To honor everyone selected for inclusion in Limitless: Twenty-Four Remarkable American Women of Vision, Grit, and Guts, Leah Tinari has painted each subject's portrait in gouache, sticking with black paint and a single-color accent as fierce as the featured maverick. On each facing page is a quote from or about the subject, some better known (Louisa May Alcott, Aretha Franklin) than others ("warrior, prophet of the Chihenne Chiricahua Apache" Lozen, designer Ray Eames). Basic factual information swirls around each woman's head, and readers with piqued interest can find supplemental tidbits at the back of the book. Women who persist are indeed having a moment in children's books, but what distinguishes this ode is Tinari's disinterest in prettifying: stopping just short of caricature, she emphasizes the curve in Georgia O'Keeffe's nose, the creases around Ellen DeGeneres's eyes. Limitless also stands out because of its inspired inclusions: sure, it's always a pleasure to be reminded of Annie Oakley's pluck, but it's also a joy to see Dolly Parton getting her due. --Nell Beram, freelance writer and YA author