Be Bold, Baby: Sonia Sotomayor

by Alison Oliver, Alison Oliver (Illustrator)

Overview

Introduce your little ones to bold women like Sonia Sotomayor and big values like fairness and persistence with this board book series!

Celebrate Sonia Sotomayor’s most motivational and powerful moments, with quotes from the Supreme Court Justice and vibrant illustrations by Alison Olivier (Moon; BabyLit series.)

Be encouraging. Be brilliant. Be you. Each book ends with a mirror! Look for the companion volumes, Be Bold, Baby: Oprah; Be Bold, Baby: Michelle Obama; and Be Bold, Baby: J.K. Rowling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781328519955
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/03/2019
Series:	Be Bold, Baby Series
Pages:	20
Sales rank:	1,128,356
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Alison Oliver is the author-illustrator of Moon and the illustrator of more than 30 BabyLit board books, including, most recently, Anne of Green Gables. Sales for the series total more than 1.8 million copies. She is also author-illustrator of a forthcoming Be Bold, Baby board book series, featuring biographies of strong, inspiring women. Alison lives in New York City, where she also runs a design studio called Sugar. www.pure-sugar.com; Instagram @alisonoliverdesign.

Alison Oliver is the author-illustrator of Moon and the illustrator of more than 30 BabyLit board books, including, most recently, Anne of Green Gables. Sales for the series total more than 1.8 million copies. She is also author-illustrator of a forthcoming Be Bold, Baby board book series, featuring biographies of strong, inspiring women. Alison lives in New York City, where she also runs a design studio called Sugar. www.pure-sugar.com; Instagram @alisonoliverdesign.

Editorial Reviews

"Bold and colorful illustrations accompany each motivational call." — Kirkus 

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From the Publisher

2019-11-24
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor acts as inspiration for a series of exhortations.

Taking the life of Sotomayor as a springboard, Oliver invites children to "Be a good listener…an explorer…courageous…helpful…vocal…a mentor…just…a good sport…an inspiration…you!" (The last appears over a mirror set into the page.) Bold and colorful illustrations accompany each motivational call. In some instances the author has added a quote from Justice Sotomayor as well. For "Be courageous" for example, the accompanying quote is "Diabetes taught me discipline." The illustration shows a sad-looking young Sotomayor sitting on a table in an infirmary while a nurse injects her with insulin. On the last page there is a bare-bones summary that helps explain some of the statements. As part of the same Be Bold, Baby! series, Oliver presents other motivational calls based on the life of author J.K. Rowling, following the same format. Here, children are encouraged to "Be a fan…a friend…a rebel…imaginative…persistent…resilient…bewitching…a light…magical…you!" In neither book do the illustrations significantly aid board-book listeners in their comprehension of the concepts introduced. Furthermore, Sotomayor and Rowling will mean far more to adults than to preschoolers. However, the books could be used as a basis for meaningful if rudimentary conversations.

There's no need to rush out for this one. (Board book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews