Women's History Month: Nonfiction Children's Books

Showcasing a few Children's Biographies new to the library collection. These are all inspiring reads. 

While these Who Is books are shorter than the Who Was books, it's still full of information. This one talks about Greta Thunberg's realization that the world is changing due to bad habits. And that the climate change needs to stop - now. 

Wangari Maathai was surprised and unhappy when she learned about how the trees were being cut down in Kenya. She started a campaign called the Green Belt Movement and planted trees, saved forests and parks, and started spreading the word.

Sue Bird is basketball legend. 

Stacey Abrams is an amazing woman - romance author, lawyer, and politician. She is fighting against rules that make it hard for people to vote in Georgia. I can't wait to see what she does next. 

And if you missed it, here are a few older favorites:

 

Review: Little Dreamers

Showcasing more amazing women from around the globe.

I loved this book - for the women it mentioned and for the amazing artwork.

I loved learning about awesome women from various races and who had a multitude of interests. I love how all of them made a difference. And of course as a librarian, I loved the shout out to research at the end of the book.

Library Recommendation: This book is a must have for both schools and public libraries.

Just a few picture book biographies of some of the women mentioned:

Maya Lin

Ada Lovelace

Mary Blair

Hedy Lamarr

Review: Why We March

Signs from the January 17th Women's March around the world.

Signs of hope, justice, equality for everyone.

Reading the signs of this book gave me so much hope for the world. And I'm not going to lie, I teared a few times over it and had to put the book down. With everything going on in our country right now, it was a great reminder of the good in people. 

There are so many great photos. I bought this one for the teen section at the library, hoping that they will learn from our mistakes and be the change the world desperately needs. Yes, I'm pushing my feminist agenda on them, but in reality, the library has something to offend everyone. And if this book offends you, that tells me all I need to know about you as a person.

Also keep up the good fight!

Nasty Women's Nonfiction Books

This is by no means an extensive list, only a list of books that have stuck with me and recent reads. But if you're looking for feminist middle grade books (and who isn't?) this list is a good jumping off point.

You might also like my feminist picture books post and my Fierce Female YA books post and my Middle Grade books.