23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World
by Eva Chen
Recommended by Kyle Harrison
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Bright, picture-led board book that pairs letters with feminist icons using playful names and bold art. It’s built for read-aloud moments: each spread is a single letter plus an attention-grabbing illustration, so the book’s useful part is sparking conversation and expanding the usual ABC examples. Its main limitation is brevity — text is minimal and adults provide the backstory — so readers who want narrative or biographical depth will be left wanting. Visuals carry most of the charm but can make the concept feel repetitive.
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Why stick with plain old A, B, C when you can have Amelia (Earhart), Malala, Tina (Turner), Ruth (Bader Ginsburg), all the way to eXtraordinary Youand the Zillion of adventures you will go onInstagram superstar Eva Chen, author of Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes, is back with an alphabet board book depicting feminist icons in A Is for Aweso...
Difficulty:easy
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Children’s Fiction, Children's, and Fiction.
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Kyle Harrison
“During my 24 hour trip to LA I picked up this great book for Brooke! Strongly recommend!”
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