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The Curious Story of Edward Gorey by Lori Mortensen, illustrated by Chloe Bristol
What a perfect picture book biography with engaging, atmospheric prose and dramatic, Gorey-looking pen-and-ink illustrations! Mortensen gives readers just enough information to captivate us starting with Gorey’s childhood, moving and skipping grades, then into his adulthood where he was uniquely himself and after illustrating for other people, wrote and illustrated dark, weird and quirky stories of his own.

Mary Who Wrote Frankensteinby Linda Bailey, illustrated by Julia Sarda
Most young readers have heard of Frankenstein — but they probably don’t know it was a book written by a woman named Mary.

What a role model!

Lilian’s Right To Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Shane W. Evans
VOTING RIGHTS ACTIVIST
Blueish-tinted illustrations capture the somber mood of Lilian’s memories in this historical nonfiction picture book.

Henry practices and fails while watching Thomas succeed in many inventions. (This is a real thing!) I love the unique presentation and beautiful wordsmithing in this 2018 book.

Evelyn The Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug Hunterby Christine Evans, illustrated by Yasmin Imamura
SCIENTIST
“But Evelyn went anyway” repeats throughout this story to show the pioneering courage of Evelyn Cheesman, a woman who didn’t let conventions of what girls could or couldn’t do stop her from living her passion. In the late 1800s, this daring English girl pursued her love for animals with a job running the London Zoo’s insect house.

Second of all, the story itself is enthralling. (You’ll appreciate that this biography does not talk about her death.)

Ruby’s Hope: A Story of How the Famous “Migrant Mother” Photograph Became the Face of the Great Depression by Monica Kulling, illustrated by Sarah Dvojack
A powerful picture book that shows how art, in this instance photography, can be used to spread a message. Dusty-colored illustrations help narrate the story of a famous photograph beginning with a young girl and her family who leave the drought in Oklahoma for wetter California.

What are the important things about Brown?

It’s an inspiring story.

Writers

Jim! The Civil War affected Whitman deeply, he hated the suffering and visited wounded soldiers regularly. Imagine an automatic carwash INSIDE with air jets and a slanted floor. Higgins’ memoir captures the quirky, passionate Ruth Krauss who wore her clothes backward and preferred dancing to athletics.