Little Feminist Book Club is a monthly book subscription box for kids ages newborn to nine 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 0-3, 3-7, 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 review is of the Book Club for ages 0-3 years.
This box was sent to us at no cost to review. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes.)
About Little Feminist Book Club
The Subscription Box: Little Feminist Book Club
The Cost: $23.75 a month + free shipping. Save with longer subscriptions.
The Products: At least one book (sometimes more) and hands-activities and tools to help your book come to life.
Ships to: The U.S. for free and worldwide for varying rates.
Little Feminist Book Club Ages 0-3 July 2020 Review
I received this welcome sheet introducing this month's books. They go over a few details about the books and how you can share your thoughts with them after reading the book with your little ones!
On the back of the welcome page is this month's activity which is "Pronoun Play." Here they give you some ideas on how you can encourage your little one to play with pronouns and gender and help them feel free to see how it feels and to express themselves.
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Baby's First Words by Christiane Engel - Retail Value $7.99
This board book has really cute illustration artwork! Every page has at least half a dozen or more words to point out, read, and teach your baby. It walks through a day in the life of a stay at home dad and his baby, from waking up and getting dressed, to outdoor play, to dinner, to bath time and bedtime, as well as vocabulary for different articles of clothing and emotions! It is also nice having dads be featured as caregivers and homemakers in this book. I also appreciate the racial diversity and the fact that the baby is gender ambiguous as well so any kid can relate to the child.
From the book description:
Learn over 100 early vocabulary words with a toothy toddler and her two dads! Cheerful acrylic illustrations and digital collage artwork will keep little eyes glued to the pages, searching for the silly woolly mammoth on each one. Designed to support babies' natural pattern of language development, this first word book for the modern world reflects the earliest nouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives and interjections that children learn to say.
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I Love Us: A Book About Family by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Retail Value $8.99
What a sweet book! This board book says it is "a celebration of silly, messy, loving families everywhere!" And I think that's true and I love it. Every picture shows families of all structures and colors and sizes making pancakes and messes, playing together outside, comforting each other, celebrating together, reading, traveling, kissing goodnight, and snuggling. It's very sweet and I love how the parents/grandparents/extended families are all shown very involved and present together. On a page near the back that says the title, "I love us!", it has a little mirror to show you and your child, and the last page shows a family tree with the question "Who do you love?" and bubbles where you can write the names of your family members.
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Discussion Question Cards
Each book comes with a discussion question card that gives you questions you can ask your little reader about the books. These cards are great because they continue the discussion from lessons that we learned in the book or things we might have seen. It also allows your little one to really think and for you to learn a bit more about what they might be thinking at the time. This month's questions ask things like, "What is your favorite part of the day?" and "What do you love to do with your family?" These questions are age-appropriate and help to get your kids engaged!
Verdict: This is my first shipment from Little Feminist Book Club! So far I think it's a very exciting book subscription. My kids are 4, 2, and 10 months and they all love to read and listen to our storytime before bed. I love that Little Feminist focuses on showing diversity while also highlighting cultures that my kids might not be exposed to. I do think that the price is a bit high for two books, but personally, I see the value in giving my kids a special treat each month, and in having Little Feminist do the work to source diverse and empowering books for me. My kids are always excited about new books, and with our local libraries currently closed, I'm happy for a subscription like this for them right now.
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? No, your next box would be September!
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