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For instance, writers are well represented, but there's no Toni Morrison, who won both the Pulitzer and the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Harrison curates a good mix, with some figures well known and others new to readers, though readers may miss some of their own favorites. For instance, when sculptor Augusta Savage grew up in Florida, she made little animals out of the red clay in her backyard. Author-illustrator Vashti Harrison covers ground quickly so readers get the overview, but she also spices the profiles with choice details that humanize the figures. The bios in Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History are clearly and engagingly written. Forty short but inspiring profiles are paired with cute kid art in this solid collection celebrating trailblazing African American women.