Map of Good Memories

Mapping Good Memories

Memory operates through a peculiar process. Some events burn indelibly into our brains while others prove more elusive. When the destruction of war forces a young child to leave her ravaged town, she embarks on a goodbye trek around her...
Who is in and Who is Out? Inclusive Umbrella Welcomes Diversity

Who Is in and Who Is Out?

The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates answers the question, Who is in and who is out? in a subtle yet persuasive way. The metaphor of a big, inclusive umbrella may be familiar to adults, however, to kids it’s relatively novel....

In the World of Imagination All Is Possible

Little Worlds by Géraldine Collet and lavishly illustrated by Sébastien Chebret shows us how all is possible in the world of one’s imagination. Each spread shows a child totally engaged in a unique physical space. But what makes their individual worlds...
Freedom on the Menu

Freedom on the Menu–Every Voice Counts

Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-ins by Carol Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue tells the story of lunch counter sit-ins, a protest movement that helped end discriminatory practices in the South. Told through the eyes of a...
Kindness in Action

Kindness in Action

"The Mitten Tree" offers an easily gleaned message of helping others & highlights that one must not only notice when a person needs help, one must take action to help fulfill that need. Kindness Is a thought before it is an action. Kindness disengaged from action is an empty promise.

Children and the Fight for Social Justice

oungest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton introduces the remarkable story of how children helped amplify the tide of the civil rights movement. This book is sure to impress young readers with an understanding that even children can stand up for what is right. Kids can work for social justice in ways both large and public as well as small and personal.