CHILDREN’S LIST 2020

TRAILBLAZING WOMEN

This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer <<Joan Holub Ages 0-5 Learn about amazing women who impacted history in this colorful book!

A Is for Awesome!: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World << Eva Chen (Author) Derek Sesierto (Illustrator) Ages 0-5 This ABC board book depicts 23 influential women, who changed the world with splendid illustrations.

Think Big, Little One <<Vashti Harrison Ages 0-5 Featuring 18 women, this board book edition of Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World is written by New York Times bestselling author Harrison.

She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World. <<Chelsea Clinton (Author) Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator) Ages 5-10 With vivid illustrations, this book celebrates 13 American women, who helped shape our country through their tenacity. They all certainly persisted.

Phillis's Big Test <<Catherine Clinton (Author) Sean Qualls (Illustrator) Ages 4-7 In 1773, a slave girl Phillis Wheatley was the first African American woman to publish a book of poetry, using the power of words to change lives.

Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World <<Susan Hood (Author) Sophie Blackall et al. (Illustrator) Ages 4-8 Introducing 14 revolutionary young women, this book presents biographical poems paired with accomplished female artists.

Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women’s Right to Vote <<Dean Robbins (Authors) Nancy Zhang (Illustrator) Ages 4-8 This book highlights the story of a tireless suffragette Alice Paul and President Woodrow Wilson. Through organized parades, letter writing and protests outside the White House, she convinced to change everything.

Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré << Anika Alldamuy Denise (Author) Paola Escobar (illustrator) Ages 4-8 With elegant and colorful illustrations, this inspiring picture book showcases the biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian Pura Belpré, who championed bilingual literature. A Spanish-language edition, Sembrando historias: Pura Belpré: bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos, is available.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Women’s Rights Pioneer <<Connie Coldwell Miller (Author) Cynthia Martin (Illustrator) Ages 6-12 This graphic novel biography tells about the life and legacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her right for women’s right to vote. I Am Susan B. Anthony (Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum) <<Nancy Parent Ages 4-8 Based on the book series Ordinary People Change the World by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, this book introduces the reader to Susan B. Anthony and helps the reader understand the importance of the vote!

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks <<Suzanne Slade (Author) Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illustrator)

Ages 6-10 This book biography is about poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), who was the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize. Known for her poems about “real life,” Brooks was a bold and talented artist, who from a very young age dared to dream. A never published poem by Brooks is included.

My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth <<Ann Turner (Author) James Ransome (Illustrator) Ages 6-10 Written in the eloquent voice of Sojourner Truth, this book tells the remarkable story of how former slave Isabella Baumfree transformed herself into the preacher and orator Sojourner Truth, an important abolitionist and women's rights leader.

Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage <<Claire Rudolf Murphy (Author) Stacey Schett (Illustrator) Ages 6-10 Based on a true-story, this book tells the story of a young girl who is inspired to join the women’s suffrage movement and discovers that small efforts can result in small changes―and maybe even big ones.

What Miss Mitchell <<Hayley Barrett(Author) Diana Sudyka (Illustrator) Ages 4-8 With gorgeous illustrations, this book shares the amazing true story of Maria Mitchell, America’s first professional female astronomer from Massachusetts in the 19th century.

Trailblazing women: 2020 marks an important year for U.S. democracy. This year, America will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, officially granting women the right to vote, and PBS will launch multiplatform programming focused on “Trailblazers” in order to commemorate the fight for women’s suffrage in the US and the stories of modern women, who continue to shatter the glass ceiling and transform modern history. We hope your children (ages 0-12) will enjoy learning about some trailblazing women, who have made a difference throughout the world, but especially in the US.

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