No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History
★ “Never too soon to start stirring things up.” -- Kirkus starred review
Editors: Lindsay Metcalf, Keila Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley
Illustrator: Jeanette Bradley
ISBN: 978-1-6235-4131-6
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Buy Now: Bookshop,org, signed copies at Books on the Square
Featuring young, contemporary activists including literacy advocate Marley Dias, water protector Jasilyn Charger, Scouts for Equality founder Zach Wahls, and immigration reformer Viridiana Sanchez Santos. Contributors include Nikki Grimes, Joseph Bruchac, Lesléa Newman, and Guadalupe García McCall.
Featuring poems by: S. Bear Bergman | Joseph Bruchac | Nikki Grimes | Hena Khan | Andrea J. Loney | Guadalupe García McCall | Lindsay H. Metcalf | Fiona Morris | G. Neri | Lesléa Newman | Traci Sorell | Charles Waters | Carole Boston Weatherford | Janet Wong
Illustrator: Jeanette Bradley
ISBN: 978-1-6235-4131-6
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Buy Now: Bookshop,org, signed copies at Books on the Square
Featuring young, contemporary activists including literacy advocate Marley Dias, water protector Jasilyn Charger, Scouts for Equality founder Zach Wahls, and immigration reformer Viridiana Sanchez Santos. Contributors include Nikki Grimes, Joseph Bruchac, Lesléa Newman, and Guadalupe García McCall.
Featuring poems by: S. Bear Bergman | Joseph Bruchac | Nikki Grimes | Hena Khan | Andrea J. Loney | Guadalupe García McCall | Lindsay H. Metcalf | Fiona Morris | G. Neri | Lesléa Newman | Traci Sorell | Charles Waters | Carole Boston Weatherford | Janet Wong
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- 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book, National Council for the Social Studies
- 2021 Social Justice Literature Award, Nonfiction Category, International Literacy Association
- 2021 Notable Poetry Book, NCTE
- 100 Best Picture Books of 2020, Kirkus
- A 2021 Best Book, Bank Street College of Education
- 2020 Nerdy Book Award, Poetry and Verse Novels, Nerdy Book Club
- Finalist, Favorite True Story, 2021 Kids Book Choice Awards
- 2023 Charlotte Award nominee, New York State Reading Association
- Best Picture Books of 2020 About Small People in a Big World, Kirkus
- Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2020, Chicago Public Library
- Reading the West Picture Book Award longlist, MPIBA
- 50 Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2020, Colours of Us
- 2023 Beehive Book Award Poetry nominee, Children’s Literature Association of Utah
- Picture This 2022 Recommendation List, Wisconsin State Reading Association
- 2021 Ohioana Award Finalist, Juvenile Literature
- 2020 Cybils Awards Finalist, Elementary Nonfiction
- Reading Revolutionaries book box selection
On-Demand Distance Learning Resources
Hear the voices of some of these young activists in the book trailer.
Because schools and families are in unique situations in 2020, we have developed multiple ways for you to access and use these On Demand materials in your classroom or for distance learning or homeschool classrooms at home.
Flipgrid Book Club
Check out our NO VOICE TOO SMALL Book Club on Flipgrid, where readers can watch and respond to poetry readings and writing workshop videos with their own recordings and writings!
Flipgrid hosted Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and I for one of their #FlipgridForAll webinars for educators:
Check out our NO VOICE TOO SMALL Book Club on Flipgrid, where readers can watch and respond to poetry readings and writing workshop videos with their own recordings and writings!
Flipgrid hosted Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and I for one of their #FlipgridForAll webinars for educators:
Educator's Guide
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The Buzz
“Young activists are profiled in poetry book illustrated by Providence artist,” Providence Journal
“Books about protest remind readers about America’s oldest liberty,” Denton Record-Chronicle
“3 Question Interview - Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley,” This Writing Life with Melissa Stoller
“Perfect Picture Book Friday: NO VOICE TOO SMALL,” Writing Picture Books Help Kids Soar with Vivian Kirkfield
“A Super Trifecta: Will Write for Cookies Plus Giveaway,” Writing Picture Books Help Kids Soar with Vivian Kirkfield
“NO VOICE TOO SMALL: Interview with the editors,” The Bull Horn
“Mentor Text Talk with Keila Dawson, Jeanette Bradley, and Lindsay Metcalf,” ReFoReMo
“Simply 7 with Jeanette Bradley: NO VOICE TOO SMALL (with process images of the cover illustration),” Jena Benton
“Children’s Books About Youth Activists,” Pragmatic Mom
“Four 2020 Picture Books on Raising Your Voice,” This Picture Book Life
“A chat with the creators of the inspiring NO VOICE TOO SMALL!” Picture Book Builders
“Picture Books for Civic Engagement and Social Activism,” GROG blog
“10 Picture Books to Introduce Young Readers to Activism by Keila Dawson,” Nerdy Book Club
“Behind the Scenes: A Case Study in Collaboration by Lindsay Metcalf,” Beth Anderson’s blog
“Books about protest remind readers about America’s oldest liberty,” Denton Record-Chronicle
“3 Question Interview - Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley,” This Writing Life with Melissa Stoller
“Perfect Picture Book Friday: NO VOICE TOO SMALL,” Writing Picture Books Help Kids Soar with Vivian Kirkfield
“A Super Trifecta: Will Write for Cookies Plus Giveaway,” Writing Picture Books Help Kids Soar with Vivian Kirkfield
“NO VOICE TOO SMALL: Interview with the editors,” The Bull Horn
“Mentor Text Talk with Keila Dawson, Jeanette Bradley, and Lindsay Metcalf,” ReFoReMo
“Simply 7 with Jeanette Bradley: NO VOICE TOO SMALL (with process images of the cover illustration),” Jena Benton
“Children’s Books About Youth Activists,” Pragmatic Mom
“Four 2020 Picture Books on Raising Your Voice,” This Picture Book Life
“A chat with the creators of the inspiring NO VOICE TOO SMALL!” Picture Book Builders
“Picture Books for Civic Engagement and Social Activism,” GROG blog
“10 Picture Books to Introduce Young Readers to Activism by Keila Dawson,” Nerdy Book Club
“Behind the Scenes: A Case Study in Collaboration by Lindsay Metcalf,” Beth Anderson’s blog
More praise for No Voice Too Small
“Inspiring... All readers will be empowered... An excellent selection for poetry and social justice collections.”| School Library Journal
“Overall this is a stunning book that should be gifted at every opportunity, and placed permanently on every bookshelf.”
- The Tiny Activist
“Engaging.”
- The Horn Book
“I was glued to the pages.”
- Good Reads with Ronna
“What I love about this book is that the overall package is so COMPLETE.”
- Jill Esbaum, Picture Book Builders
“Overall this is a stunning book that should be gifted at every opportunity, and placed permanently on every bookshelf.”
- The Tiny Activist
“Engaging.”
- The Horn Book
“I was glued to the pages.”
- Good Reads with Ronna
“What I love about this book is that the overall package is so COMPLETE.”
- Jill Esbaum, Picture Book Builders