INNOSANTO NAGARA's new-wave board books encourage children to grow up with confidence in themselves, and to be proactive citizens who are passionate about causes from environmental issues to LGBTQ rights and civil rights. Nagara was born and raised in Indonesia, and moved to the US in 1988. After studying zoology and philosophy at UC Davis, he 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, a worker-owned cooperative design studio in Oakland, California.
"Finally! A sassy and heartwarming board book to teach our children
the alphabet of humane values. Innosanto Nagara knows that activism
begins in the cradle, but to be sustainable, it has to be
wide-ranging, deep-rooted, and based ultimately on a sense of fun
and community. A is for Activist covers all this ground
with a playful rhyming style that makes you want to turn the pages
and read the book over and over again.The illustrations are so
colorful, beautifully executed, little works of art in and of
themselves. What a great book for children of all
ages." —Julia Alvarez, author of A Wedding in Haiti:
the Story of a Friendship and How the Garcia Girls Lost
Their Accents
"Memorable, often humorous poems that teach the alphabet through
activist political examples. Never too early to expose your
children to justice." —Viet Thanh Nguyen in Vulture.com
"Full of wit, beauty, and fun, we can think of no better way to
learn the alphabet." —Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis, author of The
Shock Doctrine /filmmaker
"Fun, funny, exquisitely illustrated and brilliantly written with a
message that is sure to resonate with kids. May a thousand young
activists bloom!" —Medea Benjamin, cofounder of Global
Exchange and Code Pink
"I wish this beautiful and inspiring book was around when my
daughter was young, but fortunately there were plenty of cool
children around today who will devour what Inno is serving
up!" —Dan Zanes, Grammy Award-winning artist of Catch
that Train!
"The alliteration and rhymes have the rhythm and fun of standard
ABC books, burrowing into little ears and prompting memorization
and spontaneous recitation." —YES! Magazine
"A is for Activist offers an opportunity for parents to explore
their values with their children. At this time in history we need
books for children that use words like justice, ally, freedom, and
advocate." —Rona Renner, RN, parent educator, and host of
Childhood Matters radio show
"A is for Activist speaks to the possibilities of change, of
proactive parenting, of creating community, and of celebrating our
collective histories. This book is rad!" —Tomas Moniz,
writer/editor Rad Dad, a zine on radical parenting
“Reading it is almost like reading Howard Zinn's A People's
History of the United States, but for two-year olds—full of
pictures and rhymes and a little cat to find on every page that
will delight the curious toddler and parents alike.” —Occupy
Wall Street
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