Some of these aren't necessarily feminist or particularly girl-oriented, but some of the most important books of my young life were:
Bridge to Terabithia Where the Red Fern Grows The Westing Game A Separate Peace Harriet The Spy The Outsiders To Kill a Mockingbird The Shoe books Shel Silverstein poetry books The Eloise books
Another suggestion would be the Dear America series for a little American history from the female perspective. I always really liked them and they made me feel like I was being let in on some big secret.
As far as music goes, little girls seem to love dancing to old Motown records (I know I did), and the early Beatles stuff was always my favorite.
Movies... that's tougher. None of the Barbie movies! I've seen basically all of them while babysitting and they're pretty terrible. The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Mulan, and Beauty and the Beast are, I've always thought, the most feminist of the Disney movies, and therefore my favorite.
I'm so excited for you- I want a niece! Unfortch, all three of my sisters have vowed never to have children.
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Bridge to Terabithia
Where the Red Fern Grows
The Westing Game
A Separate Peace
Harriet The Spy
The Outsiders
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Shoe books
Shel Silverstein poetry books
The Eloise books
I've heard really good things about The Daring Book for Girls: http://www.amazon.com/Daring-Book-Girls-Andrea-Buchanan/dp/0061472573/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212898608&sr=8-1
Another suggestion would be the Dear America series for a little American history from the female perspective. I always really liked them and they made me feel like I was being let in on some big secret.
As far as music goes, little girls seem to love dancing to old Motown records (I know I did), and the early Beatles stuff was always my favorite.
Movies... that's tougher. None of the Barbie movies! I've seen basically all of them while babysitting and they're pretty terrible. The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Mulan, and Beauty and the Beast are, I've always thought, the most feminist of the Disney movies, and therefore my favorite.
I'm so excited for you- I want a niece! Unfortch, all three of my sisters have vowed never to have children.