Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in American history, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of breaking boundaries and achieving beyond expectations. Illuminating narration paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.

Among these biographies, listeners will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things - bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air, or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled here were all taking a stand against a world that didn't always accept them.

The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come.

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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Vashti Harrison (Author), Robin Miles (Narrator), Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

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Listening Length	1 hour and 38 minutes
Author	Vashti Harrison
Narrator	Robin Miles, Bahni Turpin
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	December 14, 2017
Publisher	Hachette Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0788TKS1X
Best Sellers Rank	#102,682 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #12 in Activist Biographies for Children #29 in Science & Technology Biographies for Children #37 in Women Biographies for Children

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Representation matters

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2018

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I bought this for my friend's daughter, who is white. I'm white and I never had books about black leaders growing up. I think it is utterly important for white kids to learn about how black people have contributed to our culture. I never learned much about that in school as a kid. Teaching kids from a young age conditions them to see all people as equally capable and deserving of respect. Representation matters. She loves the book and loves sharing what she's learned from it with other students in her class.

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WKJones

Adorable illustrations, even better mini bios

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018

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I purchased this book for my daughter not realizing the bios were as in-depth as they are. I say the illustrations and sort of assumed it was a book geared toward a younger crowd. I’m so glad that I was wrong. The bios included in the book range from women I’d heard of and studied to women I was glad to be learning about. While the bios are in-depth and include complex words, my toddler will sit two to three bios at a time. And I know as she gets older she’ll sit through more and we can discus both the history (and the new vocabulary).

I love it. I hope to see more from Vashti Harrison soon.

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Tstein

Great product!

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2017

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Beautiful illustrations with a one page summary of each woman's life. Covers more women than I anticipated, which is a bonus. I love that there is a book covering women from Black history all in one place. I want my four girls growing up to know about women of all races and time periods that have made a difference, not just white girls/women who look like them. I think for women to really move forward in our world, we all (men and women) need to understand all women and their unique contributions in their unique spheres, so thank you Vashti Harrison for providing this beautiful, informative, and well done product so we can have this learning tool in our home for my girls to grow up reading these women's stories.
I included an example of what each Bio page is like. So cute and beautiful and easy to read!

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kori

Everything about this book is BEAUTIFUL

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2017

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I’m a 28 year old woman and I bought this book for myself! I am completely in love with how soft the cover is and the illustrations are beautiful! This book was needed! I really really hope the author comes out with a book about Bold Men in Black History also

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M Agard

Excellent! Starting at the back for a 5 year old.

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2017

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I preordered and was bursting with excitement to come home to the package on release day. My just turned 5 year old and I both loved the size, quality, and illustrations of "girls who are brown like me." We decided to read about one of these women each night at bedtime.
I tried to start at the beginning, but we haven't yet talked about slavery and I shudder to explain its horrors to my precious little girl, so I decided to start at the back (Dominique Dawes, gymnast). This reverse historical order seems to resonate well with a young child.
I like the encyclopedic style, with each narrative standing on its own. There is enough said about each woman's childhood to which a little girl can connect.
Excellent work! We are proud to have this addition to our home library. Thank you, Vashti.

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S. Ware

An absolute GEM!

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2017

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Hands down this is one of the cutest and most fulfilling purchases that I have made for my little girl. The illustrations are heartwarming and beautiful, but the information on each of the inspiring leaders is awe inspiring. It's such a great way to teach my little one about the potential she has in her life. I'm planning on gifting it to all of my friends who are expecting babies and have little ones at home.

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Rob from West 215

Good Job Vashti!

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2017

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Great great great illustrations and content for my beautiful black princess. I didn’t get to fully review the book, but it was captivated and kept turning pages to the point you thought I bought it for myself.

I was thoroughly pleased with what I seen, so much I copped one for the homie and his daughter. If you purchase this book, you will not be disappointed.

There have been only two things I have preordered in the past five years: J. Cole - For Your Eyes Only and this book. So far 2 for 2 on this preorder tip!

-Be Easy

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Lidoshka

Little Leaders that made a big difference.

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2017

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I recently started following Vashti on Twitter and Instagram because her illustrations are just so stunning. She really has a way with colors. I was delighted to discover that she was making a book about the incredible black women in history, people that I made it a personal goal to learn more about for inspiration in my own life. Some are definitely "hidden figures" and others we've known about for a long time. But there's never a better time to learn about them than now. It took an extra day to get to me but it was absolutely worth it. This book is for everyone, so grab a copy!

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Kim

Must buy for all ages

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2018

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What a beautiful book for all ages my 10yr old , 5yr old and 3yr old all love it... I asked my 5yr old if she liked it she said yes mummy it's full of black girls that look like me 💚

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Stephanie

An inspiration

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2018

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The book itself is beautifully designed in all it's wonders - Harrison's style and use of colour makes this so visually pleasing and on top of that it's educational! These are the types of books that children should be reading - uplifting and inspirational. Moreover considering the lack of ethnic minorities in children's books as a whole (that I'm aware of in the UK) I see this as a very much needed & welcome edition as one that doesn't focus on struggle persay, but moreso on achievement. I very much look forward to her next book.

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J A

Exceptional!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2019

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I love this book!
I own it as an adult and bought many as Christmas gifts for children.
They are empowering, educational and colourful.
A much needed piece of literature in black history to inform and empower us all. Its brilliant!

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Lex

Great idea for a book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2018

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We read a story to our daughter every night before she goes to bed. She loves the little stories and already have her favourites. I find this educational even for myself as an adult because I discover things that I then go on to research and learn more about. A fantastic idea for a book, please do more like this...

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Liv

I recommend this book to everyone I come across

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2018

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This is book for all ages. I recommend this book to everyone I come across, I learn't about so many inspiring people and I honestly wish I had this book when I was younger so that it I knew there were actually Bold women in Black history

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Sammii

Brilliant book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2018

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Lovely book, bought for my niece who is studying at the moment. Wanted to inspire her and introduce her to black female role models. An easy to read book, each short biography will give her enough information so she can then pursue who inspires her the most to seek out more information. Awesome book!

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Gab18

Wonderful book, absolutely beautiful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2018

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Brought for my children. I initially saw this at the London Musesm but was largely overpriced as you could imagine. I immediately went onto Amazon and saw this at a great price. My daughters instantly fell I love with this book. It’s nice to see women who they can relate to who have done and are doing great things.

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Love it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2020

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Love this little book, I bought this for my childminding setting and although I myself am white I feel like black people particularly women are underrepresented in history and it’s amazing to be able to look through the many achievements and accomplishments that some of these women have made. I think it’s important to have strong positive role models for anyone who walks through my door and stories that inspire them to dream big and that’s what this little book does. (It’s also a good little read for the adults too which is a big plus for any book aimed at children)

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Daksina

Lovely book for all ages

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2018

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This is a great book with short biographies that inspire little children. Similar to Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls.

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Den

A much broader picture of black women in history

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2020

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This is such a great book. I bought it for my little girl after seeing the bold men version that my nephew had been given. The illustrations are great and really help to bring life to the characters described. The leaders chosen are varied and certainly don't just fall back on the few that are always rolled out during black history month. The leaders are inspiring, interesting and my daughter loves it.

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SunShine

Amazing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2020

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This book is awesome. Oh my gosh my babygirl loves this book. As she's only three, for concentration purposes we only read about three women a day, then recap on what weve just read. It's an easy read and very informative. It's beautiful to show her black women throughout history have fought to be heard. I would defo recommend this book

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Annie Gaur

Highly recommend for all aspiring young girls of colour! Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2020

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Bought this as a gift after buying the other title. There is so much history crammed into this book and so lovely to teach children about all the monumental black historical figures. I would definitely recommend it for all young black children who aspire to be something great and exceptional with role models they can relate to.

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MISS G L WAITES

Easy for kids to digest, vital piece of young education.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2018

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Considering there is a distinct lack of black history being taught in our schools, books like this are vital. Well written and easy to read. I found the content lead to my kids asking more questions, which is exactly what we want.

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Robyn Vaughan

Great book - I would recommend that everyone reads this, regardless of age or race

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2019

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Absolutely love this concept and wish there has been more when I was younger. All of my family rave about it too so i decided to buy a few books about women/girls of colour, as well as books on different types of families and different types of hair etc. as part of my daughter's xmas present and I have to say that this one is my favourite. Gorgeous illustrations, great presentation and its lovely that there is now a way to bring these characters to life for the future little leaders to appreciate and be inspired by.

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D Hudson

I cried reading this book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2019

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The media and society as a whole has painted a negative image of black people. Just like with any race/nationally there are good and bad people.

This book done a fantastic job of high lighting the positive attibutes of black women who stood up strong and fought for what they believed in.

The racism that many of them experienced back in the days would have been unbearable. But reading about their stories in this book made me feel proud to be a black woman and not to allow anybody to stop me from going after what I desire.

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