Read along all month long with book club picks from Decatur’s Better Together Advisory Board and Little Shop of Stories that celebrate Women’s History Month. This week: Stories that put the HER in hero. 📚✨
Not One Damsel in Distress by Jane Yolen (7 and up). Famed fantasist and children’s book author Jane Yolen has collected folk tales and legends from around the world that highlight strong females who are rescuing themselves (as well as a prince or two!). This newest edition contains new stories, as well as beautiful illustrations by Susan Guevara. It is written for elementary school students, aged 7-10 or so.
From Decatur’s Better Together Advisory Board:
We hope that you will use this March as an opportunity to learn about and discuss the myriad of ways women enrich our communities, our nation, and the world.
Some discussion questions to consider, while reading or just thinking:
- Are women and men (or, more broadly, people of different genders) different? If so, how should we as a society respond to such differences?
- Who is a woman you admire? Talk with a friend or family member about why (or tell her!).
Books are available for purchase at Little Shop of Stories, 113 E. Court Square. littleshopofstories.com
