Princess Grace by Mary Hoffman, illustrations by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu
no awards that I'm aware of
I love this story because I live with a "princess" and I'm always trying to find ways of balancing her interest in princesses and princess stuff with other messages that add up to an empowered self concept!
This book has a great message about princesses actually being more than the disney version.
Grace is featured in other books by Mary Hoffman and is a spunky African American girl. Hmmmm, actually Mary Hoffman is from England, so "African British"????? I don't know the term!
Anyhow, I recommend the Grace books in general. And if you're in need of a "princess antidote" at your house, this is a good pick!
Showing posts with label Girls and Women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Girls and Women. Show all posts
Friday, February 3, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Marching With Aunt Susan
Marching With Aunt Susan; Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage
by Claire Rudolf Murphy, illustrated by Stacey Schuett
no awards yet, but I'm predicting there will be some! It was published in 2011, so we'll see what happens.
I really enjoyed this picture book. It is written from the point of view of a girl named Bessie who gets to meet "Aunt Susan" Susan B. Anthony, hear her speak and get involved in the Suffrage movement. Bessie was a real little girl who lived in Berkley California in 1896. In fact the story is based on fact very closely. But still a good STORY (in other words my 7 year enjoyed the book too!)
The author had the opportunity to read real letters exchanged between Bessie's Aunt Mary and Susan B. Anthony and she says "I wanted to find a real girl to write about and eventually I found the Keith-McHenry-Pond papers at The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkley. Inside boxes and cartons were Bessie's journals, newspaper articles about her family's hiking, and the suffrage collection of her aunt, Mary McHenry Keith. My hand shook as I read letters from my hero Susan B. Anthony to Aunt Mary."
There is a nice collection of supporting material and links to further resources at the end of the book including a photo of the real Bessie.
Love, Louise
by Claire Rudolf Murphy, illustrated by Stacey Schuett
no awards yet, but I'm predicting there will be some! It was published in 2011, so we'll see what happens.
I really enjoyed this picture book. It is written from the point of view of a girl named Bessie who gets to meet "Aunt Susan" Susan B. Anthony, hear her speak and get involved in the Suffrage movement. Bessie was a real little girl who lived in Berkley California in 1896. In fact the story is based on fact very closely. But still a good STORY (in other words my 7 year enjoyed the book too!)
The author had the opportunity to read real letters exchanged between Bessie's Aunt Mary and Susan B. Anthony and she says "I wanted to find a real girl to write about and eventually I found the Keith-McHenry-Pond papers at The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkley. Inside boxes and cartons were Bessie's journals, newspaper articles about her family's hiking, and the suffrage collection of her aunt, Mary McHenry Keith. My hand shook as I read letters from my hero Susan B. Anthony to Aunt Mary."
There is a nice collection of supporting material and links to further resources at the end of the book including a photo of the real Bessie.
Love, Louise
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