LadyD Books

Intro

The first reference of its kind, Great Books for Girls is an invaluable
list of more than six hundred titles--picture books, novels, mysteries,
biographies, folktales, sportsbooks, and more--that will encourage,
challenge, and ultimately nurture in girls the strong qualities our culture
so often suppresses.

Kathleen Odean, a librarian and former member of the
prestigious Caldecott and Newbery Award committees have gathered and
annotated a list of books starring bold, confident heroines for children
from toddlers to age fourteen.

Contents

Picture story Books
Folktales (Single Tales and Collections)
Books for Beginning Readers (Easy Readers, Short Novels, Biographies)
Books for Middle Readers (Fiction, Biographies, Poetry & Magazines)
Books for Older Readers (Fiction & Biographies)
Resources for Parents

Great Books for Girls

Review

I find the list of over 600 books to bring inspiration and hope to all young girls. Middle graders will read about brave young women who rescue, face challenges, go on quests and resolve conflicts. I will benefit greatly from this well-organized resource tool for my granddaughter's love of books. I especially love the ideas and tips mentioned in the section, Empowering Your Daughter. What a wonderful book!

5 stars!

Great Books for Girls

Happy Reading!

Lady D

“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C. S. Lewis

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From The Back Cover

Who could believe these cakes came out of a box? Moist, tender, rich, deep, and complexly flavored, without a hint of artificiality, each cake stands up and delivers. But without any of the fuss of baking from scratch. Anne Byrn, an award-winning food writer, and self-described purist create recipes that employ a cake mix's strengths---convenience, ease-of-use, dependability, and almost imperviousness to overbeating, under beating, overbaking, and underbaking. The Cake Mix Doctor

Review

I received this lovely book as a gift from my Aunt Margaret. She sure knows her cookbooks! Wow, what a description, "From Cake Mix to Cake Magnificent." The cake photos by Anthony Loew are so inviting. The best cakes and frosting recipes compiled by Anne Byrn are a hit with my grandkids, including the Spice Doughnuts near the back of the book.

We are fans of Marsha's Lively Lemon Bundt Cake, Cherry Dump Cake, Pumpkin Spice Cake, and Zucchini Spice Cake. The toppings are sensational, like Coconut Pecan Cream Cheese, Penuche frosting, and Fresh Berry Compote. Midway in the book are Educational Baking Tips for Kids that my grandkids love!