Girls Can Be Anything

I discovered Norma Klein via The Genius of Judy [Blume] by Rachelle Bergstein. This picture book - wordy by today's standards - features young friends Marina and Adam, who frequently play together at school. But Marina takes issue with Adam's certainty that some jobs are for boys and some for girls, and in fact, her parents support her, even reminding her that she knows a woman doctor - her own Aunt Rose. They have to concede, however, that there has never been a woman president of the United States (though other countries have had women leaders). With admirable straightforward simplicity, Marina and Adam work out the problem, taking turns to be president and flying each other to the places they'll give speeches.