MOTHERS Book Bag: The Daring Book for Girls

We all heard about how The Dangerous Book for Boys by brothers Conn and Hal Iggulden may have encouraged its young readers to injure themselves. Yet, it got boys away from their Xboxes. Now it's the girls' turn with The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Perkowitz.

You may recognize the authors - Andrea is the author of Mother Shock: Tales from the First Year and Beyond -- Loving Every (Other) Minute of It and Miriam penned The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars: Who Decides What Makes a Good Mother?, which MOTHERS Book Bag featured in June 2005.

Whether readers and their moms consider themselves tomboys, girly-girls, or both, The Daring Book for Girls is a girl's invitation to adventure. The book serves as a manual for everything girls need to know from female heroes in history like Joan of Arc, to secret note-passing skills, science projects, and the five important karate moves.

The Daring Book for Girls sounds like a book both MOTHERS and daughters can enjoy TOGETHER this holiday season.