March is National Women's History Month, which honors the contributions of women throughout American history.

Here are some reading suggestions for you and your child.

Books with a twist

"Tatterhood and Other Tales," edited by Ethel J. Phelps

"Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy," by Wendelin Van Draanen

"Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella," by Daniel San Souci

Girl-powered books

"Matilda," by Roald Dahl

"Harriet the Spy," by Louise Fitzhugh

"Mrs. Piggle Wiggle," by Betty MacDonald

"The Great Gilly Hopkins," by Katherine Paterson

"Sadako and the Thou- sand Paper Cranes," by Eleanor Coerr

"The Courage of Sarah Noble," by Alice Dalgliesh

"Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind," by Suzanne Fisher Staples

Fiction

"Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairytales, and True Tales," told by Virginia Hamilton

"Seven Brave Women," by Betsy Hearne

"Bloomers!" by Rhoda Blumberg

Biography/history

"Emily," by Michael Bedard

"Louisa May Alcott, Young Writer," by Laurence Santrey

"Joan of Arc," by Josephine Poole

"Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Homefront in World War II," by Penny Colman

"Ballot Box Battle," by Emily Arnold McCully

"A Picture Book of Anne Frank," by David Adler

-- Susan Rapp,

Village Reading Center

Pub Date: 03/21/99