This fall, about 200 people in Michigan formed a human chain to move books from their small library to a much larger library building. It’s the perfect picture of the power of one plus one making a huge difference.
During a time when libraries struggle to maintain funding, it’s awesome to see the Ypsilanti District Library’s Superior Branch, not just surviving, but thriving and pulling their community together. You can see photos and read the brief article by clicking on the photo (above).
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You can read a review of Louie by the famous Ezra Jack Keats on my IG page. It’s amazing how a book written years ago still speaks to the challenges of our times.
I believe it’s important to continue reviewing historical works (picture books included) to help us analyze our current situations because they inform how we will move into the future. To that end, click to see an interesting article about a resource that lists 7,000 free to read historical children’s books. Check out a few and compare them to the books we buy today. Let us know what you discover about how things have changed and remained the same in the comments.