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Li Yun Alvarado

By Li Yun Alvarado

COMELIBRITOS CORNER: Picture Books for Women's History Month & International Women's Day

Happy Women's History Month (March) and International Women's Day (March 8th)!

For this edition of Comelibritos' Corner (Little Bookworm's Corner), I've compiled picture books that celebrate extraordinary women for you to share with the littles in your life. 

 

Add some of these to your collection and enjoy them all year round!

 

The books below cover four categories:
 

  • Board Books Celebrating Extraordinary Women & Feminism
  • Picture Books Celebrating Extraordinary Women
  • Picture Book (Auto)Biographies of Puerto Rican Women
  • More Picture Book (Auto)Biographies.

 

Happy Reading! & ¡Que Vivan Las Mujeres!

 

Disclosure: This list contains affiliate links; if you buy something featured, I may earn a modest commission at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work in this way!

bookcover for Dream Big, Little One

Dream Big, Little One

Vashti Harrison 

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Board book

$8.99

$8.36

bookcover for A Is for Awesome!

A Is for Awesome!

Eva Chen, 

Derek Desierto 

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Board book

$9.99

$9.29

bookcover for The Life of / La Vida de Celia

The Life of / La Vida de Celia

Ariana Stein, 

Patty Rodriguez, 

Citlali Reyes 

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Board book

$9.99

$9.29

bookcover for Counting with - Contando Con Frida

Counting with - Contando Con Frida

Ariana Stein, 

Patty Rodriguez, 

Citlali Reyes 

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Board book

$9.99

$9.29

bookcover for Feminist Baby

Feminist Baby

Loryn Brantz, 

Loryn Brantz, 

Loryn Brantz 

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Board book

$12.99

$12.08

bookcover for Feminist Baby Finds Her Voice!

Feminist Baby Finds Her Voice!

Loryn Brantz, 

Loryn Brantz, 

Loryn Brantz 

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Board book

$9.99

$9.29

bookcover for Feminist Baby! He's a Feminist Too!

Feminist Baby! He's a Feminist Too!

Loryn Brantz, 

Loryn Brantz, 

Loryn Brantz 

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Board book

$12.99

$12.08

bookcover for Leaders & Dreamers

Leaders & Dreamers

Vashti Harrison 

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Hardback

$35.00

$32.55

bookcover for Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World

Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World

Vashti Harrison 

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Hardback

$17.99

$16.73

bookcover for Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Vashti Harrison 

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Hardback

$16.99

$15.80

bookcover for Turning Pages

Turning Pages

Sonia Sotomayor, 

Lulu Delacre 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor

Jonah Winter, 

Edel Rodriguez 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Anika Aldamuy Denise, 

Paola Escobar 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Sembrando historias: Pura Belpré: bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos

Sembrando historias: Pura Belpré: bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos

Anika Aldamuy Denise, 

Paola Escobar 

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Hardback

$17.99

$16.73

bookcover for Me Llamo Celia/My Name Is Celia

Me Llamo Celia/My Name Is Celia

Monica Brown, 

Rafael López 

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Hardback

$15.95

$14.83

bookcover for The Librarian of Basra

The Librarian of Basra

Jeanette Winter, 

Jeanette Winter 

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Hardback

$17.99

$16.73

bookcover for I Dissent

I Dissent

Debbie Levy, 

Elizabeth Baddeley 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Wilma's Way Home

Wilma's Way Home

Doreen Rappaport, 

Linda Kukuk 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Malala's Magic Pencil

Malala's Magic Pencil

Malala Yousafzai 

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Hardback

$17.99

$16.73

bookcover for Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

Helaine Becker, 

Dow Phumiruk 

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Hardback

$19.99

$18.59

bookcover for Shining Star

Shining Star

Paula Yoo, 

Lin Wang 

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Paperback

$11.95

$11.11

bookcover for Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science

Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science

Diane Stanley, 

Jessie Hartland 

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Hardback

$19.99

$18.59

Li Yun Alvarado is the author of the poetry chapbook Words or Water. Her work has appeared in VIDA Review; The Acentos Review; and Aster(ix) among others. Through her writing, advocacy, and teaching, she strives to amplify Puerto Rican and other underrepresented voices while supporting aspiring and emerging writers -- especially women writers of color. She is an alumna of Acentos, VONA, and AROHO. Li Yun grew up in NY, lives in CA, and takes frequent trips to Salinas, PR to visit la familia. She and her husband love sharing these books with their own MexiRican comelibritos!

 

www.liyunalvarado.com