Katie, Big and Strong
The True Story of a Mighty Woman Who Could Lift Anything

READ THIS BOOK TO THE KIDS WHEN IT COMES OUT this year ASAP! The little girls will become braver, the little boys will learn to see girls as equally brave as they are! This is the story of Katie Sandwina, who became the strongest woman who could lift weights, break chains and carry a cannon all by HER......more

Thank you Netgalley for giving me access to this book in exchange for an honest review! I love children’s history books. I love learning about past women’s historical movements, like the suffragette movement, because I’m proud to see how we as a society have progressed and how far we have left to go......more

What a great children’s biography of Katie Sandwina! I didn’t know anything about her life and had only seen a few pictures of her, so it was great to learn about her through this book. The illustrations are adorable, and the author does a wonderful job of highlighting Sandwina’s important feats (bo......more

What an amazing story about Katie Brumbach, later known as Katie Sandwina. Sandwina’s inspiring story reminds us to be ourselves and celebrate all that we are—in her case, big, strong and beautiful! Sandwina, was not only a dedicated athlete but also a loving mother/wife, courageous suffragist, and......more

Katharine Brumback/Katie Sandwina was born into a circus family, joined them performing feats of strength as well as acrobatics and eventually surpassed them in fame. Author/illustrator team of Jennifer Cooper and Jen White took the facts of Katie’s life, including her efforts to have women viewed a......more