Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.

Recent Books by Nancy Bo Flood

soldier sister, fly home
The Hogan that Great-Grandfather Built
Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo by Nancy Bo Flood, Photography by Jan Sonnenmair
Cowboy Up!
no-name baby
Warriors in the Crossfire

Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood

Glenwood Springs Colorado Public Library

Public Libraries

January 21, 2025

achieving justice and human rights for all — the right to pursue and have life and liberty

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After Solstice

January 14, 2025

photo: tickchareon, Adobe Stock

Darkness
Begins to
Diminish

A few minutes at…

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We, the Curious Ones by Marion Dane Bauer

Books Are for Sharing 2024

December 17, 2024

Holiday Books for Sharing

Need one more special present? These are great gifts for the season, books to be enjoyed by any age reader:

We, the Curious Ones by Marion Dane Bauer,…

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NCTE Panel on Mental Health for Young People

December 4, 2024

Stories help us make sense of our world. Stories also help us understand ourselves and others. At the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conference, our…
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Go Home

Go Home by Terry Farish and Lochan Sharma

November 19, 2024

How do people change? Do they? Do I? What kind of experiences can diminish suspicion or hate?

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We Miss You, George Floyd

We Miss You, George Floyd

October 15, 2024

This picture-book tribute to George Floyd is eloquent and powerful in its simplicity.  The words flow like a song.

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Walking Grandma Home

Social and Emotional Books

September 24, 2024

More good books are coming out that address the important issue of social-emotional problems facing kids today.

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The Labors of Hercules Beal

The Labors of Hercules Beal

August 20, 2024

With even more than his usual artistry, Gary D. Schmidt has written a book that is funny and sad and hopeful. There are gut-wrenching, heart-stopping scenes that will find you gasping, rushing to turn the page, and yet closely savoring…

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