I edited the previous post to alert late-comers that the Fireboat giveaway was over. Then I popped into the email account for the giveaway. Then I popped over to random.org, entered the information, hit the button, and got our winner. The number is:
The winner of a paperback copy of Fireboat
is Heather from Production, Not Reproduction. I’ve just sent her the book with one day shipping via Amazon Prime. (Really! Only $3.99 for one day!) I’m sorry that I couldn’t send everyone who was interested in the book a copy but I really do encourage you to buy it.
And I need to tell you about two other great books about September 11th that were written for kids.
In fact, the first one was written by kids. September 12th: We Knew Everything Would Be All Right was written by first grade students. It focuses on the fact that while something bad happened, good things and normal everyday things happened the next day and will continue to happen. I read some negative reviews, focusing on the fact that the book “diminishes” the true horrors of 9/11. But remember that the audience is children and children need to be reassured that things are okay and things are going to be okay. We still love this book.
On That Day: A Book of Hope for Children by Andrea Patel is a book that also just joined our library. It is short. The sentences are brief and easy to understand. It talks about how bad things happen (tornadoes, as an example) and sometimes bad people do bad things on purpose (which even a three year old can understand). It then launches into the good things that we can do to help (sharing, caring). It ends with reassuring the child that they are a good thing in this world. This is another great book to add to your library. Once again, it is age appropriate in the fact that it doesn’t go into too much detail. It does use the word “died” but there are no graphic illustrations at all.
If you’re a book family like we are, you know the benefit of learning through books. These three books all together are a great way to introduce and spawn discussion on a very tough topic. If these books don’t appeal to you, keep looking. There are many options out there and I encourage you to do your research.
Your reviews are really good, and the recommendations are very important ones. It’s so great that you’re using these books to teach your children about September 11th. It really did change all of our lives forever, and it’s so important that we always take the time to remember and engage in these conversations.
Twitter: Hedra
says:
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My son is going to be SO excited to have a book come in the mail. I’m looking forward to reading it with him.