Tag: Cruella de Vil

Then again, I’m not sure if a nonpartisan book about Trump could grow out of the current climate. I found all of this and more in several immersive picture books about women leaders. All the way, Jordan’s distinct “big, bold, booming, crisp, clear, confident voice” guides us. Barbara believed politics could change that,” Barton writes. “Her voice had made a difference.” Image In TURNING PAGES: My Life Story (Philomel, 40 pp., $17.99; ages 4 to 8), Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivers an ode to books under the guise of recounting her life story. “She lived in a big house on a tree-lined street and partnered with her dad, a successful lawyer, to solve crimes.” Justice Sotomayor credits “Lord of the Flies” with teaching her why “we need laws and rules to feel safe.” Her story skips a beat (or 12) when young Sonia suddenly ends up at Princeton, followed by a successful legal career and a seat on the Supreme Court. Image I might have found ELIZABETH WARREN: Nevertheless She Persisted (Abrams, 48 pp., $18.99; ages 6 to 9), a biography of the Massachusetts senator by Susan Wood with peppy, absorbing illustrations by Sarah Green, equally charming were it not for Warren’s obvious 2020 ambitions. It was only in the first few pages, when Gillibrand relays the story of the strong women in her own family, that I wondered whether she wrote this book to educate children or to woo their parents (or babysitters of voting age). I want my son (and other little boys) to know about the women featured in these books, but “Bold & Brave” doesn’t seem to invite boys in. But if we’re truly going to teach our children about this political moment, then boys and girls both should heed the stories of Barbara Jordan, Justice Sotomayor and Susan B. Anthony.