The Daring Book for Girls - If You Dare

There's something for everyone in The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz, but unless you live in a hole in the ground, you already know this.

This book, an answer to brothers Conn and Hal Iggulden's wildly successful The Dangerous Book for Boys which, incidentally, I wrote about HERE, became an instant bestseller upon its release, and no doubt will top the list for the foreseeable future. Maybe forever.

It's a timeless treasure.



Daring humans of every age will find how tos, did you knows, and why nots on every meaty page of this beautiful, illustrated hard-cover book. Want to brush up on your Espanol? Need pointers on how to put your hair up with a pencil? How about learning some math tricks, Greek and Latin root words, and campfire songs?

You can find game ideas for your next slumber party, or get insider tips on how to play softball, Marco Polo, and darts.

Best of all, The Daring Book for Girls honors and empowers women by shining the spotlight on powerful, important, accomplished female role models.

Cleopatra and other Queens of the Ancient World come to life in between pages depicting tide charts and instructions on how to make a quill pen, and a plethora of notable women - from Olympic champions to inventors and scientists, from spies to real live princesses of the modern day - inspire readers through their examples.

What a gift. Kudos to the authors for what must have been a monumental task.

Go HERE to watch a heartwarming and exciting YouTube video about the book, and read a round-up of various blogger feedback HERE at The Parent Blogger Network.