Picture Books: Women's History Month

Some picture books perfect for Women's History Month and also the rest of the year

Someone else tried to take credit for her work, but Eunice Foot's curious nature led her to the discovery years prior.

Woman scientist getting her flowers. I love how the author asks questions of the reader. There's a timeline in the back of the book for readers.

A young girl is on her way to a march for Women's Rights with her mother, but after what happened at school, she's not feeling very hopeful.

I love how she learns to use her voice and makes a plan to stand up for herself. The signs are all fantastic in this book. I love how everyone comes together. 

Women's history through the alphabet. 

I particularly love K is for knowledge and for teachers and librarians. I love how this book is so inclusive and offers so much information - including the back matter of the people mentioned. This is a great book to share. 

Rose loved art; she worked at an art museum in France. But when the Nazis invaded, they stole art. Rose stayed, never letting them know that she spoke the language. She listened. She plotted. She wrote extensive notes about all the art she saw come through the museum. She did what she could to save the art and thanks to her notes, she knew where it belonged.

This is a fascinating story about WWII spies, art, and flying under the radar. It's a fantastic biography for older elementary school readers.

Paintings are still missing today.

* Book sent for review

Lilly found a job at Disney studios as an inker. She liked being behind the scenes and she liked being part of the team. She helped out wherever she could. She liked spending time with Walt too. After they were married, they worked together projects. But the studio was still in danger. No one liked the first Mickey Mouse movie. 

I really enjoyed this book about Lilly, although I'm sad there's not more knowledge about her. She really did keep to the background. I bet there are many more stories we don't know about her influences, ideas, and creations.

* Book sent for review

Mary Oliver loved nature; it spoke to her.

I didn't know anything about Mary Oliver, but this book inspired me to look up her poems. I wish there had been some poetry in this one. The story is sweet and illustrations are lovely.  I hope this book inspires readers to create their own poetry after being outdoors.

* book sent for review