Female Lead Characters in Children's Books After discovering that only one in three picture books or books for babies in the UK and USA has a female lead (and only one in five with animal characters), Eileen Browne (author of Handa’s Surprise and many other books), began compiling a list of books which did have female characters in a lead role. This list was updated by the author in Autumn 2020 © Eileen Browne 2016

All the books are 'a good read' for boys and girls and have either female lead characters, equal numbers of females and males or no gendered characters. The list contains picture books, fiction and information books.

The 30 highlighted “focus” books are in the stock of Islington Libraries and also feature characters from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Click on the image to find out which of our libraries currently stock the title.

The remaining titles on the list include many that may also be available to borrow or to purchase. Titles in green indicate where the female character is BAME (Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic).

All books that are available for loan can be reserved from our public catalogue: capitadiscovery.co.uk/islington

@Islingtonlibs Ada Twist, Scientist Ages 4-8 Andrea Beaty and David Roberts Ada Twist, with her boundless curiosity for science and love of the question 'why?', inspires countless kids and adults to follow their dreams and passions.

All Are Welcome Ages 2-7 Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcome. A school where children in patkas, hijabs, baseball caps and yarmulkes play side by side.

Amazing Grace Ages 4-10 Atinuke and Lauren Tobia Grace loves to act out stories. When her school decides to perform Peter Pan, Grace longs to play the lead, but her classmates point out that Peter was a boy, and besides, he wasn't black. How will Grace react?

Anna Hibiscus' Song Ages 2-7 Ron Fournier Anna Hibiscus is very happy! So happy, in fact, that she can't quite decide what to do with herself. So she turns to her family, who each offer her a way to express her boundless joy.

Azzi in Between Ages 6+ Sarah Garland Azzi and her parents are in danger. They have to leave their home and escape to another country where they must learn to speak a new language and find a new home. Azzi starts a new school where she begins tounderstand that she is not the only one who has had to flee her home. Boo Boo Baby and the Giraffe Ages 0-3 Eileen Browne and Emily Bolam Boo Boo Baby has lots of fun bouncing from animal to animal - but here comes a - rhino! 'Boo hoo!' says Boo Boo Baby, so the animals comfort her, bouncing her back to bed. Captain Sparklebeard Ages 2-8 Timothy Knapman and Sam Lloyd Peg dreams of adventure and has big ambitions, but when she asks to join the pirate crew they won't let her join because she's too small and she doesn't even have a beard! But can Peg prove, against all odds, that she's the greatest pirate there ever was?

Fantastically Great Women Who Made History Ages 7+ Kate Pankhurst This title looks at the stories, accomplishments and adventures of many more brilliant women from throughout history.

The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes Ages 3-7 Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks Luckily for Josephine, her new running shoes are anything but ordinary - these are magic shoes - but can they help her escape a bear when there's a mountain, a bog and even a lake in her way?

Handa's Surprise Ages 2-7 Eileen Browne The story of an African girls’ eventful journey with a basket of fruit. As she walks, carrying the basket on her head, various creatures steal her fruits. How to Be on the Moon Ages 4-8 Viviane Schwarz Best friends Anna and Crocodile are going on an intrepid adventure to the moon! But soaring into the space is no simple task. But when Anna and Crocodile set their sights on something, nothing can stand in their way.

Izzy Gizmo Ages 4-10 Pip Jones and Sara Ogilvie Izzy Gizmo just loves to invent, but her inventions never seem to work the way she wants them to. And that makes her really CROSS!

Jellybean Goes to School Ages 2-7 Margaret Roc and Laura Hughes Jellybean is a little girl longing to learn about the world and make friends. But is she ready to leave Mum behind and start school? This is an inspiring must-read for all children about to start school or nursery.

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Ages 8+ Vashti Harrison Featuring 40 trailblazing black women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations - from nurse Mary Seacole, to politician Diane Abbott.

Lulu Loves the Library Ages 2-5 Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw This is a moment-by-moment account of a very young child's visit to the local library. It presents a young child and her mum who read together because it's enjoyable. Malala’s Magic Pencil Ages 6+ Malala Yousafzai and Kerascöet As a child, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil that she could use to redraw reality. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true.

Molly Rogers, Pirate Girl Ages 3-8 Cornelia Funke and Kasia Matyjaszek Dastardly pirates meet their match when they kidnap a small, feisty girl named Molly. Even when they threaten to feed her to the sharks, Molly stubbornly refuses to cower in fear.

My Two Grannies Ages 2-7 Floella Benjamin and Margaret Chamberlain Alvina has two grannies who she loves with all her heart. When Alvina's parents go away on holiday, both the grannies move in to Alvina's house to look after her. But the two grannies want to do different things!

Quiet! Ages 1-6 Kate Alizadeh Each room in a house has different noises and in this book the text and visual clues help a child experience the home through sound, which will be familiar to those children who are blind or partially sighted.

Ruby Nettleship and the Ice Lolly Adventure Helen Docherty and Thomas Docherty Ages 3-8 Ruby is a magical little girl with improbable dreams. Ruby and her friends want a place to play, but their playground only has one old swing and a broken slide. Ruby’s Sleepover Ages 2-7 Kathryn White Ruby and Mai are camping out in the garden. As the night draws in, all sorts of scary characters head towards their tent. Luckily, Ruby has some magical objects in her rucksack, but will they be enough to keep the girls safe?

Ruby's Worry Ages 2-7 Tom Percival Ruby loves being Ruby. Until, one day, she finds a worry. When the worry starts to grow it makes Ruby sad. How can Ruby get rid of her worry and feel like herself again?

The Same But Different Too Ages 2-7 Karl Newson and Kate Hindley These children and animals are all very different to each other. Some are big, some are small. Some are gentle, some are rough. Everyone is playful, but who's the best at hiding?

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez Ages 5+ Andrea Beaty and David Roberts A rhyming tale in which Sofia Valdez is transformed from conscientious schoolgirl to determined social activist in a story of empowerment and community.

Suzy Orbit, Astronaut Ages 3-8 Ruth Quayle and Jez Tuya Suzy Orbit and her boss, Captain Gizmo, hear that aliens have been spotted near their space station. When Captain Gizmo needs help and Suzy is on hand with her spanner and brilliant inventing skills. There's a Shark in the Bath Ages 3-8 Sarah McIntyre What would you do if you found three sharks in the bath? The sharks are keen on a hearty breakfast, but Dulcie knows just how to outwit them and sends them packing before Dad even gets a glimpse.

Tickle, Tickle Ages 0-3 Helen Oxenbury The much-loved and cherished babies are back in this delightful story to help engage toddlers and encourage a love of reading.

Together We Can Ages 2-7 Caryl Hart and Ali Pye Our friends are all different, but one thing is true, each one is quite precious and that includes YOU! A rhyming read-aloud with joyous illustrations that celebrates diversity and inclusivity.

When a Dragon Comes to Stay Ages 2-7 Caryl Hart and Rosalind Beardshaw When a dragon comes to stay, will she behave herself? Why, of course she will. Well, not quite. Like all toddlers, this little dragon finds good manners a tiny bit tricky. It's lucky she has some friends to help her.

You Can Never Run Out of Love Ages 3-7 Helen Docherty and Ali Pye A heart-warming and funny tale about the different kinds of love, and how no matter how much love you give you can never run out. Title Author/s Age #Goldilocks Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross 3-8 006 and a Bit Kes Gray and Nick Sharratt 2-7 Aaaarrgghh, Spider! Lydia Monks 2-7 Abracazebra Helen Docherty and Thomas Docherty 3-8 Ada Lovelace Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & 4-9 Zafouko Yamamoto All Fall Down Helen Oxenbury 0-3 All Mine! Zehra Hicks 1-4 Alphonse, That is Not OK Daisy Hirst 2-7 To Do! Alphonse, There's Mud On Daisy Hirst 2-7 The Ceiling The Animal Boogie Debbie Harter 2-7 April Underhill, Tooth Fairy Bob Graham 3-8 B is for Baby Atinuke 2-7 Baby Love Helen Oxenbury 0-3 Baby Talk Stella Blackstone 0-3 Baby’s Big Box of Little Janet Ahlberg and Allan Ahlberg 0-3 Books A Bear Hug at Bedtime Jana Navotny and Kay Widdowson 1-6 Bee-&-me Alison Jay 2-7 Beegu Alexis Deacon 3-8 Betty Goes Bananas Steve Antony 2-7 Betty Goes Bananas in Steve Antony 2-7 Pyjamas Big Blue Whale Nicola Davies & Nick Maland 4+ Big Box Little Box Caryl Hart and Edward Underwood 2-7 Bootsie Barker Bites Barbara Bottner and Peggy Rathmann 3-8 Bunny Slopes Claudia Rueda 2-5 Title Author/s Age A Busy Day For Birds Lucy Cousins 1-7 The Camping Trip Jennifer K Mann 2-8 Car, Car, Truck, Jeep Katrina Charman and Nick Sharratt 1-6 Cat Learns to Listen at Simon Puttock and Ali Pye 2-7 Moonlight School Catch That Chicken! Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank 2-8 Catch That Rat! Caryl Hart & Tom McLaughlan 2-7 Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton 2-7 Emily Brown! A Child of Books Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston 3-9 Chill Carol Thompson 2-7 Clap Hands Helen Oxenbury 0-3 Clara the Cookie Fairy Thomas Nelson 2-7 Clean Up! Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola 3-8 Count With Little Fish Lucy Cousins 1-3 The Cow Who Climbed Gemma Merino 3-7 a Tree The Cow Who Fell to Earth Nadia Shireen 2-7 The Creature Choir David Walliams and Tony Ross 2-7 Dance! Carol Thompson 0-3 Dance Together Dinosaurs Jane Clarke and Lee Wildish 3-7 The Day Louis Got Eaten John Fardell 2-8 The Deep Dark Wood Algy Craig Hall and Ali Pye 2-7 The Detective Dog Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie 2-9 The Dinky Donkey Craig Smith and Kaz Cowley 2-7 Dinosaur Dig! Penny Dale 3-7 Dinosaur Roar Henrietta Stickland and Paul Stickland 2-6 Dogs Emily Gravett 1-4 Title Author/s Age A Dog's Tale Michael Rosen and Tony Ross 2-7 The Dot Peter H Reynolds 2-7 Double Trouble for Anna Atinuke and Lauren Tobia 2-7 Hibiscus! Duck and Penguin are not Julia Woolf 2-7 Friends Elsie Elephant Nikki Dyson 0-3 Emily Brown and Father Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton 2-7 Christmas Emily Brown and the Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton 4-9 Elephant Emergency Fantastically Great Women Kate Pankhurst 7+ Who Changed the World Fantastically Great Women Kate Pankhurst 7+ Who Saved the Planet Fantastically Great Women Kate Pankhurst 7+ Who Worked Wonders The First Slodge Jeanne Willis and Jenni Desmond 2-7 Five Minutes Peace Jill Murphy 2-7 Flip Flap Frozen Axel Scheffler 1-7 A Flower in the Snow Tracey Corderoy and Sophie Allsopp 2-7 Fruits Valerie Bloom and David Axtell 3-8 Fussy Freya Katherine Quarmby and Piet Grobler 3-8 Get Out of My Bath Britta Teckentrup 1-6 Giraffe and Frog Zehra Hicks 2-7 Go, Go, Pirate Boat Katrina Charman and Nick Sharratt 1-6 Goldilocks and the Leigh Hodgkinson 1-7 Three Potties Good Night Stories for Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo 6+ Rebel Girls Title Author/s Age Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd 0-4 Gorilla Anthony Browne 3-8 Gracie Grabbit and the Tiger Helen Stephens 2-7 The Greedy Goat Petr Horáček 2-7 Grow Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton 8+ The Gruffalo's Child Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2-7 Grumpy Frog Ed Vere 2-7 Handa's Hen Eileen Browne 2-7 Handa’s Noisy Night Eileen Browne 2-7 Happy Babies Helen Stephens 0-3 Happy Christmas Maisy Lucy Cousins 1-5 Hat Tricks Satoshi Kitamura 2-7 Hazel's Amazing Mother Rosemary Wells 2-7 Hey, Water! Antoinette Partis 3-7 Hide-and-Seek Pig Julia Donaldson and Axel Sheffler 1-5 Hilda and the Troll Luke Pearson 5+ His Royal Tinyness Sally Lloyd-Jones and David Roberts 3-8 How Many Pets? Chloe Inkpen and Mick Inkpen 1-4 How to Find Gold Viviane Schwarz 4-8 How to Hide a Lion at Helen Stephens 2-7 Christmas How to Hide a Lion Helen Stephens 2-7 from Grandma Hubble Bubble Granny Tracey Corderoy and Joe Berger 2-7 Trouble The Hug Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar 2-7 Hummingbird Nicola Davies and Jane Ray 4-9 I Can Catch a Monster Bethan Woollvin 2-7 Title Author/s Age I Do Not Like Books Daisy Hirst 2-7 Anymore I Like Books Anthony Browne 1-4 I'll Show You, Blue Kangaroo Emma Chichester Clark 2-7 I'm a Girl! Yasmeen Ismail 2-7 I'm Big Now! Anthea Simmons and Georgie Birkett 1-6 I'm Not Sleepy and I Will Lauren Child 2-7 Not Go to Bed In a Minute Tony Bradman and Eileen Browne 2-7 I Really Want That Unicorn Fabi Santiago 2-7 Is it a Mermaid? Candy Gourlay and Francesca Chessa 2-7 Is There a Dog in This Viviane Schwarz 1-7 Book? Island Born Junot Diáz and Leo Espoinosa 2-7 It's a Little Baby Antoinette Partis 3-7 It’s a No-Money Day Kate Milner 3-7 Izzy Gizmo and the Pip Jones and Sara Ogilvie 4-10 Invention Convention Journey Aaron Becker 3-8 Jump and Shout! Mike Dumbleton and Peter Carnavas 2-7 Just Ducks! Nicola Davies and Salvatore Rubbino 3-8 Katie and the British Artists James Mayhew 5-9 Katie Morag and the Two Mairi Hedderwick 2-8 Grandmothers Knuffle Bunny Mo Willems 2-7 Lao Lao of Dragon Margaret Bateson-Hill and 5-11 Mountain Francesca Pelizzoli The Last Wolf Mini Grey 2-7 Let's Go to Nursery Caryl Hart and Lauren Tobia 1-4 Title Author/s Age Lion Practice Emma Carlisle 2-7 Little Baby’s Busy Day Sally Symes and Nick Sharratt 0-3 Little Baby’s Playtime Sally Symes and Nick Sharratt 0-3 Little Bo Peep's Library Cressida Cowell 3-8 Book Little Lost Fox Carolina Rabel 2-7 Little Monster and the Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt 1-4 Spooky Party Little Nelly's Big Book Pippa Goodhart and Andy Rowland 3-7 Look Up! Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola 3-9 Lucy and Tom at the Shirley Hughes 2-7 Seaside Lucy's Day Trip Jennifer Northway 2-7 Lullaby Farm Stephanie Shaw and Rebecca Harry 1-4 Lulu Reads to Zeki Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw 2-5 Madeline Finn and the Lisa Papp 3-7 Library Dog The Magic Paintbrush Julia Donaldson and Joel Stewart 2-7 Maisy’s Boat Lucy Cousins 1-4 Maisy’s Bus Lucy Cousins 1-4 Maisy’s House Lucy Cousins 2-7 Mary Had a Dinosaur Eileen Browne and Ruth Rivers 2-6 Me and My Fear Francesca Sanna 2-7 The Mega Magic Teacher Rochelle Humes and Rachel Suzanne 3-7 Swap! Miss Brick the Builder’s Allan Ahlberg and Colin McNaughton 3-7 Baby Miss Dirt the Dustman’s Allan Ahlberg and Tony Ross 3-7 Daughter Title Author/s Age Miss Wobble the Waitress Janet Ahlberg and Allan Ahlberg 3-7 Mixed Arree Chung 2-8 Mog's Christmas Judith Kerr 2-7 Mog's Christmas Calamity Judith Kerr 2-7 Moo La La! Cow Goes Stephanie Shaw and Becka Moor 2-7 Shopping More and More Rabbits Nicholas Allan 2-7 Mouse’s Big Day Lydia Monks 2-7 The Mouse Who Ate the Petr Horáček 1-4 Moon Mrs Armitage on Wheels Quentin Blake 2-9 Mummy Laid an Egg Babette Cole 2-11 My Big Brother JJ Odette Elliott and Patrice Aggs 2-7 My Granny Went to Market Stella Blackstone and Christopher Corr 3-7 My Presents Rod Campbell 2-5 My Sister is an Alien Rachel Bright 2-7 My Tail’s Not Tired Jana Novotny Hunter and Paula Bowles 2-6 The Naughty Knight Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul 2-8 Never Say No to a Princess Tracey Corderoy and Kate Leake 2-7 Never Show a T-Rex a Book Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Diane Ewen 2-6 Never Touch a Dinosaur Rosie Greening and Stuart Lynch 0-3 No Problem Eileen Browne and David Parkins 3-8 Octopus Shocktopus! Peter Bently and Steven Lenton 4-9 Odd Dog Out Rob Biddulph 3-7 Oi Duck-Billed Platypus! Kes Gray and Jim Field 2-7 Oi Frog! Kes Gray and Jim Field 2-7 Oi Puppies! Kes Gray and Jim Field 2-7 Title Author/s Age Once There Were Giants Martin Waddell and Penny Dale 2-8 One Tiny Turtle Nicola Davies and Jane Chapman 5-9 On the Way Home Jill Murphy 2-7 Owl Bat Bat Owl Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick 2-7 Pat-a-Cake Ailie Busby 1-4 Peppa and her Golden Boots Neville Astley and Mark Baker 2-7 Peppa Goes to London Neville Astley, Mark Baker and Mandy 2-7 Archer Peppa Plays Football Neville Astley and Mark Baker 2-7 A Piece of Cake Jill Murphy 2-7 Pirate Nell’s Tale to Tell Helen Docherty and Thomas Docherty 2-7 Play Hide and Seek With Sam Taplin and Gareth Lucas 0-4 Tiger Plenty of Love to Go Round! Emma Chichester Clark 3-8 Polly Parrot Picks a Pirate Peter Bentley and Penny Dann 3-8 The Princess and the Giant Caryl Hart and Sarah Warburton 3-8 Princess Mirror-Belle and Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 4-8 the Dragon Pox A Quiet Night In Jill Murphy 2-7 The Rabbit Listened Cori Doerrfeld 2-7 Rabbit’s Nap Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2-6 Rain Carol Thompson 0-2 Rapunzel's Revenge Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and 8-16 Nathan Hale Red Rockets and Rainbow Sue Heap and Nick Sharratt 1-6 Jelly Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2-8 Rosie Revere, Engineer Andrea Beatty and David Roberts 4-9 Rosie's Babies Martin Waddell and Penny Dale 2-7 Title Author/s Age Rosie's Walk Pat Hutchins 2-7 Ruby’s Baby Brother Kathryn White 2-7 Ruby's School Walk Kathryn White 2-7 Sally and the Limpet Simon James 2-7 Santa Jaws Mark Sperring and Sophie Corrigan 2-7 Say Goodnight Helen Oxenbury 0-3 The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing Bob Hartman and Tim Raglin 2-7 She Rex Michelle Robinson and Deborah Allwright 2-8 Silver Walter de la Mare and Carolina Rabei 2-7 The Sleep Sheep Anna McQuinn and Hannah Shaw 3-7 The Smeds and the Smoos Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2-7 The Snail and the Whale Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2-8 The Snatchabook Helen Docherty and Thomas Docherty 2-7 That's Not My Witch Fiona Watt and Rachel Wells 0-3 There is a Tribe of Kids Lane Smith 3-7 There’s a Dragon in Your Tom Fletcher and Greg Abbott 1-6 Book There’s a Rang-Tan in My James Sellick and Frann Preston- 3-8 Bedroom Gannon There's a Snake in My David Walliams and Tony Ross 3-7 School There's a Tiger in the Garden Lizzy Stewart 2-7 They All Saw a Cat Brendan Wenzel 3-8 Through My Window Tony Bradman and Eileen Browne 2-7 A Tiny Little Story: Park Lisa Jones and Edward Underwood 0-2 Too Many Toys! Heidi Deedman 2-7 Topsy and Tim Learn to Jean Adamson and Gareth Adamson 3-7 Swim Title Author/s Age The Tower Bridge Cat Tee Dobinson and Steve Cox 2-7 Umbrella Elena Arevalo Melville 2-7 Under the Same Sky Britta Teckentrup 2-7 Under the Sea Anna Milbourne and Mariana 0-3 Ruiz Johnson Unplugged Steve Antony 2-7 Up and Down Rosalind Beardshaw 1-3 Up and Up Shirley Hughes 2-7 Veronica Roger Duvoisin 3-9 The Very Messy Mermaid Tracey Corderoy and Kate Leake 2-7 Voices in the Park Anthony Browne 3-8 Wait and See Tony Bradman and Eileen Browne 2-7 A Walk in the Park Anthony Browne 2-7 Wanda and the Alien Sue Hendra 2-7 Wanda and the Alien Go Sue Hendra 2-7 Camping We Found a Hat Jon Klassen 2-7 We Planted a Pumpkin Rob Ramsden 2-7 We're Going on a Bear Hunt Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury 2-7 We're Going on a Lion Hunt David Axtell 2-7 We’re Going on an Elf Chase Martha Mumford & Laura Hughes 2-7 We're Having a Baby Amanda Gummer and Marion Cocklico 1-5 The Whales on the Bus Katrina Charman and Nick Sharratt 1-6 The Wheels on the Bus Penny Dann 0-2 What Does an Anteater Eat? Ross Collins 1-7 What the Ladybird Heard Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 2-7 What the Ladybird Heard Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks 2-7 Next Title Author/s Age What Shall We Do, Blue Emma Chichester Clark 2-7 Kangaroo? When a Dragon Goes to Caryl Hart and Rosalind Beardshaw 2-7 School When Dad Was Away Liz Weir & Karin Littlewood 4-8 When We Grow Up Melanie Walsh 2-6 When, When, When Will it Cathy MacLennan 1-3 Be Christmas? Where Are You, Blue Emma Chichester Clark 2-7 Kangaroo? Where is Coco Going? Sloane Tanen 1-6 Where's Mrs Bear? Ingela P Arrhenius 0-3 Where's Mrs Ladybird? Ingela P Arrhenius 0-3 Where's Mrs Zebra? Ingela P Arrhenius 0-3 Where's That Bus? Eileen Browne 2-7 Where's the Bus? Eileen Browne and James Croft 2-7 Wind Carol Thompson 0-3 Winnie and Wilbur at the Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul 2-8 Seaside Winnie the Witch Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul 2-8 Winnie Wagtail Neil Griffiths and Eileen Browne 3-7 Wolf in the Snow Matthew Cordell 2-7 Woodland Dreams Karen Jameson and Marc Boutavant 5-10 The Woods Rob Hodgson 2-7 The Worst Princess Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie 3-8 Wow! Said the Owl Tim Hopgood 2-7 You Can't Eat a Princess Gillian Rogerson and Sarah McIntyre 2-7 You Choose Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt 2-7 Zaha Hadid Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and 4-9 Asun Amar