We used Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes for Battle of the Books but that was 4th through 6th grade. The parents appreciated the conversations that came out of it because the kids were too young to understand what happened and they hadn’t talked about it much at school. If you are thinking of discussing with younger kids I think the parents should probably know beforehand. Some kids handle those subjects better than others.
On Thursday, September 2, 2021, Natalie Nowak via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
Good evening,
I wanted to ask fellow storytime readers whether you have ever broached
the topic of 9/11 and/or grief for storytime and whether you would
recommend that. Personally, I'm conflicted about it because, on one hand,
I assume schools teach about it so most kids probably at least know about
it, but on the other hand, there is a large homeschool population where
I'm located and I don't want to bring up a topic with the children if
their parents don't feel comfortable talking to them about it yet. Any
guidance is very much appreciated!
Thank you,
Natalie Nowak
Bayliss Public Library
Pickford Community Library
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