Do You like book Girls To The Rescue #1 (2006)?
This is a book for the princess who didn't need saving, the make-believe warrior queen, and the girl who plays astronaut more than house. But even if she does love a good knight in shining armor story, she'll love these. Girls to the Rescue is an amazing series of short stories for girls. The stories pull from folk and fairy tales from all over the world, and some that seem to be pulled from this week's headlines. The stories are quick and engrossing, great for shorter attention spans, or SSR time in school! And while some of our heroines have spent years learning their skills, others jump into action, rescuing loved ones and saving the day! This is definitely a book to recommend to reluctant young readers, and girls who many spend more time in action that in the library.
—Lo
I loved these fairy tales!! There aren't any weak girls or women in these stories. All of the stories are centered upon smart, kind, resourceful, courageous, brainy and clever heroines. Some fairy tales are re-worked classics, others are original tales. All prove that girls don't need to wait for her prince to rescue her; in fact, sometimes she rescues the prince! The stories take place all around the world, including Japan, Mexico, China and Germany. I just glanced back at the Table of Contents to try and pick out my favorite one, but it's pretty much impossible. It's easier to say that I didn't completely love The Innkeeper's Wise Daughter, Chardae's Thousand and One Nights, and Lian and the Unicorn. Those stories seemed to drag a little and my attention began to wane. But overall, these are terrific stories for any little girl. I can't wait to read them to my nieces!
—george
The entire point of the book is to make a collection of tales where unlike the fairy talks I grew up on of empty-headed, pretty-faced china dolls tht had to be rescued by a prince with a kiss or a godmother’s magic – these girls are the heroines of their own stories. I particularly liked the rework of Scheherazade for ‘Chardae’s 1001 Nights’, and ‘The Royal Joust’. Of course the stories are fantastical and the resolutions and happy endings come easy but then they are fairy tales. I must admit to being a sucker for kiddie lit. I’m forever picking up classic lit tomes at bookshops – Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’ or ‘Kim’ or Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens’ or Graham’s ‘Wind in the Willows’. Without a daughter I hope to have a niece to pass them.
—Em