Women’s History Month: Children’s Book List

Think Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison – BB HAR

Presents the lives of women creators throughout history, including profiles of Ada Lovelace, Bessie Blount Griffin, Yayoi Kosama, and Calypso Rose.
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed The World by Chelsea Clinton – P CLI

A nonfiction picture book compilation of the stories of 13 American women who persisted in overcoming obstacles and changing the world.
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired A Nation by Andrea Davis Pinkney – P PIN

Illustrations and rhythmic text recall the December 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty – P BEA

A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.
Under My Hijab by Hena Khan – P KHA

As a young girl observes that each of six women in her life wears her hijab and hair differently, she considers how to express her own style one day.
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown – P RUS

A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century.
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry – P CUR

This book is based on the viral photograph of African American toddler Parker Curry, who became mesmerized by Amy Sherald’s portrait of Michelle Obama, who she thought was a queen during a visit to the National Portrait Gallery.
Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar – J F KEL

When her mother is jailed for being one of Gandhi’s freedom fighters, ten-year-old Anjali overcomes her own prejudices and continues her mother’s social reform work, befriending Untouchable children and working to integrate her school.
George by Alex Gino – J F GIN

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she’s not a boy. She knows she’s a girl.
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney – J F PIN

After militants attack her tribal village, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil.
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan – TWEEN F RYA

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to work in the labor camps of Southern California.
Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time by Saira Mir – J 305.23 MIR

Discover the true stories of nineteen unstoppable Muslim women of the twenty-first century who have risen above challenges, doubts, and sometimes outright hostility to blaze trails in a wide range of fields.
What is the Women’s Rights Movement? by Deborah Hopkinson – J 305.42 HOP

Chronicles the women’s rights movement in the United States, from the beginning of the action of the nineteenth century and the fight for equal rights in the 1960s to such present-day events as the Women’s March in 2017.
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh – J 379.263 TON

Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California.
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, And Visionaries Who Shaped Our History… And Our Future! by Kate Schatz – J 920.72 SCH

Presents a collection of short biographies of notable American women representing each letter of the alphabet, from Angela Davis and Billie Jean King to Yuri Kochiyama and Zora Neale Hurston.
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America On The Moon by Suzanne Slade – WONDER J B JOH

Biography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson.
What Miss Mitchell Saw by Hayley Barrett – VOX J B BAR

Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual–a comet no one had ever seen before!
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story Of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca – SPECIAL NEEDS J B GRA

Describes the life and accomplishments of the animal scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock facilities, from her early life and autism diagnosis through her journey to become a livestock expert.
Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell by Tanya Lee Stone – J B BLA

In the 1830s, when a brave and curious girl named Elizabeth Blackwell was growing up, women were supposed to be wives and mothers. But Elizabeth refused to accept the common beliefs that women weren’t smart enough to be doctors.
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became The World’s Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull – J B RUD

A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
Before She Was Harriet: The Story Of Harriet Tubman by Lesa Cline-Ransome – J B TUB

A lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman honors the woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson – J B WOO

One of today’s finest writers, Jacqueline Woodson, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse.