As of: March 8, 2024, 10:30 a.m
By: Carina Blumenroth
Reading can be a nice evening ritual between you and your children.
With some books you can break down stereotypes.
Three books for strong girls.
Some childhood heroines and heroes can be found in books.
Many people probably have fond memories of “Pippi Longstocking”, “Jim Button” or “The Bunny School”.
The books are old and are being talked about today because, among other things, the language in children's books is being revised.
Current books try to break with classic role clichés.
Which books you should read to girls and boys.
Educators recommend: Collien Ulmen-Fernandes “Lotti and Otto”
Gender roles and clichés still exist - some books try to dispel them.
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All girls love pink and all boys like blue.
Clearly, right?
No, that's a cliché.
“Lotti and Otto – A story about boys’ things and girls’ things” by presenter Collien Ulmen-Fernandes dispels the prejudice with a sweet animal story.
When Lotti and Otto meet at the holiday camp, they are astonished: the two otter children are like one egg to another!
And yet they are very different: Lotti is a girl and Otto is a boy.
Otto likes to bake and sew, while Lotti loves to run around outside and catch fish.
But baking is a girl’s thing and catching fish is a boy’s thing – right?
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“It promotes openness and acceptance of individual preferences and strengthens the self-confidence of girls who move outside traditional role models,” teachers from the online platform
Sofatutor
tell
24books.
If you are looking for educational books for children aged ten and over, then take a look at this selection.
Collien Ulmen-Fernandes “Lotti and Otto – A story about boys’ things and girls’ things”
With illustrations by Carola Sieverding
2018 Karibou, ISBN 9783961290086
Price: 14.99 euros (hardcover), 32 pages
Karibu recommends the book for ages four and up.
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Ulrike Rylance “Penny Pepper – Thief Hunt in London”
How do detectives actually work?
Protagonist Penny finds out on a trip to London.
Grandma won a trip to London in the competition.
For five people.
And Penny and her friends are allowed to come along.
But shortly after arriving, Grandma's precious gold chain disappears, even though tour guide Emily had warned so urgently about the pickpockets.
And it doesn't stop at this one theft.
After visiting Big Ben, a camera, sunglasses and a chunk of money are missing.
Not an easy case for Penny and Co., as there are plenty of suspects.
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“By identifying with the main character, Penny, who helps Scotland Yard find the thief, young readers learn to keep a cool head in challenging situations and approach problems with self-confidence,” say teachers from the Sofatutor platform about
the
book.
The little readers also learn a few English words in a playful way.
Ulrike Rylance “Penny Pepper – Thief Hunt in London”
With illustrations by Lisa Hänsch
2018 dtv, ISBN 9783423762359
Price: 10.95 euros (cardboard), 144 pages
The publisher recommends the book for readers aged eight and over.
Raphaële Frier “Malala – For the rights of girls”
Malala Yousafzai reported on her life under the Taliban regime for the BBC under a pseudonym.
She advocates for peace and the right to education for children.
She became known to a broad mass of the public because she fell victim to the Taliban on her way home from school in October 2012.
Yousafzai now lives in Birmingham and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
Her story is told in “Malala – For the Rights of Girls” in a non-fiction book for children.
At the age of 11, the courageous Pakistani Malala stood up against the Taliban, who wanted to close her girls' school.
She gained international attention in 2012 when she survived an attempted execution by the Taliban after being seriously injured.
Since then, she has campaigned for children's rights, especially girls' right to education.
In 2014, at the age of 17, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her commitment.
This non-fiction book for primary school children tells their moving story, illustrated with particularly colorful drawings.
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Teachers at
Sofatutor
say: “Her story shows young readers that they have the power to make change, regardless of age or gender.
They are also encouraged to stand up for their rights and the rights of others and not to be intimidated by injustice.”
Raphaële Frier “Malala – For the rights of girls”
With illustrations by Aurelia Fronty
2017 Knesebeck, ISBN: 9783868739756
Price: 15.00 euros hardcover, 48 pages
The publisher recommends the book for all children aged eight and over.