No Voice Too Small
Charlesbridge | ISBN: 978-1-6235-4131-6
40 pages | ages 5-9 Bookshop | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
2023 Charlotte Award nominee, New York State Reading Association
2021-2022 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award nominee
2021 Social Justice Literature Award, Nonfiction Category, International Literacy Association
Every Child a Reader 2021 Superpower Booklist for Social Activism, Children’s Book Council
A 2021 Best Book, Bank Street College of Ed.
2021 Ohioana Award Finalist, Juvenile Literature
100 Best Picture Books of 2020 | Kirkus
Best Picture Books of 2020 About Small People in a Big World | Kirkus
2021 Notable Poetry Book | NCTE
Best of the Best Books 2020 | Chicago Public Library
50 Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2020, Colours of Us
2020 Cybils Awards Finalist, Elementary Nonfiction
Best Picture Books of 2020 | Bear Pond Books
Reading the West Picture Book Award longlist, MPIBA
2020 Nerdies Poetry and Novels In Verse | Nerdy Book Award
2021 Notable Social Studies Book | National Society of the Social Studies
Book Trailer
Featured activists:
Judy Adams | Ziad Ahmed |Noah Barnes | Jasilyn Charger | Mari Copeny | Marley Dias | Levi Draheim | Cierra Fields | Samirah “DJ Annie Red” Horton | Jazz Jennings | Nza-Ari Khepra | Viridiana Sanchez Santos | Adora Svitak | Zach Wahls
Featured poets:
S. Bear Bergman | Joseph Bruchac | Nikki Grimes | Hena Khan | Andrea J. Loney | Guadalupe García McCall | Lindsay H. Metcalf | Fiona Morris | G. Neri | Lesléa Newman | Traci Sorell | Charles Waters | Carole Boston Weatherford | Janet Wong
Reviews and Lists
- Goodreads Reviews
- “Silence is not an option.” Librarian’s Quest blog.
- “No Voice Too Small,” The Tiny Activist
- “No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History,” Teaching for Change
- “No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History,” Teachers | Books | Readers
- “31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Books with a Message,” A Fuse 8 Production, School Library Journal
- “31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Children’s Poetry,” A Fuse 8 Production, School Library Journal
- “Nonfiction review: NO VOICE TOO SMALL,” My Head Is Full of Books
- “The best children’s picture books about human rights and civic engagement,” Shepard.com
- “No Voice Too Small,” Bridget and the Books blog
- “Children’s Books About Youth Activists,” Pragmatic Mom
- “Picture Books for Civic Engagement and Social Activism,” GROG blog
- “No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History,” Children’s Books Heal
- “Flashback Friday: No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History,” Mutually Inclusive Books blog
- A video review of NO VOICE TOO SMALL by Kirsten Williams Larson.🎤
Educational Resources
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- Activity Guide, Lessons, and On-Demand Distance Learning Resources
- Mini writing workshop videos. Some have also recorded
- Poetry readings.
- YouTube links
- Flipgrid Book Club
Media
- No Voice Too Small by Zeena, TeachingAuthors blog
- “Young activists are profiled in poetry book illustrated by Providence artist,” Providence Journal
- “Books about protest remind readers about America’s oldest liberty,” Denton Record-Chronicle
- “Harvard athletes bring classic message to students via 21st-century tech,” The Harvard Gazette
- “Race, Equity, and Justice: Empowering your students to be voices of change.”
Interviews and Guest Posts
- “3 Question Interview – Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley,” This Writing Life with Melissa Stoller
- “Perfect Picture Book Friday: NO VOICE TOO SMALL,” Writing Picture Books Help Kids Soar with Vivian Kirkfield
- “A Super Trifecta: Will Write for Cookies Plus Giveaway,” Writing Picture Books Help Kids Soar with Vivian Kirkfield
- “NO VOICE TOO SMALL: Interview with the editors,” The Bull Horn
- “Mentor Text Talk with Keila Dawson, Jeanette Bradley, and Lindsay Metcalf,” ReFoReMo
- “Simply 7 with Jeanette Bradley: NO VOICE TOO SMALL (with process images of the cover illustration),” Jena Benton
- “12×12 December Featured Author”, Julie Hedlund’s 12×12 Challenge
- “Four 2020 Picture Books on Raising Your Voice,” This Picture Book Life
- “A chat with the creators of the inspiring NO VOICE TOO SMALL!” Picture Book Builders
- “10 Picture Books to Introduce Young Readers to Activism by Keila Dawson,” Nerdy Book Club
- “Behind the Scenes: A Case Study in Collaboration by Lindsay Metcalf,” Beth Anderson’s blog
Yahoo! Congratulations to you all!