A is for Activist

Product Information

The rule of thumb for conservation educators and teachers is that up to grade 4, we teach children the GOOD only. Nagara’s book has received many great reviews and has been hailed as a must for parents and educators trying to teach their kids about social justice.

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. Throughout the book he maintains a light-hearted and positive tone that is at once kid-friendly and empowering. It starts the ball rolling for conversations parents and caregivers can have with their child about people's rights. I like the idea of sharing your beliefs with your children, but I think this book is slightly ridiculous. This unique alphabet book encourages young readers to stand up for what they believe in, engage with their community, and become aware of the social movements going on around them, at any age.

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.

These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. 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! Then I will be confident that I have raised a conscious citizen of the planet, rather than someone who repeats a complex viewpoint they have been hearing since before they could speak properly.

It talks about many controversial topics including feminism, LGBTQ issues, and immigration to name a few.

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. This book makes me want to jump and sing and color and paint and learn more about the characters in the book.A former colleague posted a photo of a children’s book as her Facebook profile picture – A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara. And more likely than not, if you are the kind of parent that would read this book to your child, you would have raised them to agree with the book entirely by the time they are mature enough to think about these issues on their own. However, that kind of discomfort-turned-into-honest-dialogue is exactly what's missing from children's books these days, so I applaud this one. 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.