Guest Post: In the Neighborhood and Other 2022 Children’s Lit About Being a Good Neighbor by Elsa Buehler

Hey hey, folks! Recently Elsa Buehler wrote me about something she’d observed in recent children’s books and her points were so salient that I asked if she might expand them and be today’s guest poster. She agreed and here we are! Be so good as to appreciate what she has to say:

“The act of being a good neighbor must always begin with us” – Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

Following the 2023 Youth Media Awards, I’ve been catching up on my to-be-read list by checking out some ...