I subscribe to the monthly Books that Matter feminist book box (you can see my review of the November box here) so I was on the mailing list when they were looking to launch the Brave Girls Book Club, a similar offering for girls.
My daughter is 10 and not the keenest reader, so I thought it would be worth a shot.
The first box arrived this week and my daughter got to it first so there are no nice unboxing photos… The wrapping is the same as the Books that Matter box anyway so let’s go straight to the contents!
The November Box
The theme for the box was ‘Girls Who Read, Lead’ and the contents of the box were:
- ‘When Life Gives You Mangoes’ by Kereen Getten
- A reading journal
- Two ‘This Girl is Mighty’ pencils
- A bag of strawberry sweets (long since gone…)
- A collectible patch (there will be one to collect each month)
- A bookmark with quotations from Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ on
- A ‘Brave Girl’ keyring
- A ‘Girls Who Read, Lead’ booklet/activity pack
My Review
The book looks excellent – it is one that I wouldn’t have thought of to buy my daughter (I hadn’t heard of it) but she likes the look of it. Whether she actually reads it will be the true test!
The pencils are really nice and are already in use, as is the keyring which has been attached to my daughter’s school bag. The bookmark is nice and the sweets were very much appreciated in the three seconds they were in the house!
The patch is cute, but I’m not sure what we will do with it – I think attaching it to something will involve sewing which is very unlikely to happen! I think a pin badge would have been better and more likely to get some use.
The activity booklet is quite thin but I think my daughter will like the wordsearch and might do some of the other activities. Time will tell if she uses the reading journal but I am ever the optimist!
My Verdict
I think this is a lovely box for girls aged between about 9 and 12 – the book looks a good reading age for my daughter and it is nice to have a story that is both diverse and has positive messages about friendship.
The other items in the box were well chosen, good quality and I think this box is reasonable value.
We’ll certainly be giving the December box a go!
This looks like a great box! The book sounds interesting.
I am hoping I can read the book with her 😀
Looks like a fun box, and I’m glad most of the items are already in use. Hopefully your daughter will read the book. 😉 I’ve heard of this one, but I don’t know much about it!
-Lauren
Who knows whether she will pick it up but I hope so!
Wow – this book, and really whole box, looks awesome! I wish I had a girl in this age range that I needed a gift for, because I would absolutely get them a subscription to a box like this.
It would make a lovely gift 😀