Celebrate Women's History Month with Selina Alko and Sean Qualls! Selina Alko will read from Every-Day Dress-Up, a story about a girl who ditches her fairy princess costumes to dress up like great women in history. Sean Qualls will read from Skit-Skat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald, a biography of the famed jazz singer's youth. Ages 4-8.

About Every-Day Dress-Up:

It's no secret that little girls love playing dress up, but the little girl in this book ditches her princess duds in favor of costumes inspired by great women in history. From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to chef extraordinaire Julia Child to queen of jazz Ella Fitzgerald, our protagonist pays homage to the women who came before her and imagines herself in their shoes. Maybe someday she'll inspire little girls with her own gown of greatness.

Selina Alko's mixed-media illustrations are one-of-a-kind and chock-full of fun details for kids to pore over. The biographical information included in the author's note about each of the featured women enhances this playful celebration of great women in history.

About Selina Alko

Selina Alko is the acclaimed author-illustrator of I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother and B Is for Brooklyn, and the illustrator of the beloved My Subway Ride and My Taxi Ride. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their two children. Visit her online at SelinaAlko.com.

About Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat:

When Ella Fitzgerald danced the Lindy Hop on the streets of 1930s Yonkers, passersby said goodbye to their loose change. But for a girl who was orphaned and hungry, with raggedy clothes and often no place to spend the night, small change was not enough. One amateur night at Harlem's Apollo Theater, Ella made a discovery: the dancing beat in her feet could travel up and out of her mouth in a powerful song—and the feeling of being listened to was like a salve to her heart. With lively prose, Roxane Orgill follows the gutsy Ella from her schoolgirl days to a featured spot with Chick Webb's band and all the way to her number-one radio hit "A-Tisket, A-Tasket." Jazzy mixed-media art by illustrator Sean Qualls brings the singer's indomitable spirit to life.

About Sean Qualls

Sean Qualls is the illustrator of many books for children, including Dizzy; Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song Of John Coltrane; The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Monzano; and, Phillis's Big Test. He lives in Brooklyn.