AWARENESS TOUR: Dare to Dream by Jasmine A. Stirling - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

Hear ye! Hear ye!

Let my voice ring loud and clear!

Today, we're helping to spread the word about a great new Picture Book on tour with The Children's Book, out now via Union Square Kids! It's the story of a voice from the past that had so much influence on the present and future, and most have not even heard the sound of her name. Ladies and gents, join me for some edutainment as we welcome today's blog tour guest and ebook of choice...

Dare To Question: Carrie Chapman Catt’s Voice for the Vote

by 

Jasmine A. Stirling

Illustrated by

Udayana Lugo

Ages 5+ | 48 Pages

Union Square Kids

(2023)

9781454934578

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.

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Dare to dream.

Reach for the stars.

Follow your heart.

All easy enough to say, but to do, now that takes guts... that takes persistence... that takes drive, determination, and a never-say-die-spirit...all things Carrie Chapman Catt had in spades, and it all started with a few questions.

That's right, questions. 

She thought about things. She wondered about things. She felt things deeply, and fought for things strongly. She saw where change was needed, and went after that change. When the fight got hard, she went about it in new ways. When she was told no, she continued to pursue that yes, until one day, her message made it into the hearts and minds of enough supporters to turn a nation.

It's a wonderfully told story filled with illustrations that truly bring the past to life, while reminding us that change only comes about because someone decides to speak up. A great lesson for readers of all ages and stages in life, and a great addition to personal, public, and school libraries alike. 

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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.

Learn more about Jasmine.

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

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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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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

Dare to Question Book Giveaway

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Special thanks to Bianca at The Children's Book Review for the chance to bring this tour to you and for the copy for review. (THANKS!) This post is sponsored by Jasmine Stirling. The review and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view. For more information on this title, the author, the illustrator, the publisher, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. Be sure to check out the rest of the stops on the tour for more bookish fun!

TOUR SCHEDULE

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 The Children’s Book Review Dare to Question Book Tour Kick-Off

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 The Fairview Review Book Review of Dare to Question

Thursday, July 13, 2023 Reading is My Superpower Book Review of Dare to Question

Friday, July 14, 2023 The Tiny Activists Book Review of Dare to Question

Saturday, July 15, 2023 Vivian Kirkfield Author Interview with Jasmine A. Stirling

Sunday, July 16, 2023 Dad Suggests Book Review of Dare to Question

Monday, July 17, 2023 Feminist Books for Kids A Booklist Featuring Dare to Question

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 icefairy’s Treasure Chest Book Review of Dare to Question

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Barbara Ann Mojica Book Review of Dare to Question

Thursday, July 20, 2023 The Momma Spot Book Review of Dare to Question

Friday, July 21, 2023 Twirling Book Princess Book Spotlight of Dare to Question

Saturday, July 22, 2023 Mombian Book Review of Dare to Question

Monday, July 24, 2023 Daddy Mojo Book Review of Dare to Question

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Heart to Heart Book Review of Dare to Question

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Lisa’s Reading Book Review of Dare to Question

Thursday, July 27, 2023 My Reading Getaway Book Review of Dare to Question

Friday, July 28, 2023 Me Two Books Book Activity Paired with Dare to Question

Sunday, July 30, 2023 Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb Author Interview with Jasmine A. Stirling

Monday, July 31, 2023 Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers Book Review of Dare to Question

Tuesday, August 1, 2023 Cover Lover Book Review Book Review of Dare to Question

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 Because I Said So Book Review of Dare to Question

Thursday, August 3, 2023 Shooting Stars Mag Book Review of Dare to Question

Friday, August 4, 2023 The Fictional Café Author Interview with Jasmine A. Stirling

Monday, August 7, 2023 Glass of Wine, Glass of Milk Book Review of Dare to Question

Tuesday, August 8, 2023 A Blue Box Full of Books Book Review of Dare to Question and Little Free Library Drop

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 Crafty Moms Share Book Review of Dare to Question

Thursday, August 10, 2023 Stargirls.Magical.Tale Book Review of Dare to Question

Friday, August 11, 2023 One More Exclamation Book Review of Dare to Question Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: March of the Suffragettes by Zachary Michael Jack

Hi guys and gals!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're rather busy little bees as we spotlight yet another title, but this one sits more in the realm of current affairs than anywhere else. It's a timely book for our generation, especially when we look towards the political arena this year.  Whatever party you lay claim to, wherever you may be from, if you're of age to exercise your right to vote, you best take advantage of it, not simply because this year's pool is more of an "event" than usual, but because not all of us had that right, once upon a time.  Ladies and gents, I give you today's spotlight title...

March of the Suffragettes

by

Zachary Michael Jack

About the book...

March of the Suffragettes tells the forgotten, real-life story of “General” Rosalie Gardiner Jones, who in the waning days of 1912 mustered and marched an all-women army nearly 175 miles to help win support for votes for women. General Jones, along with her good friends and accomplices “Colonel” Ida Craft, “Surgeon General” Lavinia Dock, and “War Correspondent” Jessie Hardy Stubbs, led marchers across New York state for their pilgrims’ cause, encountering not just wind, fog, sleet, snow, mud, and ice along their unpaved way, but also hecklers, escaped convicts, scandal-plagued industrialists on the lam, and jealous boyfriends and overprotective mothers hoping to convince the suffragettes to abandon their dangerous project. By night Rosalie’s army met and mingled with the rich and famous, attending glamorous balls in beautiful dresses to deliver fiery speeches; by day they fought blisters and bone-chilling cold, debated bitter Anti-suffragists, and dodged wayward bullets and pyrotechnics meant to intimidate them. They composed and sang their own marching songs for sisterhood and solidarity on their route, even as differences among them threatened to tear them apart. 

March of the Suffragettes chronicles the journey of four friends across dangerous terrain in support of a timeless cause, and it offers a hopeful reminder that social change is achieved one difficult, dauntless, daring step at a time.

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About the author...

Zachary Michael Jack is an award-winning author and editor of over twenty books, a former youth and bookmobile librarian, and a founding director of an Iowa-based summer arts school for young adults. He has served as a visiting writer or writer-in-the- schools at school districts and school libraries across the country and as the lead instructor for a popular writers’ workshop for tweens and teens, the Master Class for Young Writers. An associate professor of English at North Central College, the author teaches courses in Leadership, Ethics and Values, and Writing for Social Change, among others. Zachary’s most recent book of nonfiction celebrating women’s history, The Midwest Farmer’s Daughter: In Search of an American Icon, has been featured on National Public Radio affiliates across the Midwest.

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Special thanks to Emma at Zest Books for the heads up on this release.  (THANKS!)  For more information on this title, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above.  The official BOOK BIRTHDAY was this September, so be on the lookout for it on a bookstore shelf or virtual retailer of your choosing...and remember, come November 8th, exercise your right!

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

Happy Birthday Susan B Anthony!

Hi guys!

Welcome back to the FRIDAY edition of Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers...the place that knows TGIF doesn't REALLY stand for "Thank Goodness It's Friday" but really "Thank Goodness I've Friends"! ^_^  

Today, we're exploring a Children's Storybook based on a historical person and movement that knocked a lot of people on their behinds.  Who and what?  Oh readers, you never fail to make me smile with your inquisitive nature and I'm happy to grant your request with an immediate answer.  One name should do the trick...

...Susan B. Anthony.

She's not just a face on a coin you know.

She was born on February 15th, 1820 (oh would you look at that...the same month and date as today, what a coincidence!  Hehe...) and throughout her life worked for such magnanimous causes as abolition, educational reform, labor equality,  and perhaps most notably women's rights and suffrage.

Suffrage.

It's basic definition is THE RIGHT TO VOTE but back in Ms. Anthony's day it was most often associated with a woman's right to vote, or rather lack thereof.  That's right and despite all she did for the movement, all the rallies to draw support, all the speeches to gain attention of "the man" and women of the times, she wasn't even permitted the luxury of seeing it finally reach the goal sought.  Ms. Anthony passed away in March of 1906 and the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (known as the Susan B. Anthony amendment) wasn't passed until 1920.  

100 years.

10 decades.

THAT'S how long it took for women to gain a voice in politics.

Brings a new perspective to the whole election process now doesn't it?

Anyway, if you're wondering about the impromptu history lesson, than...you're probably not the only one.  Admittedly I don't go all out historian very often but it begged to be addressed not only for the marking of her birthday but also today's featured title...

Marching with Aunt Susan

by

Claire Rudolf Murphy

Illustrated by

Stacey Schuett

It's a children's storybook in structure and small details but otherwise it carries much historical accuracy bringing to light this massive effort to a who new generation.  In it, we are introduced to young girl named Bessie.  She's a firecracker in the making, this one for she lives in a time when women were not allowed to do just any old thing.  She gets a taste of this oppression first hand when she expresses interest in tagging along on a hiking trip with her father and brothers.  Their response...it's not ladylike, strenuous exercise is not for girls, and on and on.  Yep, even from her family because those were the times...but not for much longer if Ms. Anthony has something to say about it.

Bessie first meets Ms. Anthony at a suffrage tea her mother hosts at their home.  Though not impressed with her looks for she seemed like a grouchy old woman in photographs, in person her strength and guiding hand help uplift Bessie's spirits.  She instills in her the desire to make a change, to get the world to sit up and listen because what women have to say is EQUALLY as important as the words of a man.  One rally at Golden Gate Auditorium in San Francisco later and she'd committed herself to the cause as well.  Did it make her the most popular girl in her neighborhood?  Hardly, in fact some parents forbade their children to associate with her and her family...you know, since knowledge and empowerment are contagious...still they pressed on.  A lot of hard work, a strong backbone and many years passing by and change finally DID come.  

The story itself was drawn from the actual family papers of the real life Bessie, Bessie Keith Pond and while the in-between details may have been embellished, it still holds the magic and power of the movement it details.  The format used to convey the story makes it accessible to not only history buffs or the curious but to readers of all ages while the wonderful illustrations provide a visual flair that commits it to memory even further.  Once you've reached the story's end, readers are treated to an offering encouraging further research actual photographs, a mini-biography and a timeline detailing some key years in the women's suffrage movement.  Even the inside cover of both the front and back of the book are adorned having actual clips of newspapers and articles from back in the day bringing us even closer to the front lines and inviting us once again to learn about and FROM our pasts to help create a brighter future for tomorrow.  What's that?  You thought our battle was over?  Hmm, I wouldn't be so certain....just look at the hubbub that surrounded the running of a woman for vice president a few years back.  Something to think about the next time you take your "voice" for granted...

Review copy courtesy of Emily at Peachtree Publishers.  (THANKS!)  For more information on this title as well as their complete catalog, be sure to visit them online, stop by their blog, pin them on Pinterest, like them on Facebook or follow along on Twitter. This book is available now so be on the lookout for it on a shelf near you.

Until next time...happy reading!