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A Little Radical: The ABCs of Activism
“A Little Radical” is a humorous and hopeful illustrated book for those who want to make the world better, letter by letter. We believe it is never too soon for kids to start thinking about proactive problem solving, and how each of us can make the world better in big and small ways. This stylish and hopeful illustrated book was written as a way to empower children and families when they recognize something worth standing up for. It is our hope that this book will prompt questions, conversations, and more in your home, as it has in ours. In life, and in this book, it all starts with ACTION.
Reviews
The Russells (Jason Russell directed the viral short film Kony 2012, about the child soldiers of the Lord’s Resistance Army) bring a focus on activism to a picture book audience in this rhyming alphabet book. In an attractive book-within-a-book setup, the spreads consist of photographs of a handmade, zine-like guidebook filled with collaged images, pasted-in text, and hand-drawn or painted cartoons, all thematically tied to the words being introduced. The word action is formed from red yarn that is “held” in place by a trio of cartoon figures (“A is for action./ It all starts with you./ Talk won’t do a thang./ Without follow-through”). The guidebook is photographed against a backdrop of rocks on the D pages (for defend), spray paint and safety pins bring a punk aesthetic to the R spread (for radical), and torn b&w photographs of hands introduce xerography for X (“Print posters. And fliers. Be seen and heard./ You can say a lot without saying a word”). The cartoon illustrations can be stick-figure generic, but the book’s rhymes nimbly balance motivation and playfulness, and the Russells’ overall attention to detail is evident. Ages 4–8. (BookLife)
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