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(s) 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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It's all about resilience and mindfulness this month for the 2-4 age group of Little Feminist. The welcome note describes the intention of your little one developing abilities to comfort themselves from within. The reverse side has an activity. You start by cutting out the little emotion cards provided, then you can play several versions of a game that involve identifying the emotions. My daughter and I had fun making faces for each emotion in front of a mirror.
Sometimes All I Need Is Me by Juliana Perdomo — Retail Value $17.99 (Found on sale for $16.19 here)
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Amazon summary:
Meet a young girl who loves her cozy home. It smells like cinnamon tea and feels like warm pajamas. But even when she’s away from home, and everything is different, she finds a way to become her own home, where she feels calm. At night, when it’s too dark and her feet are cold, her room can be a little scary. But she creates her own light when she closes her eyes and thinks of the sun. With friendliness and charm, Juliana Perdomo, in her debut as author-illustrator, shows young readers how to find comfort and confidence within. Her heartwarming picture book reassures children that sometimes, everything we need—courage, joy, peace, and love—is already inside us.
This book first drew us in with its colorful, botanical-strong illustrations. It's a very inviting one to pick up! The book's cadence is: you open to a spread depicting a little girl telling about things that comfort her, then you turn the page and the next spread tells how she manages without it. The book is filled with some great suggestions to foster an arsenal of tools for finding comfort with nothing but oneself—but, my husband and I felt like the book lacked conflict. At no point was the little girl shown having to overcome fears—she already has it mastered. In some ways that makes it an easy, happy read for anytime; not one you have to pull off the shelf with caution that it might trigger your kid.
Discussion Questions
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Little Feminist always provides a bookmark filled with discussion questions for each book included in the box. Some are conceptual, and others ask the child to recall themes or events from the book.
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. This month we received one book valued at $17.99, or $16.99 if you purchase through Amazon. As always, the book itself is wonderful and quality, but part of what LF subscribers are paying for is the book selection, the welcome note to help guide the parents' attention toward how to apply the book's lesson, the activity, and the discussion questions.
Key Takeaways
This month's book is not our family's first mindfulness book, but it's the first one we've encountered that gives suggestions and tools above and beyond just breathing. We love the colorful illustrations and the ideas for self-soothing for older toddlers and young children.
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Other Things You Should Know
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