Fairy tales for kids: not the usual princesses

PanzallariaAka Frank Sanzo, has struck again. From his blog started a request for help / survey directed to all its readers. The aim was to be able to find books of fables for children that does not propose stereotyped characters.

Panzallaria argues, among other things:

If the boys play with the pots, not colpevolizzateli as he was leaving their machismo or 15 years to remember this when you will want to scream that you are not their servants, because they assume that to clear the table you are.
In addition to the slick manual for the “perfect princess” that can be found in bookstores in plain sight, hidden on the shelves there are a lot of room for books that give female characters more complex, articulated and not passive or forced into corsets that crush the breath .

I personally agree with her. I realized that even adaptations of famous stories in modern terms are insidious. For example, I thought Barbie and the Three Musketeers was not as bad history. Until I realized that part of the protagonist wearing pants and not just become a Musketeer wearing a skirt and find Prince Charming.

However, reports on the blog and I came here I report some, but by asking: how to choose books to read to your children? Feel important to follow criteria such as the mother Francesca, I do mine, or do you think is important? Waiting for your comments and also your suggestions (if you can, let them also on the blog that started the request).

Here are some titles:

The works of White Pitzorno, including the incredible story of Lavinia, Extraterrestrial pair, the girl with the falcon incredible story of two princesses who are being oppressed arcistufe Monica and Ross and Irene Bedino Hills, The Girls of butter and other stories of strange children Beatrice Masini; Frogs for snacks Guido Quartz; Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren.