By Kathy Short, Director of Worlds of Words
Many adults believe children should not be burdened with books that raise difficult social issues, particularly war and violence. They argue to protect the innocence of children, not realizing that what children want is perspective, not protection. Continue reading
By Judi Moreillon, Story Power, Tucson, AZ
As a first-year librarian, it surprised me to learn that our school dispensed clothing to children who didn’t have clothes.
Have you ever blown out candles on a birthday to make a wish? What about wishing on a shooting star? Children all around the world make wishes, and so do we. Worlds of Words invited visitors to our Tucson Festival of Books booth to make wishes for the world. We used Wish: Wishing Traditions Around the World by Roseanne Thong with illustrations by Elisa Kleven to start our conversations.
