Young People’s Poet Laureate Margarita Engle and Amy Ludwig VanDerwater are championing the United Nations International Day of Peace which is today, September 21.
They are hoping that our educator and author and illustrator friends will flood the internet with images, poems, books, and ideas of peace on this day (9/21) along with the UN hashtag #peaceday.
Please Help Us Celebrate #peaceday Today!
Dylan Metrano (illustrator of Every Day Birds) made this image to share and use as a profile picture.
There is a Padlet to gather resources for teachers ahead of time, hoping that people will add and share…for no other reason than to collect and hold close peaceful thoughts. Here is the link to this brand new PEACE PADLET.
They would be so honored if you would be willing to add your links and ideas to this Padlet as we create this peaceplace for sharing resources.
Thank you for your support of this day of peace!
My books:
BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12 is a book that I created to highlight books written by authors who share the same marginalized identity as the characters in their books.
