Nursery rhymes for feminist times - a collection of wonderfully funny popular nursery rhymes and poems reworked with a feminist twist by award-winning author, Jeanne Willis.
Praise for What Are Little Girls Made Of?:
"Proving that girls can be the heroes of any tale" - The Bookseller
"Ingenious and empowering, these are a must-read for girls and boys" - The Scotsman
Think you know your favourite classic nursery rhymes? Read this picture book and think again! In this witty reworking of popular nursery rhymes, Georgie Porgie doesn't dare to make the girls cry, Little Bo-Peep's sheep are all present and correct, thank you, and it's the queen, OF COURSE, who fixes Humpty Dumpty. With the combination of Jeanne Willis's brilliantly funny poems and charming, witty illustrations from Isabelle Follath, these nursery rhymes prove that girls can be the heroes of any story.
Includes revamped classic nursery rhymes such as:
Jeanne Willis Biography
Author Jeanne Willis has written over 80 children's books from picture books and stories for younger readers to teen novels. She has won several awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Silver Smarties Prize and has also been shortlisted for the Whitbread Award.
Born in St Albans in 1959, Jeanne Willis always loved