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Monday, November 05, 2007

Looking for a holiday gift for a daughter or niece? Check out Flexible Reviews today. I reviewed an awesome book called Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz.

posted by Alex Elliot @ 9:29 AM 4 comments

4 Comments:

At 11/05/2007 6:59 PM, soccer mom in denial said…

Looks exactly like the Dangerous Book for Boys. Which I loved.
At 11/05/2007 10:11 PM, Lisa said…

Can't wait to hear what you thought of the book. Am off to check your review of it.
At 11/06/2007 9:21 AM, Suzanne said…

Very thoughtful review. I had not given the authors kudos for not having a pink cover, but you are absolutely correct.

I still loathe the fact that there have to be separate books for boys and girls. I know that you agree with me on this, but it really eliminates the odds that boys will get this book and have the opportunity to learn how to make friendship bracelets and that girls will get the other book and learn how to fly kites or whatever. Kids should just be able to read a book of activities and pick what they like.

Also, it weirds me out that the book for boys is "dangerous" and the one for girls is "daring." I wish both were daring, as I think the idea that boys should do "dangerous" things (none of which are in the book) is disturbing.
At 11/07/2007 1:52 AM, painted maypole said…

I've seen the book for boys and thought it was awesome, assume the girl one is as well.

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