Children's Books for Women's History Month

Updated March 4, 2025
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The tree in the courtyard :
Gottesfeld, Jeff.
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016 Told from the perspective of the tree outside Anne Frank's window-and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artist-this book introduces her story in a gentle and incredibly...
Me-- Jane /
McDonnell, Patrick,
Paper Book
A Caldecott Honor Book Patrick McDonnell--bestselling author-artist and creator of the beloved MUTTS comic strip--shares the inspiring story of young Jane Goodall, the legendary and inspiring conservationist featured in the hit documentary...
The underground abductor
Hale, Nathan,
Paper Book
In The Underground Abductor, #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Nathan Hale tells an abolitionist tale about Harriet Tubman in the Hazardous Tales graphic novel series! "These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody,...
Women's suffrage movement
Wilkins, Veronica B.
Ebook
In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of the women's suffrage movement. Interesting photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about this important period in American history. An infographic...
Thank you, Sarah : the woman who saved Thanksgiving
Anderson, Laurie Halse.
Paper Book
From the author of Speak and Fever, 1793, comes the never-before-told tale of Sarah Josepha Hale, the extraordinary "lady editor" who made Thanksgiving a national holiday! Thanksgiving might have started with a jubilant feast on Plymouth's shore. But by the 1800s...
An invisible thread Christmas story /
Schroff, Laura.
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of An Invisible Thread comes the true, heartfelt, and extraordinary story of how one woman's decision to help a boy on the street changed both of their lives forever. In this sweet picture book, Laura retells the first...
Dinosaur lady The daring discoveries of mary anning, the first paleontologist.
Skeers, Linda.
Ebook
Planting stories :
Denise, Anika.
Paper Book
RECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPRÉ HONOR  * A Today Show's Best Kids' Books of 2019 * Indie Next List Pick * Junior Library Guild Selection *  "An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian...a must...
She persisted : 13 American women who changed the world
Clinton, Chelsea
Paper Book
Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted. Throughout United States history, there...
Who says women can't be doctors? : the story of Elizabeth Blackwell
Stone, Tanya Lee.
Paper Book
In the 1830s, when a brave and curious girl named Elizabeth Blackwell was growing up, women were supposed to be wives and mothers. Some women could be teachers or seamstresses, but career options were few. Certainly no women were doctors. But Elizabeth refused to accept the common...

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