{"id":39701,"date":"2022-03-25T21:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T02:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=39701"},"modified":"2022-03-25T21:45:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T02:45:23","slug":"review-of-sharices-big-voice-by-sharice-davids-with-nancy-k-mays-illustrated-by-joshua-mangeshig-pawis-steckley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=39701","title":{"rendered":"Review of Sharice’s Big Voice, by Sharice Davids, with Nancy K. Mays, illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sharice’s Big Voice<\/em><\/p>\n

A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman<\/p>\n

by Sharice Davids
\nwith Nancy K. Mays
\nillustrations by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley<\/p>\n

Harper (HarperCollins), 2021. 40 pages.
\nReview written July 10, 2021, from a library book<\/p>\n

Sharice\u2019s Big Voice<\/em> is a standard picture book biography, but it did convince me that Sharice Davids is a remarkable woman and that kids will be inspired to hear her story.<\/p>\n

Sharice tells her own story and tells us that from the start, she liked to talk. I especially like a small story about how she got an upset classmate to return to the classroom by listening to him, and how she made friends that way.<\/p>\n

Then she talks about how she\u2019s part of the Ho-Chunk Nation, who call themselves People of the Big Voice. \u201c(Which obviously fits me well!)\u201d<\/p>\n

She tells the story of the example of her single mother and her own interest in martial arts. She worked hard and became a lawyer, even though she didn\u2019t know any other Native people who were lawyers. Then after working to help people on a reservation, she decided to run for U. S. Congress \u2013 and became one of the first Native American women in Congress.<\/p>\n

Here are the lessons she pulls from her story:<\/p>\n

Be open to challenges.
\nWork hard and you\u2019ll learn a lot.
\nListen to people. (But not the doubters!)
\nUse your big voice to fight for your beliefs.<\/p>\n

And always remember:
\nYou deserve to be seen \u2013 and heard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s exciting that kids can read a picture book of someone alive today who\u2019s young and already making a difference, despite odds against her.<\/p>\n

joshuamangeshig.com<\/a>
\nharpercollinschildrens.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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