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A review by bookishheather
Tillie the Terrible Swede: How One Woman, a Sewing Needle, and a Bicycle Changed History by Sue Stauffacher, Sarah McMenemy
5.0
Glorious story! Vibrant art!
Sadly, I finished this delicious book wanting just a little more.
Readers like me could benefit from a more prominent biographical paragraph about the real-life Tillie Anderson, who I was not familiar with before perusing this title. There is a little more information in the seven-point-type acknowledgments, but I would have preferred to see a 50 to 100 word paragraph with the back endpaper that feature highlights of her racing career. In other words, a great story for sure, but I wanted to know more about the woman who inspired it.
The illustrations are lovely. I'd love to hang much of the art on my walls as an every day reminder of the empowerment the bicycle has given to women for over a hundred years. And to take daily inspiration from it. Particular favorites include Tillie's mother being "horrified!" and the fuddy-duddy men on the last page watching Tillie drive away, expressing horror at a woman using a motorcar.
Read it! Live it! Love it!
Sadly, I finished this delicious book wanting just a little more.
Readers like me could benefit from a more prominent biographical paragraph about the real-life Tillie Anderson, who I was not familiar with before perusing this title. There is a little more information in the seven-point-type acknowledgments, but I would have preferred to see a 50 to 100 word paragraph with the back endpaper that feature highlights of her racing career. In other words, a great story for sure, but I wanted to know more about the woman who inspired it.
The illustrations are lovely. I'd love to hang much of the art on my walls as an every day reminder of the empowerment the bicycle has given to women for over a hundred years. And to take daily inspiration from it. Particular favorites include Tillie's mother being "horrified!" and the fuddy-duddy men on the last page watching Tillie drive away, expressing horror at a woman using a motorcar.
Read it! Live it! Love it!