But when the child finally musters up the courage to face it, the problem turns out to be something quite different than it appeared. The longer the problem is avoided, the bigger it seems to get. “This is the story of a persistent problem and the child who isn’t so sure what to make of it.

What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada “Long ago in what would come to be called Mexico, as Mama Alma and her granddaughter, Bella, recall happy times while walking in the garden they have tended together since Bella was a baby, Mama Alma asks that after she is gone her family remember her on one special day each year.” An excellent companion to the adult title Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive by Allison Gilbert The Remembering Day/El dia de los muertos by Pat Mora In the end, the man and the bird use origami to create keys to freedom and friendship. Instead of feeling gratitude, Shima decides to capture the bird to learn its secrets. One day, a warbler decides visits Shima and leaves him with beautiful gifts. Shima is an old man who lives alone on top of a hill with only his origami to keep him company. The Origami Master by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer Written by a native of Atlanta, More-igami is the lighthearted tale of an African American child who becomes fascinated by the art of paper folding and will not stop until he becomes a master of the art form. Voted one of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2015, Funny Bones profiles the life and art of Jose Guadalupe Posada, creator of the skeleton cartoons used to celebrate Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos. Published by National Geographic and illustrated with vintage photos and maps, this nonfiction book is useful for introducing children to the idea of the Beloved Community and the Freedom Rides of the 1960s, which Lewis describes in the introduction as “a ride meant to stir the local and indigenous people to gather their courage to stand up and speak out for equality in America.”įunny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh

Below is an assortment of titles on civil rights as well as ones that parents and caregivers can use to explore children’s creativity and its potential to heal and transform feelings confusion and loss.įreedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement by Ann Bausum The activity was inspired by Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, a story about the aftereffects of that the atomic bomb had on a child of Hiroshima and how she used traditional Japanese paper folding as therapy. Each participant made two paper cranes: one to take and one to put on display in the branch.

In October, the Peachtree Corners Branch hosted a Sunday afternoon craft where children were invited to learn the basics of origami.

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