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Picture books featuring the boldest of girls.
Updated September 19, 2022
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Vashti Harrison
Paper Book
#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...
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Grace for President
Kelly DiPucchio
Paper Book
A fresh, fun, and "thought-provoking" New York Times bestseller about the American electoral college and why every vote counts from bestselling and award-winning duo Kelly DiPucchio and LeUyen Pham. "Where are the girls?" When Grace's teacher reveals that the...
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Rosie Revere, Engineer
Andrea Beaty
Paper Book
The beloved New York Times bestselling picture book about pursuing one's passion with persistence and learning to celebrate each failure on the road to achieving one's dreams.And now you can follow Rosie's further adventures-with her friends Iggy Peck and Ada Twist-in the instant New York Times...
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Ada Twist, Scientist
Andrea Beaty
Paper Book
Inspired by mathematician Ada Lovelace and physicist Marie Curie, this #1 bestseller from author Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts champions STEM, girl power, and women scientists in a rollicking celebration of curiosity, the power of perseverance, and the importance of asking "Why?"...
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Amazing Grace
Mary Hoffman
Paper Book
Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when she gets a chance to play a part in Peter Pan, she knows exactly who she wants to be. Remarkable watercolor illustrations give full expression to Grace's high-flying imagination.
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Ghosts in the House!
Kazuno Kohara
Paper Book
JUST THE RIGHT MIX OF SWEET AND SCARY for the youngest trick-or treaters At the edge of town lives a clever girl with a spooky problem: Her house is haunted! Luckily, she happens to be a witch and knows a little something about taking care of ghosts. She catches them, puts them...
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I am Rosa Parks
Brad Meltzer
Paper Book
Civil Rights leader Rosa Parks is the 3rd hero in in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical figure, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious way, and always...
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Antoinette
Kelly DiPucchio
Paper Book
A New York Magazine Best Book to Gift Little Kids 2024 A 2017 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Winner "Fans of Gaston (2014) rejoice! Now it's Antoinette's turn to shine." --Booklist (starred review) "Delightful...an action-packed romp." --...
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A Bad Case of Stripes
David Shannon
Paper Book
Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them, and Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out
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Big Red Lollipop
Rukhsana Khan
Paper Book
Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring her little sister along. Rubina is mortified, but she can't convince Ami that you just don't bring your younger sister to your friend's party. So both girls go, and not only does Sana demand to win every...
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Beautiful
Stacy McAnulty
Paper Book
Every girl is unique, talented, and lovable. . . .Every girl is BEAUTIFUL. Much more than how one looks on the outside, true beauty is found in conquering challenges, showing kindness, and spreading contagious laughter. Beautiful girls are empowered and smart and strong! ...
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Brave Irene
William Steig
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This winning heroine will inspire every child to cheer her on as she ventures through a bitter cold snowstorm in William Steig's classic Brave Irene. Brave Irene is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so well and can't...
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The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
Samantha R. Vamos
Paper Book
"This is the story of how the farm maiden and all the farm animals worked together to make the rice pudding that they serve at the fiesta. With the familiarity of "The House That Jack Built," this story bubbles and builds just like the ingredients of the arroz con leche that everyone enjoys....
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Cleonardo, The Little Inventor
Mary Grandpre
Paper Book
From Caldecott Honor artist Mary GrandPré, a tale of BIG ideas, little inventors, and the magic of creativity.Cleonardo's father is an inventor. So was her grandfather, her great-grandfather, and all the great-greats before them. Cleo wants to be an inventor too. She tries to help her...
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A Chair for My Mother
Vera B. Williams
Paper Book
Daughter, mother, and grandmother all dream of saving enough coins to buy a new chair to replace the one that was destroyed in the fire that ravaged their apartment.
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Each Kindness
Jacqueline Woodson
Paper Book
WINNER OF A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AND THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD! Each kindness makes the world a little better This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that created The Other Side and the Caldecott Honor winner Coming On...
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Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Paper Book
A 2004 Caldecott Honor Book Ella Sarah may be little, but she has a BIG sense of style--and it isn't at all like that of her mother, father, and older sister. Yet they all want her to dress just like them! Ella Sarah will have none of it--and when her flamboyantly dressed...
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Extra Yarn
Mac Barnett
Paper Book
From bestselling and award-winning author Mac Barnett and illustrator Jon Klassen comes Extra Yarn, a Caldecott Honor Book, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, and a New York Times bestseller. A young girl and her box of magical yarn transform a community in this stunning picture...
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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
Mark Pett
Paper Book
Beatriz Nuncafalla es una niña de nueve años que nunca -¡ni una sola vez!- ha cometido un error. Nunca olvida sus deberes de matemáticas, nunca lleva calcetines desaparejados, y siempre es la ganadora del espectáculo anual de talentos que hacen en el cole
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