BOOK REVIEW: IT’S WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY

While this day commemorates the ratification of the 19th Amendment, securing women’s right to vote in the U.S., lets celebrate by reading a picture book about a child who does his best to make sure everything is “even.”

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​TITLE: EVEN STEVEN
AUTHOR: Carrie Finison
ILLUSTRATOR: Daniel Wiseman
PUBLISHER: G. P. Putnam’s Sons
OPENING LINES:
This is Steven.
Steven loves to make everything even.
Pencils. Pickles. Noodles. Nickels.
“You can’t spell Steven without E-V-E-N!”
Steven likes to share.
He knows the best way to share something is to split it in half.
It’s fun! It’s fair! And it’s EVEN.

Steven likes to make everything EVEN which often means splitting something in half. That seems fair, right? But if Steven has one book, is it best to cut the book in half? Oh, Steven! Not all things that are even are fair and not all things that are fair are even, and Steven and his friends illustrate in a fun, light-hearted way the concepts of fairness and sharing. Finison’s punchy narration and speech-bubble dialogue combined with Wiseman’s cheerful, expressive illustrations make this book a great addition to your SEL-themed books.
 
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