Okay be prepared I am about to rant. The Tiny Human loves pretty things and dresses and such. Not my bag but Tiny Human has their own tastes. So we got some early reader "Princess" books and 4/5 of the stories were about pursuing boys to kiss! WTF 1/x

And on one level that is fine I am not that drum I am body and relationship positive. But that& #39;s the problem one character falls in "love" with a boy who actively mocks her another looses all self reliance. What are these messages we are sending? 2/x

So did I hallucinate the 2nd half of the twentieth century where are the independent female role models? I get that there a issues in mainstream publishing about same sex.partnershils (I don& #39;t think there should be but I am a realist) but where even are the women who enjoy 3/X

Being self sufficient having friendships anything. Also same sex, disability and multi race representation can all be in there without being in your face or simply tokenistic. Children deserve books with beautiful dresses and working women and men who are just men not princes 4/x

Something anything that is a bit like the real beauty and diversity of humanity but with pretty clothes if they want ....Also what& #39;s with shoring up the monarchy via the medium of children& #39;s literature? Anyway wholesome early reader recommendatikns please. The end.