Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01002
Today is National Son Day. As with the other day being National Daughter day, today I celebrate my son. Andy is one super sweet kid. He’s funny and kind. Spends way too much time playing Roblox but he’s playing with his friends so he’s getting some good bonding time with them. He’s always thinking of new jokes to tell. He’s become very responsible and he’s very smart. The other day he negotiated allowances for he and his sister. We had a nice long discussion on what allowances will be used for and how the money will be divided each month. He listened and offered questions and was very mature about it.
The other night at dinner he told us about an incident at school where a friend was saying some disrespectful things and Andy called him out on it. That takes courage to stand up to your friends and call them out when they are not being as kind and respectful as they should be. It makes me very proud to hear that Andy was able to do that.
He’s growing up and he’s becoming more mature. I cannot believe that he hits double digits in little over a month from now. That is crazy. I look forward to the things that we can do together as he gets older.
We received an advanced .PDF copy of this comic book for review purposes. Opinions are our own.
When the introduction of a comic book speaks so strongly to your daughter that she devours the entire book in a night, you know that you have something great on your hands. That was the experience my daughter had in reading Wonderful Women of the World a compilation of stories of 23 influential women. Each story is done by a different writing and artistic team. Here are some of those women and the teams that brought their stories to the pages of the book.
Women profiled and creative teams below:
- Beyoncé – Writer: Mikki Kendall / Artist: A D’Amico
- Edith Windsor – Writer: Amanda Deibert / Artist: Cat Staggs
- Francisca Nneka Okeke – Writer: Sheena Howard / Artist: Laylie Frazier
- Greta Thunberg – Writer: Kami Garcia / Artist: Igzell
- Judith Heumann – Writer: Marieke Nijkamp / Artist: Ashanti Fortson
- Khatijah Mohamad Yusoff – Writer: Amanda Deibert / Artist: Hanie Mohd
- Keiko Agena – Writer: Sarah Kuhn / Artist: Lynne Yoshii
- Leiomy Maldonado – Writer: Magdalene Visaggio / Artist: Alexis Williams
- Malala Yousafzai – Writer: Son M. / Artist: Safiya Zerrogui
- Marcia Barbosa – Writer: Corinna Bechko / Artist: Anastasia Longoria
- Mariana Costa Checa – Writer: Melissa Marr / Artist: Marcela Cespedes
- Mari Copeny – Writer: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich / Artist: Sharee Miller
- Marsha P. Johnson – Writer: Jadzia Axelrod / Artist: Michaela Washington
- Naomi Watanabe – Writer: Jodi Houser / Artist: Michiums
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Writer: Lilah Sturges / Artist: Devaki Neogi
- Ellen Ochoa – Writer: Cecil Castellucci / Artist: Carina Guevara
- Serena Williams – Writer: Danielle Paige / Artist: Brittney Williams
- Teara Fraser – Writer: Traci Sorell / Artist: Natasha Donovan
There is a great cross section of women profiled in this book and each story is very compelling. I read through a bunch and really enjoyed the book but my daughter was practically jumping up and down when she told me about Marsha P. Johnson and what she learned about her in the book. I learned that these sort of profiles used to be a part of the Women Woman comic books from 1942 – 1954. That in itself is amazing. I can’t imagine that being a feature during those times. I really wish it was a regular feature of the book now. That would be an attractive addition to the books that would definitely get me to open a subscription for my daughter.
The comic is out in stores today and it is worth the read. Buy it for your daughters, buy it for your sons because it is a very accessible way for kids to learn about so many diverse strong women and their lives. You may even find that the stories set off a fire in your kids and inspire them to their own greatness. If you are buying the book please consider using our Amazon.com affiliate link below. It helps us out.
One Family's Adventures in the World