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Description
When children think philosophically they inevitably will, and unquestionably should engage in social criticism. In this picture book by the first U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, a Black child in an urban apartment complex surrounded by garbage cleans it up and plants a vegetable and flower garden, enlisting the help of others and overcoming some setbacks. Gorman's text warns children that some adults may say they're too small, or that it’s none of their business, or that what they're trying won’t work, but she reassures them that sometimes it’s OK to ignore those people.
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children
City
Montclair
Keywords
environmental education, philosophy for children, Amanda Gorman, child activism
Disciplines
Early Childhood Education | Education | Environmental Education | Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Gregory, Maughn, "Something, Someday (2023) by Amanda Gorman" (2024). Picture Books. 20.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkingstories_picturebooks/20
