Maria loves tea parties and dancing and wearing her hair in pigtails, but more than anything in the world...Maria loves churros. She'll do anything to get her hands on more of them, even enter a bullfight. To win, she must outsmart the other matadors who don't think she's big enough, fast enough, or strong enough. With determination and creativity, spunky Maria will dance her way to victory-and into readers' hearts. -- from Amazon.

Polly is tired of people telling her "that girls do not do that" whenever she tries something, and when she meets Senator Elizabeth Warren she is inspired to be brave and stretch herself, even running for class president in her new school.

When Dante plays make-believe with his friends he is the wizened wizard or regal ruler, but when he is by himself he would rather be the wicked queen.

When Ogilvy moves to a new town, he discovers that bunnies in dresses play ball and knit socks, and bunnies in sweaters make art and climb rocks, and Ogilvy wants to do it all.

After listing activities that are stereotypically, but not always, attributed to princesses, fairies, pirates, superheroes, and more, encourages the reader to imagine what one could be, despite others' expectations. Includes note to parents.

Inspired by watching a performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, a young black boy longs to dance and enrolls in ballet school.

Rhyming text affirms that girls can pursue their many interests, from playing sports to planting flowers in the dirt, without giving up their tiaras.

"This story of a boy's first ballet recital celebrates gender-creativity, the joy of dance, and being yourself. Ťo loves to dance, whether it's the cumbia with Pap̕, the bhangra with Amma, or ballet class with Miss Lila. He also loves the way his tutu makes him feel, inside and out. But when it comes time to decide which outfit to wear in the big dance recital--a sparkly tutu or shimmering silver pants--Ťo wonders if being his most authentic self...

"Charlie loves the bright red purse that his grandmother let him have. One day, he decides to take it to school. First his father, then his friends, and even the crossing guard question him about his "strange" choice. After all, boys don't carry purses. They point out that they, too, have things they like, but that doesn't mean they go out in public wearing them. But Charlie isn't deterred. Before long, his unselfconscious determination to carry a...

Zog the dragon, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout form a team of flying doctors, treating the kingdom's subjects; but Pearl's uncle, the king, disapproves, and locks her in the castle--until he becomes ill and discovers that only Pearl and her companions can cure him.