(2) K-3 Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully. Faced with an unjust new tax, Julia and Abby Smith protested: since they couldn't vote, this was taxation without representation. After the sisters’ cows are confiscated, the American Woman Suffrage Association, as well as newspapers nationwide, took up the story. Van Rynbach and Shea appealingly present the resourcefulness of two nineteenth-century women. McCully’s illustrations show the aging sisters and their humorously vivacious cows.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2011

(3) K-3 Van Rynbach presents a few facts about many different lighthouses and answers general questions about the lights and the keepers. The information is solid and interesting and includes many examples of the contributions of girls and women to lighthouse history. Van Rynbach's watercolor and ink illustrations, drawn in a detailed, almost architectural style, are well suited to the subject. Reading list, websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth