Dare to Question: Carrie Chapman Catt's Voice for the Vote (People Who Shaped Our World) by Jasmine A. Stirling

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In todays world it is important not to just accept the way things are is the way they should be. Along with The Children's Book Review, I bring you Dare to Question. This book was just published on July 11th so you can find in in your local store. Don't forget to read to the end of the post for a giveaway!


ABOUT THE BOOK

Jasmine A. Stirling, author of A Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice, delivers a powerful, poetic picture book biography about suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt, perfect for fans of I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark and the Rebel Girls series.

As a child, Carrie Chapman Catt asked a lot of questions: How many stars are in the sky? Do germs have personalities? And why can’t Mama vote? Catt’s curiosity led her to college, to a career in journalism, and finally to becoming the president of The National American Woman Suffrage Association. Catt knew the movement needed a change—and she set to work mobilizing women (and men) across the nation to dare to question a woman’s right to vote.

On August 18, 1920, Catt pinned a yellow rose to her dress and waited while lawmakers in Tennessee cast their deciding votes to ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. After a seventy-year campaign, had women finally won the right to vote? 

Stirling’s suspenseful retelling of the dramatic final “yea” that changed the history of women’s rights brings the past to life for young readers.

 

BOOK REVIEW

This book is ideal for ages 5 years old and up and it is an important read. It is the story of Carrie Chapman Catt, one of the leaders of the movement to give women the right to vote. It is a complex story but the author does a wonderful job of bringing the story to life in a way readers young and old will understand. The illustrations are beautiful and add a lot to the story. Not only the illustrations of the characters but the coloring of the pages and the way the words float off the pages. I would read this book to young boys and girls. Even though it is the story of girls becoming more equal with voting, boys can learn from this book also. The theme that you should never give up what you believe in in an important message for any child.

I would recommend this book to everyone! It would be great to read in schools as children learn about suffrage and inequality. With all the changes happening in the world and especially the US right now with laws changing it is important for boys and girls to know they can stand up for what they believe in.

 

GIVEAWAY:

Enter for the chance to win a personalized, signed copy of Dare To Question: Carrie Chapman Catt’s Voice for the Vote, a set of 5 Girl Power Enamel pins, and a $100 Amazon gift card!

 

One (1) grand prize winner receives:

-A personalized, signed copy of Dare To Question: Carrie Chapman Catt's Voice for the Vote

-A set of 5 Girl Power Enamel pins

-A $100 Amazon gift card! 

Four (4) winners receive:

-A personalized, signed copy of Dare To Question: Carrie Chapman Catt's Voice for the Vote

Click here for the entry form: https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/dare-to-question-carrie-chapman-catts-voice-for-the-vote-awareness-tour/

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jasmine A. Stirling is the author of A Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021), named a Best Book of the Year by A Mighty Girl and Book Riot, and winner of the IPNE Book Award. It is currently being translated to Mandarin.

Her new book, Dare to Question, Carrie Chapman Catt’s Voice for the Vote (Union Square & Co, 2023, Booklist starred review), tells the story of the queer power couple who transformed the suffrage movement. Her third book, about Jeanne Barret, the botanist who disguised herself as a man and became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, comes out in 2025.

Follow her on Instagram at @jasmine.a.stirling.author

 

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Udayana Lugo is a self-taught illustrator of mixed heritage. Having worked as a designer of many varied things, from jewelry to auto-parts and from furniture to whole interiors, she still does that but in children’s books which are her true passion. She and her husband have lived in Mexico, Italy, and England, but they call British Columbia their home, along with their two kids. When not working on a book, you can find her walking her dog or baking something with her children.


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