tofindwisdom Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Is there such a thing as books and movies that are girly but not ditsy and full of stories about parties, clothes, being a princess, etc.? My elementary school daughter loves books and movies that are girly, but I'm not a fan of the twaddle, mature themes and unkindness in most current popular series, such as Angelina Ballerina, My Little Pony, Barbie, etc. Anything girly yet wholesome out there that you've found? THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmylife Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Check out amightygirl.com 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 How about Sarah Plain & Tall? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah,_Plain_and_Tall_%28film%29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 For movies, Studio Ghibli is really good about having strong girls in their movies, especially ones directed by Miyazaki. Movies: My Neighbor Totoro Spirited Away Ponyo The Secret World of Arrietty Kiki's Delivery Service A Cat in Paris The Secret of Roan Inish Whale Rider Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken National Velvet Pollyanna Books: Momo (Michael Ende) Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild) Heidi (Joanna Spyri) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Ozma of Oz (most of the Oz books, really)(L. Frank Baum) The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Catherynn Valente) The Moorchild (Eloise McGraw) The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Avi) The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Jacquiline Kelly) The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall) Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink) All-of-a-Kind Family (Sydney Taylor) Thimble Summer (Elizabeth Enright) Twig (Elizabeth Orton Jones) The Paper Bag Princess (Robert Munsch) Understood Betsy (Dorothy Canfield Fisher) Baby Island (Carol Ryrie Brink) the Ramona series (Beverly Cleary) Anne of Green Gables, The Story Girl, Emily of New Moon (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken) The Secret Garden, A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett) The Lost Princess (George MacDonald) The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place (Maryrose Wood) The House Above the Trees (Ethel Cook Elliot) Little House on the Prairie series (Laura Ingalls Wilder) The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook (Joyce Lankester Brisley) When Marnie Was There (Joan G. Robinson) Coraline (Neil Gaiman) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 The Betsy-Tacy books Cherry Ames nurse books Little Women series by Louisa May Alcott Little House on the Prairie series (oops, somebody already said this) (it's worth repeating. my favorite books of all time.) The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (also worth repeating) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Books - Betsy-Tacy -- series (Lovelace) - Understood Betsy (Fisher) - B is for Betsy (Haywood) - Ballet Shoes -- series (Streatfeild) - Two are Better Than One (Brink) - Baby Island (Brink) - Nim's Island (Orr) - Milly-Molly-Mandy (Brisley) - Strawberry Girl (Lenski) - A Little Princess; The Secret Garden (Burnett) - Thee, Hannah! (de Angeli) - Pollyanna (Porter) - Mandy (Edwards) - Emily's Runaway Imagination (Cleary) - Caddie Woodlawn (Brink) - The Courage of Sarah Noble (Dalgliesh) - Sarah Whitchter's Story (Yates) - The Cabin Faced West (Fritz) - Hannah (Whelan) - Calico Bush (Field) - I am Regina (Keehn) - Daughter of the Mountains (Rankin) - The Ordinary Princess (Kaye) - The Borrowers (series) (Norton) - The Rescuers, Miss Bianca, The Turret, Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines, Miss Bianca in the Orient (Sharp) - Twig (Jones) - No Flying in the House (Brock) - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Lin) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry Misty’s Foal by Marguerite Henry Blue Willow by Doris Gates Wizard of Oz series (unabridged) by Frank L. Baum The Green Knowe series by L. M. Boston Heidi Johanna Spyri Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher Movies: The 1987 Hallmark version of The Secret Garden (warning: parents and others in household shown dying in the beginning just start the movie past that part) http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Garden-Hallmark-Hall-Fame/dp/B0000639G3/ref=sr_1_4?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1426293901&sr=1-4&keywords=The+Secret+Garden+in+movies The 1961 movie version of Misty http://www.amazon.com/Misty-David-Ladd/dp/B001E1HCR8/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1426293844&sr=1-1&keywords=Misty+in+movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 A Wrinkle in Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 My girly girl loves the American Girl books and movies and the Whatever After books. Also Girls World magazine fits the bill. DD is totally hooked on it. It's fun and sweet without anything inappropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I did not know that Nim's Island was based on a book. Now I will have to find it. :-) Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge is my favorite girl-y book. Ok, it's one of my favorite books whether it has a girl in it or not. After having read Pollyanna, I can no longer bear the movie. :crying: If your dd likes horses, she might like a whole bunch of older books (as in you might not be able to find them in the library, but it would be fun looking for them) by Dorothy Lyons. I'm pretty sure I read most of them when I was growing up. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtokea Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When my girls were younger we really enjoyed the book and movie Because of Winn Dixie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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