Broaching injustice issues with children in a way they can understand isn't always the easiest task. While an increasing number of authors and illustrators have begun tackling sensitive subjects, it's not often that you find a title told from a child's perspective that was actually written by a child.
Aslan Tudor (then 8 years old) and his family were present at Standing Rock Reservation during the 2016 conflict over the Dakota Access Pipeline. After having time to reflect over what had happened, Aslan and his mother realized that there weren't any resources available that would help children to understand the events that took place.
"He wanted to make a resource for younger kids to understand what happened at Standing Rock and why." - Kelly Tudor, Aslan's mother
Thus, the idea of a book was born.
Now, two years later, 10-year-old Aslan--with the help of his mother--has a published book on the market: Young Water Protectors: A Story about Standing Rock .
To learn a bit more about Aslan's experiences, check out this article published on www.cbc.ca.
NOTE: I haven't had a chance to read it yet (it just came out this August) but you can bet your bottom dollar that I'll be doing so straight away when it arrives at the library!
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