Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch celebrates how love can change lives and how our community can bring that love into action. Mr. Hatch’s quiet, lonely world is delightfully turned upside down when the postman delivers a Valentine’s Day box of chocolates from...
Nurturing the Spirituality of Children

Nurturing the Spirituality of Children

Childrenā€™s spirituality is something we still have much to learn about, is so important, and is something that can change the world. Caryl Cresswell, a recorded minister in Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting, a member of West Hills Friends Meeting in Portland, Oregon, and...
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins

Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins

When four courageous black teens sat down at a lunch counter in the segregated South of 1960, the reverberations were felt both far beyond and close to home. This insightful story offers a child’s-eye view of this seminal event in the American Civil Rights...
The Empty Pot

The Empty Pot

Honesty and integrity can often require real courage of us! In this classic Chinese children’s story, we learn once again that “Honesty is the best policy.” Ping was a young schoolboy who loved to grow flowers. He embraced the Emperor’s...
Say Something

Say Something

Say Something takes us on the short but significant journey from being a silent bystander to an engaged community member with small, simple acts of inclusion like acknowledging a new student in a class or sitting next to someone on the bus. Bullying and teasing can be...