The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden Board Pages with a final call to

with a final call to action empowering children to build their own confidence and speak up when something doesn't feel right

Her words hurt more than the time I broke my arm

starting with her pioneer ancestors

which is a kindness for parents everywhere

The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden Board Pages with a final call toSmith spins a quietly moving narrative Wadas large scale woodblock style illustrations are a perfect complement to the storys restrained text The graceful way in which this book handles a sensitive and serious subject makes it a first purchase."School Library Journal When the tsunami destroyed Makio's village, Makio lost his father . . . and his voice. The entire village is silenced by grief, and the young child's anger at the ocean grows. Then one