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A is for awesome : 23 iconic women who changed the world  Cover Image Book Book

A is for awesome : 23 iconic women who changed the world / written by Eva Chen ; illustrated by Derek Desierto.

Chen, Eva, 1980- (Author). Desierto, Derek. (Added Author).

Summary:

Why stick with plain old A, B, C when you can have Amelia (Earhart), Malala, Tina (Turner), Ruth (Bader Ginsburg), all the way to eXtraordinary You--and the Zillion of adventures you will go on? Instagram superstar Eva Chen, author of Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes, is back with an alphabet board book depicting feminist icons in A Is for Awesome: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World, featuring spirited illustrations by Derek Desierto.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1250215994 (bo.)
  • ISBN: 9781250215994 (bo.)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Feiwel and Friends, 2019.

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General Note:
Cover title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 12.99
Subject: Women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Alphabet books.

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch BB Chen 31681020157749 BOARDBOOK Checked out 08/06/2025

Eva Chen, the author of Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes and A Is for Awesome, is a first-generation Chinese-American who grew up in New York City. She blames her deviation from pre-med at Johns Hopkins University on a love of fashion and beauty instilled in her by her mother, whose perfect bob and lipstick made a permanent imprint on her impressionable young mind. Previously the editor in chief of Lucky, Eva has also written for ELLE, Vogue,Teen Vogue,Vogue China, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. She is currently the head of fashion partnerships at Instagram, where she is guilty of the occasional duck-face selfie. Eva lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

Derek Desierto is a Vancouver-based illustrator, designer, and overall nice guy from a nice family. His animation work has been recognized by the Ottawa International Animation Festival, the National Cartoonist Society, and 9 Story Media Group. Currently, he is living the dream as a freelance artist for animated TV shows and picture books. His ultimate goal in life is to meet Oprah and become one of her Favorite Things.


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