5 Books to Empower Future Girl Leaders
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I was very lucky growing up that I had strong women to admire and look up to. These women taught me that I can do anything that I put my mind to. They also taught me to be tenacious and go after what I want.
Now, as a mother of my own little girl, it is my turn to pass on that message. I want my daughter to be tough, resilient, and work hard to change the world. I look for opportunities every day to empower future girl leaders.
Studies show that the message of empowerment can’t come early enough in young girl’s lives. Check out these 5 books to empower future girl leaders.
Rosie Revere the Engineer (by Andrea Beaty)
According to the National Girls Collaborative Project, Women make up half of the total U.S. college-educated workforce, but only 29% of the science and engineering workforce. Very few STEM books are geared toward girls, that is why I love this book. In fact, this is just one of a series of books that include female characters in STEM-related fields. It is a fun and empowering read for your future engineer!
This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer (by Joan Hulub)
This is an adorable little book to teach girls (and boys!) about ten influential women who changed history. Geared towards kids aged 3-5, it is colorful and simple to read. Women that are featured include Rosa Parks, Florence Nightingale, and Coco Chanel. What I love about this book is it includes women from a variety of backgrounds- fashion, athletics, civil rights, etc. It’s a must read to empower future girl leaders.
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World (by Chelsea Clinton)
Geared towards kids aged preschool-3rd grade, this book introduces readers to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer and persisted in order to shape history. This book teaches young women to be tenacious and stand up for what they believe in. This is a beautifully illustrated and empowering read for any future girl-boss. Empower your daughter by reading and discussing the women highlighted in the book.
Girl Power 5-Minute Stories
We have several of the 5-Minute Story books and this is hands down my favorite. This book includes ten stories that can be read aloud in five minutes flat, perfect for bedtime! All of the stories center around fearless, fun, determined daring, kind, and confident young girls. A great way to end the day by empowering your little girl.
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Mellon (by Patty Lovell)
This is the sweetest book. Molly Lou Lemon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a funny sounding voice. She moves to a new school and is confronted by a school bully. Molly Lou sets forth with confidence, determination, and self-assurance that every little girl can benefit from having. It’s a great read with a wonderful message. It’s a great book to empower your daughter and help her improve her self-confidence.
What books or resources have you read to empower future girl leaders? Have you read any of these books? Leave a comment below!
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Good collection. Pinning it for future reference.
Very helpful. Thank you for sharing
Lovely post. I have a five year old daughter. will consider those for her.
Great post ! I’ll will check these books out !!
Great list. And I love the diversity in your picks as well. Thanks for sharing.
I love this list! I’ve just been made a (fairy)godmother to a little girl, and I definitely want to be part of making her know she can achieve anything. These books are a great starting point – definitely bookmarking for later 🙂
I love this list! I have only read the Rosie book, but it’s a bit too long to hold the Toddler’s attention. Would you recommend any of these for a 2yo?
I love this post! I’m going to have to get Rosie Revere Engineer for my daughter. She’s only 2 but her big brother is definitely math and science-minded and I want her to empower her to develop those skills too!
We have she persisted- makes me cry! Sooo good. Check out Cordelia by Michelle Nelson Schmidt- it’s amazing.
Such a Great topic u put up here. I think i am definitely going to get those books. Thanks!
These look like some fun books. I will need to put a couple on hold at my library. I like books that encourage, motivate and display hard work pays off.
Thank ypu, this is a great list! I have read a couple of these.
I love this list! There are a few on here that I haven’t read yet! Definitely checking them out.
Love this list! I’m going to have to add a few of these to my reading list for my girls.
After having two sons (20 and 11), I’m loving having a little princess and looking forward to teaching her how to be a girl boss. These are some great books. Thanks for sharing.
What a great list! I work in manufacturing and it’s so true, there are very few female employees and it would be great to put together more products/books/programs that encourages leadership for young girls (and boys!).
Awesome article! It’s so important for young girls to have powerful women to look up to in everyday life.
Such a good article you put up here….and thise books are amazing too….
Thanks for.sharing…. It will help surely
Great list, always nice to see another book promo blogger.
What a lovely thing to post! My 9 year old niece is a total girl boss already, I would love sharing these with her!
Love this list! So important to have books geared toward girls for their future. Thanks for sharing!
Great books! I hope to have a little girl some day!
Need to share it to my friends, kids books beside the classics are hard to find
I haven’t read any of these! Thanks for posting these recommendations.
Great read..! I loved the parenting article.
As a parent, it is important to provide facility to develop
habit of reading in kids.
Thank you..!
Adorable list! We really need to empower the next generation. Love this!
Absolutely! Thank you for checking this post out!
Such good suggestions! I love reading Izzy empowering books-builds her up in a world where there’s so much trying to do the opposite!
Absolutely. Kids are so impressionable, let’s work hard to provide the right impression! Thank you so much for reading.
I love this post! I definitely would get this collection of books for my little girl if I ever have one. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you so much for reading! 🙂
Great list! It’s so important to instill these ideas while they’re young. Thank you!
Absolutely! Thank you for reading!
This is so cute! I thought the list was for adults striving to be bosses, I was looking for it for me. But this is great for my students! ^^
Thanks so much for reading! I appreciate it!
Love this! Awesome books! We love to read and I’m going to look into these for my daughter.
They are such great books for little girls. Let me know if you end up reading them. Thank you for reading!
I don’t have any girls, I have three boys. I feel like they could totally benefit from these books as well though. This is a great list!!
I’ll definitely be checking these out!
Awesome, Thank you so much for reading!