How refreshing it was to sit back and celebrate being a girl. This how to do everything book by Mother Talk founders, Andi Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz brought me both comfort and inspiration during what was a very enjoyable read.
The Daring Book for Girls
Having two daring young girls of my own, I was eager to share this gold mine with them. We took turns reading to each other at the bus stop in the morning, after homework and curled up on the couch in the evening. The games made us smile while the historical passages gave us something powerful to chew on. It was wonderfully liberating to applaud being female with my daughters – all the while remaining positive and innocent. Time very well spent, I would say.
Somehow, my copy ended up with bubble bath stains on it which can only mean it’s a house favorite. My 12 year old loved the “Slumber Party Games” section. She already knew how to play Truth or Dare but learning Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board and Bloody Mary made her itch with irrational desire to have a sleepover. After that, she found the section on “Telling Ghost Stories”. Meanwhile, I’m thinking I’m going to be up all night with scared bunch of tweeners someday soon but oh, the memories they will make! She also loved learning about “Women Spies” and then “How To Be a Spy” – especially the “Spy Lingo” which she is already trying to fold into her vocabulary.
My 8 year old sat wrapped in thought as I read the section “Joan of Arc” aloud. I could see the wheels turning in her head trying to do the math on how old Joan was when she led the troops into battle. However, her favorite part of the book by far was “Jump Rope”. I giggled as she recited the “Ten Classic Jump Rope Rhymes”.
Went upstairs to kiss a fella
Made a mistake
And kissed a snake
How many doctors
Did it take?
1 – 2 – 3 – 4…
That one sure brought back blacktop recess memories as did many of other stories and games included in this treasure of a book. I plan to keep it close at hand because it is not only a heartwarming encyclopedia of empowering and educational facts about women but it is a guide book on to how to feel young again.
Go ahead and tap into your inner girl.
I double dog dare you.
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I purchased three copies of this, and three copies of the Dangerous Book for Boys for my nieces and nephews for Christmas. Am very stoked.
Um… we’re all in trouble if I have an “inner girl” . . .
Oh man, I remember Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Board.
In fact, I think I have a scar… LOL
I saw those books in the bookstore. I wondered what they were, but didn’t have time to pick one up. I’ll definitely be getting one of those!
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I WANT THIS BOOK.
Just sayin’.
What a great way to pass the time at the bus stop – share a book together. There’s that creative spirit again!
I agree with your Mom. I love being a girl!!!
On a day when I was told that I think like a man by a man daring to be a girl is fantastic advice.