen & Heidi Elisabeth Yolen Stemple (Simon & Schuster)
The Pippi Longstocking series of novels by Astrid Lindgren (Puffin)
* Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole (Puffin)
* Princess Smartypants breaks the rules by Babette Cole (Puffin)
* Ruby sings the blues by Niki Daly (Songolo)
The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson (Corgi)
Biographies
The diary of young girl: Anne Frank: Anne Frank (Puffin)
* Frida by Jonah Winter & Ana Juan (Frances Lincoln)
* Great African Women by Gerald Kithinji & Daphne Paizee (Cambridge University Press)
* Lettie’s dance group by Lettah Madosi and Helen Karlsen (Cambridge University Press)
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni (Square Fish)
They fought for freedom (A series that focuses on the contribution of different southern African leaders who struggled for freedom and justice. Titles in the series that focus on women include Lilian Ngoyi, Dora Tamana, Ruth First, Helen Joseph.) (Maskew Miller Longman)