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jmkmirkes's review against another edition
5.0
I plan on getting this book for all the kids in my life, both girls AND boys.
bookbrig's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.25
I liked the wide mix of women in this book, though I would have loved if they could have included a disability advocate as well. It's a great primer and would be perfect for homework or research projects because it's not boring/dry.
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
The authors of this book did an excellent job with representation here. They chose women from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities, and cognitive abilities. They included one trans woman and an autistic woman as well. All women were written about in pretty good detail for a picture book as well! I'd have liked to see even more representation, but that's tough when you're limited to 27 letters. The book ends with 27 things the reader can do to be rad, and resources and further reading that seem appropriate for a picture book audience.
Now for why I gave this a 2 star review, given that I loved so much about the book! This didn't feel like a picture book. Each woman had several paragraphs of text written about her, and there were almost no pictures to speak of. I don't know if it was just a function of a poorly formatted ebook version (I read this on my Kindle), but some of the women just had a page of color with a little corner that was a sliver of an illustration followed by her paragraphs of text. I don't know if these women get full illustrations in the physical book. It was also weird that the text all sat on pages devoid of images.
Now for why I gave this a 2 star review, given that I loved so much about the book! This didn't feel like a picture book. Each woman had several paragraphs of text written about her, and there were almost no pictures to speak of. I don't know if it was just a function of a poorly formatted ebook version (I read this on my Kindle), but some of the women just had a page of color with a little corner that was a sliver of an illustration followed by her paragraphs of text. I don't know if these women get full illustrations in the physical book. It was also weird that the text all sat on pages devoid of images.
whitneymj's review
4.0
Great summary of a variety of "rad" American women. I would recommend this for upper elementary/middle school.
meghan's review
3.0
"X is for the women whose names we don't know."
I appreciated that the end of the book gave a list of action steps that young people can take to be "rad" and make change in their own communities.
I appreciated that the end of the book gave a list of action steps that young people can take to be "rad" and make change in their own communities.
amibo's review
5.0
This should be shelved in the baby name section - options from A to Z for inspiring names for the next generation of rad women. So when your daughter says "Why did you name me..." you can pull this book out and say, "Here's who I named you after." And then read about the other women, and then read about yourselves. Because you're in there too. You're X. And I'm X. And X is the best part of this fabulous book.
mundlecat's review
3.0
This book was so great and it provided so many awesome role models. Most of these women are well known and some of them aren't. I love this book because it introduced to me some new concepts of " being rad".
wakenda's review
4.0
This book is great. The illustrations are beautiful and the selection of women is so well chosen. There’s such a genuinely diverse set of women, and it’s just imbued with positivity and loveliness.