Remember that in the movie 'Enchanted' with Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey, Patrick Dempsey, who plays the role of Robert, gives his daughter a similar book for her birthday? It's a book about successful women who changed the world. The little girl wasn't very happy about the book as her only birthday gift but I personally thought this was the best gift a father could make his daughter so when I saw Great Woman Who Changed The World by Kate Pankhurst in our local book store it immediately made me think of that movie and OF COURSE I had to buy it. This gorgeous picture book tells us about a few of the fantastic women who changed the world and made it into a better; even more interesting and fun place. From athletes to scientists and more – there’s a great selection of some amazing women in this book; a varied bunch, but they all did something super special and great. This book has also some of the prettiest illustrations I’ve ever seen in a book. I’ve never even heard of some of the women mentioned in it and I was so excited to learn some more about them and it made me even want to learn more about them after finishing this book. I’ve already checked out some books about some of the women and I cannot wait to read and learn more about them. I know there are so many more women that did something really amazing; they all deserve to be mentioned in such a beautifully illustrated and written book. I especially love that it’s a childrens book so it’s easier for them to learn in a fun way about all these important personalities. There for sure is a lot of information in this book, but it doesn’t overwhelm. There’s even a trail over every page the reader can follow to see what happened when, so this is also pretty fun and kind of interactive. I think that even teenagers or adults should read picture books or childrens books more often. They usually focus on very important topics and explain them in such an easy and fun way; we can learn so much from picture books though and with all these beautiful illustrations it’s even more fun to spend some time reading them. This one has such an important message and no matter how old someone is, this is a must read. Such books are so beneficial especially to young girls out there to show them what they are capable of doing; and of course for young boys so they can learn to always respect women, always. It’s so nice to show girls, especially those who may struggle with life, that there are so many things they can do; that they don’t need a man to be successful in life and/or their jobs. Every woman is worthy and every woman can do something to change the world; to make this place we live in a better pace. I can highly recommend this, not only because of its important message, but also because of the way it tells the stories of these great women and because of the gorgeous illustrations.