Picture Book Biographies

Here are a few new to the library picture book biographies that are lovely for Women's History Month and the rest of the year! 

A grandmother and her grandson bake a cake together. He's worried because people have said that boys don't bake. She told him a story about the first woman mayor in Kansas. 

The end of the story is a twist - which I appreciated. 

A biography about the woman who realized that women's bodies are NOT all the same and did something about it.

I didn't know anything about this fashionista; she has an interesting story. 

Patsy Mink's family had a saying - fall down seven times, stand up eight. And she lived by it. She fought against injustices. She became the first Japanese American woman elected to the Hawaiian legislature. She ran for Congress; lost the first time and won the second. She became the first woman of color in Congress!  She co-sponsored Title IX.

This is an important piece of history and one that I didn't know. 

Beatrice's family had a doll hospital, which she worked at growing up. She had ideas of becoming an artist, but life happened, and she had to give up on some dreams. Luckily, she found other dreams. She created dolls - lots of dolls. 

When I first looked at this book, I thought this was the biography of the creator of American Girl Dolls. But it wasn't. It was fascinating - the creation of dolls that lasted during war time. I love how she persisted and helped neighbors along the way. The afterward gives more details about Beatrice.  

There once was a princess who paved her own way and became a warrior.

This story is fascinating and features an untraditional heroine. I love how she didn't comprise herself and her beliefs.