A little girl carries a big message--and finds it thrillingly
amplified by the rallying crowd around her--in an empowering story for
the youngest of activists.
Mari raised her sign for everyone to see.
Even though she was small and the crowd was very big,
and she didn't think anyone would hear,
she yelled out.
Mari is getting ready to make a sign with crayon as the streets below
her fill up with people. "What are we making, Mama?" she asks. "A
message for the world," Mama says. "How will the whole world hear?" Mari
wonders. "They'll hear," says Mama, "because love is powerful." Inspired
by a girl who participated in the January 2017 Women's March in New York
City, Heather Dean Brewer's simple and uplifting story, delightfully
illustrated by LeUyen Pham, is a reminder of what young people can do to
promote change and equality at a time when our country is divided by
politics, race, gender, and religion.