One Black History Month, Vashti Harrison illustrated one African American woman from history every day and posted the portraits online along with a small biography.

She earned her BA from the University of Virginia as a double major in Media Studies and Studio Art with concentrations in Film and Cinematography. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The charming, information-filled full-color spreads show the Leaders as both accessible and aspirational so reader knows they, too, can grow up to do something amazing. The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but what they have in common is that each one has blazed a trail for generations to come. There are lots of familiar names in the book such as: Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Nina Simone, but there are some lesser known names (to me) so I'll be learning too.Featuring 18 trailblazing black women in American history, Dream Big, Little One is the irresistible board book adaptation of Vashti Harrison's Debut book Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History. For me its also really important to showcase boldness and bravery can come in different shapes and sizes. Vashti Harrison , author and illustrator of the bestselling Little Leaders: Bold Women In Black History , is an artist, author and filmmaker with a passion for storytelling. I don't have official word on all of this and may need to defer to my publisher and agent for a lot of things, but here I've answered some of the most frequent questions I get about Little Leaders!

Now, utilizing both skillsets, she is passionate about crafting beautiful stories for children and young adults in the film and kidlit worlds. Sometimes non-fiction is also a fantastic way to tempt a reluctant reader into sitting down with a book. Though it’s a noticeably US-focused selection, there are British women featured among the 50 too, such as Diane Abbot, Tessa Sanderson and Shirley Bassey, which is nice to see. The appeal is very much that of [ Goodnight Stories for] Rebel Girls or Frances Lincoln's Little People, Big Dreams series, but this is the only such collection to focus exclusively on black women. Part author - illustrator - filmmaker, Vashti Harrison is an artist originally from Onley, Virginia.

Da das Buch auf Englisch ist, schauen wir mit unserer Kleinen die Bilder an und erzählen immer mal eine Geschichte einer Frau kurz nach oder hören z. I wanted to see black girls treated with the same sweetness as classic characters like that inspire me! Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models and everyday women who did extraordinary things. Featuring 18 trailblazing women artists and scientists, Think Big, Little One is the irresistible board book adaptation of Vashti Harrison's second book Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World.