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Featured in a grandma reads session.

This book was an opportunity to revisit the story of Rosa Parks and get it in front of my eager listening league. One never knows what stories children have heard or haven't, or often or not at all. Rosa is one of my heroes and so when the book popped up available in Libby, I grabbed it!

They all were leaning in and listening, and asked questions about whether anyone really paid attention to all that sorting of people - did anyone really care if someone used the wrong bathroom or waterfountain? Interestingly one comment was along the lines of who would pay attention if a white person used a colored person's water fountain? Was there a policeman at every spot? Who put bus drivers in charge of yelling at people? On one hand this made me feel good about this group. On the other it troubled me just a little about the invisible challenges that yet exist and of which they are clearly unaware. . .so more work to do.

The book is well-written and the illustrations support the serious, somber tale. Thanks to the author and illustrator for getting this out in an accessible form for our youngest citizens.