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Instead of turning into a princess, when this little girl opens her dress up box she becomes a different woman from stories her mom tells her & pictures her mom shows her of real women who‘ve made a stamp on history. The way this is written invites you to play with it. For readers tell their own stories to listeners, to look up names they don‘t know together & find new ones, to dress up the paper dolls included at the end… #BBRCPictureBookLetterE

I had the privilege of attending one of Justice Sotomayor‘s confirmation hearings. She is an amazing woman. Her story is one to admire.

I took a few days off and I decided it would be a Book Shopping Vacation. I accumulated these from indie bookstores, the Women‘s Hall of Fame gift shop, and the Women‘s Rights Historic National Park gift shop. The Sotomayor and Colvin books are author signed. A good vacation haul. #bookhaul

I admire Sotomayor's memoir. Such humble beginnings, yet her perseverance is astounding. She said if she could bottle up whatever she had to every kid so they wouldn't fall to the pitfalls of poverty, she would. Diabetes, alcoholic father, extreme poverty, but she overcame it all. So inspiring!!!

#LatinXAuthor #Booked2021 @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft

Tales of Famous Heroes is a (B) by Peter and Connie Roop and Illustrated by Rebecca Zomchek. The Tales of Famous is about the biography of 25 heroes and their achievements. The biography is from the heroes of today and history. This book is terrific for independent reading (IR) because it allows the students to explore heroes they might know about and learn about heroes from our history. #UCFLAE3414SP21

Sonia Sotomayor loved reading Nancy Drew as a child. 😊 #charactersreading

The first Latina named to the Supreme Court swore in the first woman and first Black person to be elected Vice President.

Justice Sotomayor is an author too: https://apple.news/Ar0gY1MJCRWeH-qMtgj3Nsw

Finished off this short readathon with 10 hours read since I missed the first day. I included all my reading with my students this week which includes these picture books. We were wrapping up our Hispanic heritage month books and Peter Brown reads this week before we get into spooky/Halloween books.

+101 points for #teamharkness #scarathlon2020 @StayCurious

I really enjoyed hearing about Sotomayor's journey from the Bronx to the Supreme Court. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The audio was also great.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has never been intimidated by challenges. She‘s a badass. This is her life story up until her appointment to the Federal District Court. I like that she stopped there, and hope that one day she, or a biographer, will tell the rest. I had the immense pleasure of meeting her last fall at the Southern Festival of Books. She‘s gracious, warm and funny. PS. The picture book is wonderful for young readers.