Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Bold & Brave
by Kirsten Gillibrand
Illustrator: Maira Kalman
Ages: 9+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf BFYR/Random House/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-525-57901-4
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Suffragettes, Perserverence, Women's Rights
Celebrating the 19th Amendment, Gillibrand tells about the strong women in her family and links the story to ten suffragettes. Exciting, colorful gouache illustrations.