Love Helen Oxenbury! And On Our Street is going on my list. I thought I knew poverty until I moved to my current town. Poverty doesn’t look like we thought. Many people get monthly checks but still live in poverty because of mindsets--generational cycles. And we have a 14-year-old friend who has spent nights at the Post Office to stay warm and has knocked on our door in the middle of the night because he had nowhere to go...and not because he was “homeless” but because he didn’t know where his parents were and their abode was locked. It saddens me and infuriates me and makes me look for ways to educate.
It’s a good book. It definitely focuses on the more obvious, outwards signs of homelessness — the more complicated or nuanced situations might be beyond the target age group — but it’s a fantastic conversation starter in many ways.
Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving, Sarah! Thank you for all your work here--very grateful!
Thank you, Alison! You too.
Love Helen Oxenbury! And On Our Street is going on my list. I thought I knew poverty until I moved to my current town. Poverty doesn’t look like we thought. Many people get monthly checks but still live in poverty because of mindsets--generational cycles. And we have a 14-year-old friend who has spent nights at the Post Office to stay warm and has knocked on our door in the middle of the night because he had nowhere to go...and not because he was “homeless” but because he didn’t know where his parents were and their abode was locked. It saddens me and infuriates me and makes me look for ways to educate.
It’s a good book. It definitely focuses on the more obvious, outwards signs of homelessness — the more complicated or nuanced situations might be beyond the target age group — but it’s a fantastic conversation starter in many ways.
Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving, Sarah! Grateful for you!
Thank you, Jolene — I’m grateful for you too 🧡