Thank you to the Capstone publisher for the advanced electronic copy of this wonderful book. I read it on NetGalley. This terrific biography is written for the young reader, but would definitely be enjoyed by everyone. Vibrant illustrations beautifully complement the story, making this book a treasured addition to any shelf.

Thank you so much that Netgalley and the authors for the e-proof copy. Amelia Earhart is one of those iconic figures in history, everyone knows what happened to her on that fateful occasion but what sets this book apart is the deep dive into her life before she flew. I honestly had no idea about the fashion side of her creativity, or that she took up the first lady in her plane wearing a ballgown, I LOVE this. Such a beautiful book for children and adults alike. The illustrations are fantastic and remind me of some of my picture books I had as a child. Bright colours and detailed backgrounds really ground the characters on the page. Definitely recommend this one, such a great book

Before reading this book, I had no idea how fashionable Amelia Earhart was. I enjoyed learning more about her than just her flying accomplishments.

Fabulously illustrated and delightfully full of interesting tidbits of Amelia Earhart’s life. From her childhood antics to her record breaking adventures in adulthood. This is an easy to follow and fully rounded book for children to delve a little deeper into the history of one of America’s favorite icons. Did you know Earhart was a fashion icon and designer as well as a famous pilot?

I love how the author easily wove Amelia’s childhood together with her adult persona to showcase her groundbreaking nature. The book does not solely focus on her influence on the fashion industry and modern women’s clothing but deftly emphasis her love of flight and adventure throughout the book. The afterward gives a little more backstory to her ill-fated design label (the Great Depression was probably not the best time to start a fashion label), her unfortunate disappearance and her everlasting influence on women’s history.

Wonderful addition to any children’s library!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eARC of this title in exchange for my honest review.

Oh. My. Goodness. This story blew me away (pun intended).
Soaring in Style is about Amelia Earhart’s passion for fashion and the freedom of flight. At this time, there were strict fashion rules for women, but Amelia longed for clothes that would allow her to reach the sky. She was a pioneering icon who upon discovering there was no flying clothes designed for women, decided to make them herself. Amelia designed a clothing line for women that promoted mobility and in turn, freedom. This led to it being socially acceptable for women to wear pants! She used the money she earned from making and selling these clothes to be able to afford flying lessons. One time, she even flew First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt dressed up in an evening gown and gloves.

This is a beautiful story for anyone, but especially for young girls. This teaches that you can have multiple passions and dreams and that you can pursue them all even if they seem to contradict each other.

The art style is light, bright, and adorable. I need everything in my life to look this way.

I highly recommend this book. I may have shed a few tears.

Did you know Amelia Earhart was a fashion designer? The first American celebrity designer? This is a terrific non-fiction book for children (8-10) but even for an adult, I learned quite a bit about Amelia besides her passion for flying. My favorite story was the night of April 1933. After a formal dinner at the White House, together she and the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, in long gloves and gowns went on an impromptu flight over DC looking at the city and stars then came back for desserts. How marvelous! 🥰

I admit I don't know too much about Amelia Earhart, besides the obvious fact that she was a pilot. I had no idea she was also a fashion designer helping to create practical clothing for women. This was a great little children's book with wonderful illustrations and an interesting story. An easy book to read aloud with a little or to a classroom.

A great little picture book that covers Amelia’s career but in a bit of a new focus— through her clothes and defiance in fashion

I have read plenty of Earhart biographies, but I didn't know she had been a fashion designer. The book is cute and would have received a three-star rating if it weren't for Lissy Marlin's superb illustrations.

Amelia Earhart is one of a kind. Many are familiar with her role as a pilot, but only a few (myself included) are aware of her contribution to women’s fashion and clothing. Author Jennifer Lane Wilson takes readers on a journey from Amelia’s childhood through adulthood as she embraces her individuality and works to advocate for a change in women’s clothing.
What more can I say about this book? The illustrations are adorable and do a decent job of capturing Amelia’s likeness (though I personally feel that the illustrations resemble Amy Adams’ portrayal of Amelia Earhart rather than Earhart herself). Overall, a nice tribute to Amelia Earhart and a wonderful book to inspire girls to be themselves, work towards their goals, and outside the box.

Very nice illustration style, I liked the bright colors and the inclusion of fashion into the images. The text is nice and clear, easy for kids to understand. I think it could have used a few more pages, but I understand that the theme was to inspire kids and not to tell them the gory details of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan's deaths.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair review, however all opinions are my own.

This was a really interesting story about Emilia Earhart. This story focuses on her love of fashion and her ground breaking outfits (woman in pants, what!?!). I love that this book focused on another aspect of Emilia's life, it allowed me to learn even more about this amazing woman.

Soaring In Style is a children's picture book about Amelia Earhart and her love of fashion and how she became a fashion icon because of her becoming a pilot. I read this book with my 5 and 9 year old daughters. Both liked the story and illustrations. And I learned something new too. I hadn't known about the fashion line or that she flew First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in a ball gown. I would recommend this book for young and old alike.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion.

Jennifer Lane Wilson’s book “Soaring in Style” is a children’s non-fiction dealing with the theme of fulfilling the ambition and reaching great heights. “How Amelia Earhart became a fashion icon” is the story of the book. Jennifer grew up learning about the state’s hero Amelia Earhart and authored a book on her success story. The Author has given an apt title to the book.
Soaring in style is definitely an inspiration for children to come up in life by over- coming the hindrance. Amelia wanted to fly! And she did!
First in Flight, First in Fashion
Fabulous,
Fearless,
Amelia.
These words of the Author indicates the struggle and hardship she faced to establish herself in the aviation industry which at that time was dominated by men.
The author shares that Amelia aimed for the sky and stars from the younger age. She firmly believed in herself and made herself strong to achieve her goals. Amelia remains an American hero and an icon of American style. How she became America’s first celebrity fashion designer? What made her to turn to fashion apart from being an aviator? These are put forth before the children in a simple description along with illustration by Lissy Marlin.
This book makes a great read for children and a chance to know about Amelia’s first solo ride, first bloomers and how Amelia’s designs encouraged women to move freely and be just as active as men.
Amelia’s success in both flight and fashion is a lesson to children that “success is the child of audacity.”

(The PDF of the book “SOARING IN STYLE” is provided by Net Galley in return to an honest review)

Thanks to Netgalley and Capstone for a free digital copy.

I never knew about how fashionable Amelia Earhart was until reading this book. Fascinating to read about not just her flying achievements.

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A really interesting and unique look at Amelia Earhart. I had no idea that she had been involved in the fashion industry or the contributions she made to design. I'm even more impressed by her now.

I really liked the writer’s style, her storytelling, the way she managed to highlight the important moments from Amelia’s life that made me feel like she could be one of the real icons of her woman’s age.

I also really liked the illustrations, which fit the story perfectly, telling it almost independently. The illustration is the work of Lissy Marlin.

And at the end of the book, we can also read the writer’s notes, which provide another great addition to the background of the story, though they were less fabulous but very useful.

I really loved this book, it is quick to read, charming and also excellent for practicing English.

This is an interesting look at a part of Amelia Earhart that most people have never heard of, that she had her own fashion line. Who would have though it.

But as this book points out, it makes sense, since she had to design her own clothes to fly in, since they were not something you could just get off the shelf, as you could for men's clothes. She was very into making sure it was easy to move around, which makes perfect sense as well.

But, brining out the fashion line in the middle of the Depression wasn't the best of ideas, and besides, she wanted to spend her time flying, so there was only one season of fashions from her.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

I was always intrigued by Amelia Earhart's story. I knew about her aviation adventures, but I didn't know about her clothing line. This book was both enlightening and engaging.

This is so inspiring. Even at that time, Amelia understood the importance of brining practicality in Fashion. I wish the clothing lines from this century understand it too, haha.

What I like about this book is that it will teach young kids about the prejudice against women and how much effort people like Amelia Earhart put to get the rights we have now. And we still have a long way to go.

The book is beautiful. Author Jennifer Wilson has done commendable work in this book. Illustrations by Lissy Marlin are mesmerizing. Young children can easily devour this book given how beautiful and engaging it is.

Overall, 5 stars.

Thank you Netgalley and Capstone Editions for the e-ARC of this book.

I thought that this was a wonderful little book!

It was really interesting and full of fun facts and details – most people know Amelia Earhart for her aviation accomplishments and not her fashion but I was so interested to see what she had designed and the influence that she had for years to come.

It is a great insight in to Amelia but I loved that the focus of the book was really was still on the flying that she loved – bit show she made it more stylish – I loved the mention of her flying in an evening gown! It is 5 stars from me for this one – very highly recommended!