Kirkfield, Vivian. One Girl’s Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land. Rebecca Gibbon, Illus. Calkins Creek, 02/2025. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6626-8045-8. GRADES 1–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
In this picture book biography about abolitionist and suffragist Lucy Stone, young readers will be introduced to this activist who started as a child advocating for girls’ education and worked the rest of her life on civil rights for all. She is not as well known as Susan B. Anthony or Elizabeth Cady Stanton, but this book will help children learn about her significant contributions to rights for women. The distinctive acrylic and colored pencil illustrations have a lively style similar to political cartoons, clearly depicting the 19th century clothing and setting. The extensive back matter includes more details on her life, with b&w photos of Stone and her family, and bibliography. Unfortunately, nowhere is the date of Stone’s death listed, not even in the timeline that is in the back matter.
Penny Peck—San José State University, iSchool