About this item
Reading it is almost like reading Howard Zinns A Peoples History of the United States, but for two-year oldsfull of pictures and rhymes and a little cat to find on every page that will delight the curious toddler and parents alike.Occupy Wall StreetA is for Activistis an ABC board book 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.The alliteration, rhyming, and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues it brings up resonate with their parents values of community, equality, and justice. This engaging little book carries huge messages as it inspires hope for the future, and calls children to action while teaching them a love for books.
About the Author
Innosanto Nagara was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. He came to the US to study zoology and philosophy at UC Davis. He then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he worked as a graphic designer for a range of social change organizations before founding the Design Action Collective. Design Action is a worker-owned studio in Oakland, California, that is dedicated to serving the Movement for social change. Inno lives in a co-housing community in Oakland where his child is the youngest of eight children to be born into the household.
