Do Something for Someone Else by Loll Kirby illustrated by Yas Imamura

Do Something for Someone Else: Meet 12 real-life children spreading kindness with simple acts of everyday activism.

"The children in this book teach us that when each of us does something to face a problem we re passionate about we can change the world together."

This book is published by Magic Cat Publishing but here in Australia it is distributed by Walker Books. You can see inside this book here. You can see the author reading an extract from her book here. 

Many years ago I used to focus on children just like those found in this book. Young people who demonstrated amazing empathy, problem solving, determination and compassion. Today this list would also include the wonderful Greta Thunberg. 

I used to talk about:

Ryan Hreljac from USA

Iqbal Masih from Pakistan

Craig Kielburger from Canada

Daniel and William Clarke from Australia

If I was using this book (Do Something for Someone Else) with a class I would focus on one of the children each day over two or three weeks.  In this book we meet twelve children from around the world. Here is a list of their projects:

Sant Jordi from Spain "Preventing loneliness in older people".

Kesz Valdez from Philippines "Protecting children who live on the streets".

Havana Chapman-Edwards from USA "Diversity in children's books".

Winter Vincent from Australia "Providing clean water".

Marie-Astrid Mence from France "Encouraging the next generation of young Black ballet dancers".

Selin Örnek from Turkey "Using robotics to help blind people".

Katie Stagliano from USA "Growing a healthy end to hunger".

Emily White from UK "Supporting and campaigning for disabled people".

Christopher Kleynhans and Reece Slade from South Africa "Raising awareness of mental health issues".

Mohamad Al Jounde from Syria "Education for refugee children".

Elena Meyer from Germany "Inspiring children to engage with music".

Yuqiu Chen from China "Providing medical care for vulnerable people".

This beautifully composed picture book is a source of inspiration for primary aged children and the beginning to a generation of activists. A key literary addition to our schools, libraries, and homes. Reading Time

I mentioned Yas Imamura (Love in the Library) a couple of days ago and so my friend from Kinderbookswitheverything loaned me Do Something for Someone Else.