Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference by Bonnie Lindauer and Sofia Morre - ADVISABLE

Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference by Bonnie Lindauer, illustrated by Sofia Morre. NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK. BIOGRAPHY. Kar-Ben (Lerner), 2021. $18. 9781728415734 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Born in 1858, Hannah grew up in Chicago, in a very progressive Jewish home. She saw her family protect runaway slaves and take in displaced families after the Great Chicago Fire. Because her own good works, she was asked to bring Jewish women to the 1893 Chicago Fair, where the National Council of Jewish Women was born, with Hannah as the first president. 

 I love this look at a strong woman from a less-recognized community. Hannah was a contemporary of Jane Addams (Hull House) and Susan B. Anthony. We can’t enough books that show us that women have been important in history always. 

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS