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Kids' Reading List: Girls

Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little

It's a girl!

As your daughter enters her pigtail days, encourage her to read books that she'll find a connection with. Pretty in pink or deep in the dirt, this book list has a selection for little girls of all interests and personalities.






3 to 5 Years
A Kitten Tale

6 to 9 Years
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little
Snoring Beauty
Just Grace
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson

10 to 12 Years
Women Daredevils: Thrills, Chills, and Frills
Igraine the Brave
Keeping Score
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree
Anne of Green Gables
Ten Things I Hate about Me*

Books by Category

History | Boys | Girls | Fantasy | Growing Up | Animals | Illustration | Educational



Special thanks to the American Library Association for their recommendations.

*2009 list addition