Supporting the National Year of Reading 2026
Must-read books to celebrate International Women’s Day
Must-read books to celebrate International Womens Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th March, we’ve picked out our best reads about empowering women!
Young Readers
Fiction
Little Women and Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott
‘I want to do something splendid… something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead. I don’t know what,but I’m on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.’
Curl up with this timeless classic, and your new best friends – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, the four March sisters whose lives will bring tears to your eyes and warmth to your heart, and whose stories will stay with you forever.
With new, inspiring foreword from bestselling author Caitlin Moran, this Scholastic Classic edition of Louisa May Alcott’s most popular and enduring book is beautifully packaged for children today.
Non-Fiction
I Am Malala by Patricia McCormick and Malala Yousafzai
This is the true story of Malala, the girl who stood up for her Education and nearly died for the cause.
Malala was ten when the Taliban took control of her Pakistani region. They said music was a crime. They banned women from going to the market. They said girls could no longer go to school. But Malala was raised to speak up for her beliefs. So she blogged and spoke about girls’ rights to education. Then, aged just fifteen, she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in a shocking revenge attack. No one expected her to survive. But she did. And she’s still fighting for women’s rights.
As Harper Lee will tell you, courage isn’t a man holding a gun; in this case it’s a girl who dares to raise her voice against terrorism. Ideal for Children ages 12+.
Book Packs
Fantastically Great Women Box Set by Kate Pankhurst
Celebrate some of the most extraordinary women and their remarkable lives with this gorgeous gift set of the wildly successful Fantastically Great Women picture books!
This brilliant collection includes:
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World,
Fantastically Great Women Who Made History and
Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders
Be prepared to be inspired by Frida Kahlo, Anne Frank, Emmeline Pankhurst and so many more brilliant women. This is a wonderful children’s non-fiction picture book gem for boys and girls ready to take on the world! A must have for all little bookshelves.
Little People, Big Dreams: Influential Women Pack
A lovely collection of illustrated biographies from the bestselling Little People, Big Dreams Series.
Discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.
Told as a story, with a facts and photos section at the back, this sweet series for kids celebrates triumph over adversity through some of history’s favourite characters.
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