The alliteration, rhyming and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues depicted resonate with their parents' values of community, equality and justice. Als dit geen social justice warrior / university college / liberal arts / feminist / gutmensch wordt, dan weet ik het ook niet meer. This bestselling ABC book is written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights and everything else that activists believe in and fight for. It's not an ABC primer, of course, but it's great for anyone who wants the world to be more inclusive and more sane. Innosanto Nagara knows that activism begins in the cradle, but to be sustainable, it has to be wide-ranging, deep-rooted, and based ultimately on a sense of fun and community.

I love that my kids run around the house with their fists in the air shouting, “Power to the people! Reading it is almost like reading Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, but for two-year olds - full of pictures and rhymes and a little cat to find on every page that will delight the curious toddler and parents alike.

Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit. I love that there is now a book I can share with my granddaughters that teaches a new vocabulary about human and social justice values - and workers' rights! The rule of thumb for conservation educators and teachers is that up to grade 4, we teach children the GOOD only. An unashamedly left wing children's board book, and i mean proper left, not the old style new labor left which was really central to small c right.

A is for Activist, written and illustrated by Innosanto Nagara, takes your classic alphabet book and adds a twist of political motivation. Are you inviting the reader to a discussion about how left wing groups tear themselves apart in never ending tests of idealogical purity while right wingers have no problem voting along party lines, whatever their personal squabbles? On the “K” page the words read “Kings are fine for story time/ Knights are fun to play/ But when we make decisions/ we will choose the people’s way! The problem is a lot more complicated than that—how about “G is for Gerrymandering, V is for Voter Purges”? this only makes future protesters or future republicans, because you all know how well kids take to having beliefs shoved down their throats.The alliteration, rhyming and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues depicted resonate with their parents’ values of community, equality and justice. Each page follows a theme of civil rights and political activism, while promoting values such as peace, acceptance and independent thought. adults enjoying kids’ books, that I could have forgiven the not so friendly for young kids vocabulary. A is for Activist is an ABC board book for the next generation of progressives: Families that want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and so on.

It took me a couple of reads to get the rhythm of the words (it could also be that I have no rhythm). To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

At this time in history we need books for children that use words like justice, ally, freedom, and advocate.

The illustration shows a collage of eyes of people with all different skin colors, reinforcing diversity and unity, and the idea that it is every citizen’s duty to be vigilant and look out for injustices. It definitely has an "us against them" feel, and comes out of a lot of anger towards racism, sexism, environmental harm, inequality, etc.My aim is to try and raise a well rounded, open minded person who can think for themselves and books like these are a useful way to introduce big ideas in a simple way, great for starting conversations.