By Marianne Dubuc
Reading level: Youngest Readers
This is the first time I’m taking the bus by myself. Mom packed me a snack — and had me bring my sweater in case I get cold.? But Mom likely didn’t imagine the adventure her little girl would have as she rides to her grandmother’s house in this sweet picture book.
Challenge: Pack a little travel bag for yourself — fill it with a snack, a book, or something comforting you’d take on a solo adventure.
These groundbreaking books by Let Grow’s thought leaders and others are changing the way America thinks about, educates and raises its kids. They all make the case that today’s kids are safer, smarter and stronger than the culture gives them credit for — and that more independence is crucial, not crazy.