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We Are Not Alone: Family Support in Childrens Books

by Jean Dugan
May/June 2015
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It takes a village, doesn’t it? Or at least a neighborhood, or an extended family to ensure that children’s needs are met. Grandparents, neighbors, teachers �" even other children �" are part of the network of helping a child grow into a mature, compassionate member of a caring society.

No one should ever feel alone. Featured are some recent children’s books where community matters.


In 1978, New England was covered by almost four feet of snow from a two-day blizzard that paralyzed several states. Many streets weren’t cleared for a week and nearly everybody ran out of milk and bread; I remember well how neighbors climbed over enormous snowdrifts to get to the convenience store a half mile away. The boy in John Rocco’s Blizzard �" perhaps the author himself �" tires of drinking cocoa made with water and with advice from his trusty Arctic Survivor Guide, takes matters into his own hands. Tennis ­rackets make good snowshoes for someone as lightweight as a 10-year-old, and a sled can carry all the emergency peanut butter, candles, and cat food his neighbors need. And his trek, shown in fold-out, mostly white pages, turns out to be a grand and memorable adventure. He’s ...

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