Little Feminist Book Club is a monthly book subscription box for kids ages newborn to 9 years old. Each month you will receive one to two books to help diversify your bookshelf. Plus, you will also receive hands-on activities and tools to help your book come to life. Subscriptions are offered for ages 0-2, 2-4, 4-7, and 7-9. From Little Feminist:
Only 31% of children's books feature a female character, and only 13% feature a person of color.
This children's book subscription sends books that highlight lesser-represented characters and teaches important life lessons with beauty and nuance.
The Cost: $22.95 per month + $2.95 US shipping. Save with longer subscriptions.
This review is of the Book Club for ages 2-4 years.
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Opening The Box
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Little Feminist sends their books in an envelope-style box. Packed snugly inside are the book of the month, a welcome note and activity, and a bookmark with discussion questions listed on the front and back.
Here's What's Inside
Welcome Note & Activity
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We're introduced to this month's book with great fanfare, told that all 7 of the book-selecting team at Little Feminist shares enthusiasm for this title. It's a book about community and its lyrical text is actually a song. More on that momentarily! The back of the welcome note features the activity of the box. It's three popsicles ("paleteros") that can be colored and cut out and passed along to someone in your neighborhood. This feels especially fitting for us because for several years a young girl on our street had a homemade popsicle stand.
Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan Cool! by Lucky Diaz (Author), Micah Player (Illustrator), Dr. Carmen Tafolla (Translator) — Retail Value $17.99
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You can see from these little glimpses I've shown that this book is bursting with color and movement. Little Feminist chose to include the bilingual edition, in both English and Spanish, to spark curiosity about another language and introduce exposure. We're all about it! My husband is more studied in Spanish and navigates pronunciation better than I do, but I always give it a try, and I think that's an important example for my child. The flowing words actually form a song! It's fun to read them in a sing-songy way, but if you're curious how it's meant to sound, you can listen to a full band recording here. You could even follow along to the recording with your book open in front of you, which is a fun and unique way to interact with a picture book. This one became a quick favorite in our family.
Discussion Questions
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Little Feminist always provides a bookmark filled with discussion questions for each book included in the box. When we first began receiving this box, my daughter was two and her answers to the questions were often very abstract and vague. She just turned four and it's incredible to reflect on how her language and cognition has developed. If she doesn't know the answer to one of the questions, we go back to the text and find it.
Value - Was This Box Worth It?
The Cost: $22.95 per month + $2.95 US shipping. Save with longer subscriptions.
Value Breakdown: Little Feminist Book Club costs $25.90 per month, which includes the cost of shipping. Those familiar with this subscription will know that this isn't one to subscribe to if you're looking for a deal or a discount. It's an investment in the curation, activity, discussion questions, and honestly, even the welcome note is a really great touch to help me as a parent be primed on what to focus on as I read the month's book(s) to my kid. This month we were sent one book that costs $17.99. The extras end up costing $7.91. That may not be for everyone, but it feels worth it to me.
Key Takeaways
I love that this month's Little Feminist selection is bright, lyrical, bustling, and offers exposure to Spanish. We've had a blast reading this book, and its message of spreading kindness through one's community comes with perfect timing as we spend the last of our long days outdoors before school begins.
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Other Things You Should Know
Can I still get this box if I sign up today? Little Feminist tends to ship the first week of each month. Order now to receive the September box.
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