Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison (Review)

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I would like to bring you a children’s book to help our children prepare for the Upcoming Presidental Election. This children’s book is called by Vashti Harrison  from Hachette Books who sent me a physical copy of the book for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase.

About the book: Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Meet the little leaders. They’re brave. They’re bold. They changed the world.

Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations, including: 

Nurse Mary Seacole 

Politician Diane Abbott 

Mathematician Katherine Johnson 

Singer Shirley Bassey 

Bestselling author and artist Vashti Harrison pairs captivating text and beautiful illustrations as she tells the stories of both iconic and lesser-known female figures. Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things. 

Meet the Author: Vashti Harrison 

Vashti Harrison is the New York Times bestselling creator of Big, which was awarded the 2024 Caldecott Medal, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor, in addition to being a National Book Award finalist.

Vashti is also the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Little LeadersLittle Dreamers, and Little Legends, and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong’o’s Sulwe (for which she received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor), Matthew A. Cherry’s Hair Love, Andrea Beaty’s I Love You Like Yellow, and Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic’s Hello, Star, among others. 

A two-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, Vashti lives in Brooklyn, New York, and invites you to visit her online or @vashtiharrison

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates