I loved reading this, it gave me new inspirations and cleared up some misconceptions and myths about these amazing women.

I really liked Eric Huang's Presidents (Oh No They Didn't) so I was glad at the opportunity to read the advance review copy of Remarkable Women. (Sam Caldwell illustrated both books and he did a great job with Remarkable Women as well!).

I did find some facts that I didn't know. Maybe I live under a rock, but I didn't know that Taylor Swift's Seatle concerts were detected by seismology equipment.

Remarkable Women publication date is the end of January 2025. 64 pages.

Many thanks to NetGalley and words & pictures publishing for the opportunity to review the advance read copy of Remarkable Women in exchange for an honest review.

Remarkable Women is an easy-to-read children’s book by Eric Huang and cleverly illustrated by Sam Caldwell. With words and pictures, it profiles over 50 women who have made a positive impact on peoples' lives worldwide. Remarkable Women highlights the accomplishments of women in politics, performing arts, publishing, activism, science, math, and visual art.

I highly recommend this book for all families with young children, both boys and girls. It gives women credit who may have been overlooked by textbooks and encourages young girls that they can do anything.

I received an Advance Review Copy (ARC) from NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Thank you to the author, Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley, for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. My apologies for the delay in posting, I had several familial health challenges to contend with in the past month.

In contrast to the author's book about nature, I found the presentation of famous women using the phrase "no, they didn't" a good idea here - there are many myths and half-truths circulating even among adults about some of those featured in this book. At the same time, some of the "no, they...." were a bit far-fetched, and several of the bios were sanitized or romanticized - not cool. The illustrations were okay, on the whole, although a few were cringe-worthy. Overall, a good book to introduce fascinating characters, and a good starting point to explore more on the topic.

This book is deceptively short and colorful because it's sassy and filled with interesting information about remarkable women. From entertainers and artists to explorers to leaders and everything in between, the pages are packed with great stories. This would be a really fun book to read with younger kids. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this.

I had to actually wonder how this would work, as the format seemed pretty much sensibly suited to the other book in this series I'd read, on nature, and I couldn't quite envisage this being a success. More fool me. It does however cheat a little – we're told to expect the exploits of and defeated preconceptions about powerful women – and start with several spreads devoted to gods.

Still, from then on it's fine – Pocahontas was not a princess, as her father was elected; women have been astronauts and the computers they needed, world-beating artists, poets – and have made a clutch bag look like a bagel. There is a preconception on every spread, at least, showing that Vera Wang was a late developer in the world of fashion, and Marie Antoinette certainly didn't come up with the phrase "let them eat cake!". Not all of these are successful – I wanted more about Elizabeth I than the fact she was not bosom buddies with Shakespeare. It's rather a pointless negative, but generally if you can understand a double negative you will get a lot from this book, and any others this team come up with along the same lines – although there are caveats that have to be mentioned. One, a lot of the portrait artworks here are sinfully ugly. Two, this is as woke as it could be, and I doubt many would flag tuck-friendly mermaid tails for victims of the gender dysmorphia industry as a praise-worthy achievement. And once again the spurious quips from all the characters really don't serve a single purpose. Apart from all that it's wonderful.

In a Nutshell: An informative book about several remarkable women from historical and contemporary time. I liked the different approach towards mythbusting and the range of fields the women achievers belong to, but some of the creative decisions could have been better.

As the cover indicates, this book contains “fascinating facts you never knew about amazing women.” The approach is towards busting myths connected to women in general or some of these women in particular.

The book covers more than fifty women from diverse fields such as business, politics, science, music, sport, and activism. As the popular saying goes, we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. I think this line is especially true for women. The iconic women included in this book did their best to shatter the glass ceiling (or at least put a few cracks in it.) Their perseverance in the face of discrimination is what set them apart.

The women come from across the eras, with some being legendary figures such as Isis and Medusa, historical such as Joan of Arc, and even contemporary such as Taylor Swift and Amanda Gorman. Kids might not know all the older names, but they sure will be thrilled to recognise many of the modern icons in the content. The book includes even queer and trans women included – a worthy decision. A majority of the women are from the US followed by the European countries, but there is at least one representation from most of the major countries.

The content is organised into six sections: Legends, Geniuses, Creatives, Superstars, Leaders, and Trailblazers, and there are further subsections based on fields. This makes it easy to look up achievers from a particular category. The parting content includes a timeline for all the women and a glossary for the difficult words.

Considering the structure of the book, it should be clear that there are no extensive biographies herein. But the included names offer a great starting point to look for more info on these women.

I liked the idea of using misconceptions about women as the basis to provide facts. Using the refrain of “Oh No, She/They Didn’t!”, the book debunks a popular myth about a particular heroine and proceeds to offer the facts. Many of the myths are quite widespread even among adults (like Marie Antoinette saying “Let them eat cake!” or that Jane Austen writes romances – Both incorrect statements!) However, at times, the refrain feels shoved in, using myths that aren’t even popular. For instance, how many kids would “assume” that Amelia Earhart was accused of being a spy? Or that Florence Price was considered a classical great on her death? Or that Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare attended plays together? These are “myths” even many adults haven’t heard about! The approach could have worked better if the refrain had been used more selectively instead of forcing it into every page.

A couple of the clarifications are not exactly accurate. (Hedy Lamarr didn’t invent Wi-Fi; she invented a communication system using frequency hopping, which was the basis for all future wireless communication, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS.) Moreover, some of the biographies are highly sanitised and/or romanticised. Pocahontas’ story doesn’t mention how she was captured by the colonists and forced to join them. Political figures such as Eva Perón had their share of controversies but these are ignored.

The illustrations left me satisfied but not thrilled. Some of the portraits didn’t really match the actual women. (The Williams sisters sketch was the worst.) Thankfully, a majority were good enough. The page layout is quite reader-friendly, with a good mix of informative text boxes and their connected sketches. The speech bubbles at times include some Gen-Z lingo such as “Yaas Queen!”, which made me laugh but kids are sure to enjoy.

Recommended to those looking for an informative and motivational nonfiction about women achievers from the past and present. Despite the issues, the broad content and structure makes this a good option for middle-graders.

3.75 stars.

My thanks to Quarto Publishing Group for providing the DRC of “Remarkable Women” via NetGalley. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.

Do you have a young girl in your life?
Are you worried that they will see a lack of 'normal' female role models in society?
Then you need to buy this book!
There are no two ways to explain how important this book can be to younger female minds.
Society is filled with powerful men taking control of the world, its sometimes difficult to help shape young females into truly believing they can be anything they want to be, a builder, an engineer, a politician, the list can be endless with a bit of self belief and this book has it in abundance.
The illustrations are also top notch and set this apart from others which try to be empowering to a younger mind.
I will be buying several copies of this for children in my life.

There are and have been amazing women throughout history and everywhere in the world (and up in space!). Here is a remarkable collection of fifty women who have been revered as goddesses, had their abilities and accomplishments underestimated, revered as many types of artists, renowned for their actions in politics/world changing movements and more. Neither color nor age can diminish their impact!
The illustrations by Sam Caldwell are clear, informative, delightful, brilliantly colorful, and FUN!
Well suited for reading WITH someone any age from 7 and up including ESL, and great for gifting to everyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
I requested and received a temporary uncorrected eGalley on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group – words & pictures via NetGalley. Avail 02/25/2025
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Remarkable Women: Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About Amazing Women! (OH NO THEY DIDN’T), written by Eric Huang and illustrated by Sam Caldwell, features fascinating facts about 50 legends, geniuses, creatives, superstars, leaders, and trailblazers such as Taylor Swift, Frida Kahlo and Mae Jemison, as well as lesser known individuals including Zaha Hadid and many more.
This nom-fiction book features mini biographies of each individual and addresses key misconceptions about how they overcame obstacles as they fought their way to becoming trailblazers in their fields.
This book is a must have for every classroom and a brilliant addition to your home bookshelf.

This book is written in a way that children ages 8 and up all be able to follow along. The book is broken down into different sections not leaving any activist job out. It's bite size information so you never feel overwhelmed. The additional information is interesting and helpful.
I will be adding this to the library and recommending this to any child or adult who is looking for a great starting point about the important women activist.

I’ll start by saying that while I’m not the target audience I did enjoy this book. I enjoyed the range and diversity of women that they included within this book. I really liked the map at the end of the book to look at where these remarkable women came from. This book only gives a very brief description overview of the women that they highlight but it is a good starting point for those who want to discover more women through history and up to today.

This book is written in the style of previous "Oh No They Didn't" books, so that's to be expected, but I did feel like saying "oh no she didn't" and "oh no she hasn't" on each page was a little bit awkward, given that the book is about female trailblazers who likely is were often told "no you didn't" about their achievements. Putting that aside, it's a nice book with some new content in terms of women featured. Of course we see Ada Lovelace, Marie Curie, etc. but also Zaha Hadid. So that was a refreshing take. Overall, pretty good.

Eric Huang does a fantastic job in writing this type of book, it had interesting fact and worked with what was happening. It was a great concept and enjoyed the women used in this.

The book Remarkable Women is remarkably good! Actually, it’s downright amazing. This book has it all- powerful women from our history and ancient civilizations, First Ladies, our favorite singers, and the list goes on. This book is not only informative, but it is told in an engaging way that kids of all ages will love and appreciate.

Remarkable Women was a great book to end 2024 with. The book is targeted to young readers, id say about ages 8-10, but really anyone can read the book to learn about extraordinary women and girls across the globe and throughout history.

The author includes some well known women such as Taylor Swift, Amelia Earheart, and Michelle Obama that most people would know at least a little bit about. But what I appreciated was the inclusion of lesser known women. It was great that so many women from different countries and backgrounds were included. There was also LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent rep too!

The illustrations are very well done. It is apparent that the illustrator took a lot of time and care on each Picture they created for the book. Sometimes these types of books' illustrations come off cartoony, but I didn't feel like that was this case for this one.

If I had a daughter or niece, I would Hands down get a copy of Remarkable Women for them! If you have little ones, this is a must have for their bookshelves.

I thought this was a super fun book! The cover intrigued me with a great variety of women throughout history to give a taste of who’s inside but I wasn’t expecting the amount of women included. I enjoyed how it included different types of women and from all different time periods. My only dislike was ‘oh no they didn’t’ on every page, which felt played out. Definitely learned a bunch and I thought the layout was fun. The timeline at the end was an enjoyable overview for the end. Thank you NetGalley for providing the ability to read this book.

This book covers an impressive range of women, including astronauts, artists, movie stars, and designers. It highlights figures from goddesses and ancient Egyptians to Hua Mulan and Joan of Arc, as well as modern icons like Katherine Johnson, Marie Curie, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift. Parents should be aware that the book features transgender activist Jazz Jennings. The timeline and map at the end are excellent visual additions. However, the inclusion of some modern women seemed unclear, and several high-profile figures were notably absent. While it’s a quick and easy read, it doesn’t stand out as particularly unique or superior compared to other anthologies of remarkable women.

Unfortunately, this book just wasn’t for me. I usually love informative books like this—ones that help kids learn about the world and find inspiration from the lives of amazing people. But this one… well, it felt a bit tedious.

The book includes stories of over 50 different individuals, which sounds exciting, but sadly, most of them felt too general for my liking. A few stood out as well-written, but many left me with a sense that they were incomplete. On top of that, the repetitive use of phrases like “oh no they didn’t” or “oh no she didn’t” on almost every page really started to annoy me. I’m not sure why it was included, but for me, it detracted from the overall reading experience.

That said, the illustrations were beautiful and definitely a highlight of the book. It’s just a shame that the text didn’t live up to the same standard.

While this one didn’t quite work for me, it might appeal to readers who enjoy a quicker, more casual style. For me, though, it fell short of its potential.

Remarkable Women is an illustrated book about remarkable women in history. It includes illustrations and facts about Cleopatra, Ada Lovelace, and others.