A review by ajv930
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women by Catherine Thimmesh

1.0

I read this book knowing it is a part of an upcoming curriculum adoption and was disappointed. In looking at the writing, without the other issues I have with the text, I did not find it to be very engaging. And then there is the title. Using the term "girls" when the book is about adults (other than the last 2 entries) - really? Perhaps the author and/or illustrator find the use of "girls" acceptable as a way to refer to adults, but as a woman in my 40's, I do not like to be called a girl any longer. There is an overall lack of diversity in who is represented in this text as well. There was a brief mention of Madame C.J. Walker in the introduction and the inclusion of Valerie L. Thomas (whose illustrated portrait makes her look Caucasian) albeit she was the last adult inventor in the text. This book can be used to teach students critical literacy skills about whose stories are included and whose are left out and issues related to gendered language.