Review By JENNIFER KALI I like the idea of this book. Eight-year-old Amanda uses her IMAGINATION to pretend that she is president. When she is president, she and her dog Coolidge will have the run of the White House, attending state dinners and meeting with the troops. She won’t have any problems with public speaking, because as [...]
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Call Me Madame President
December 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:animal rights·Animal Rights Books for Kids·Dogs·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Feminism·Jennifer Kali·Keith A. Gaston·Preschoolers·President·Sue Pyatt·Washington D.C.·White House
Wheels of Change
July 6th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN “I think [bicycling] has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…” I absolutely love this quote by Susan B. Anthony, but it wasn’t until I read Sue Macy’s recent publication on [...]
Tags:Bicycles·Carolyn M. Mullin·Feminism·History·Marguerite Gast·Older Elementary·Parents·Sue Macy·Susan B. Anthony·Women's History
Ladybug Girl at the Beach
August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Having loved the original Ladybug Girl as much as I did, I was a little reluctant to read Jacky Davis and David Soman’s latest book in the growing series. After all, series books often have trouble rekindling the magic of the very first book. Labybug Girl at the Beach, however, captured [...]
Tags:Bravery·Compassion·David Soman·Dogs·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Feminism·Independence·Jacky Davis·Preschoolers
Princess Smartypants
July 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY The love of all things princess has driven saner parents than me crazy, so when my daughter started talking about Belle, Cinderella, and the rest of the Disney clan (despite having never seen the movies), I knew I had to do something. Happily, I stumbled across Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole. [...]
Tags:1980s Childrens Literature·Animal Care·Babette Cole·Dragons·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Feminism·Independence·Preschoolers·Princess
Eco-Women
February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Think of Eco-Women: Protectors of the Earth by Willow Ann Sirch as an Ecofeminism 101 course book meets short biographical compilation for pre-teens. Profiling eight highly influential female movers and shakers (Gertrude Blom, Rachel Carson, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Jane Goodall, Barbara Kerr, Wangari Maathai, Margaret Murie, and Katherine Payne) in [...]
Tags:Biography·Carolyn M. Mullin·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Ecofeminism·Female Protagonist·Feminism·Older Elementary·Rachel Carson
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