Entrepreneurship is hot right now, but not everybody wants to run a tech startup. For kids with their eyes on something more tangible, 15-year-old Mikaila Ulmer's life story is just the thing: as a kindergartener in Austin, Tex., Ulmer opened her first lemonade stand, with a goal of donating the proceeds to nonprofits that benefit bees; the lemonade stand grew into bottling, restaurant placements and an appearance on the show Shark Tank. Now, Me & the Bees Lemonade is sold in grocery stores across the country.
Ulmer, a successful Black girl celebrating herself, and co-author Brin Stevens never talk down to young readers nor suggest their entrepreneurial ideas are anything but valid. Bee Fearless: Dream Like a Kid is an essential library purchase and a great gift. --Sarah Hannah Gómez, freelance reviewer