A children's book written by New York Times bestseller Vashti Harrison, Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History tells the stories of 40 black women throughout history and how they contributed to history. These stories, obviously, are told in a way that young children could understand - with pictures and palatable, easy-to-understand words all told in two pages or less. Some of the stories covered in the book include trailblazers like civil rights activist Rosa Parks, television personality Oprah Winfrey, and actress Nichelle Nichols (of Star Trek fame, where the first interracial kiss - between characters in the show called Captain Kirk and Uhura, who was played by Nichols).
When released, Little Leaders: Bold Women received almost universally-positive reviews. Not only was the book a New York Times bestseller, it was a USA Today bestseller. Reviewers also loved the book. Jan Carr of Common Sense Media, for example, wrote that "[These] forty short but inspiring profiles are paired with cute kid art in this solid collection celebrating trailblazing African American women."
