OUR CONGRESS offers a kid-friendly introduction to the history of Congress and its importance in our lives today. Alice’s mom has just been elected to Congress and Alice is not happy about it. She visits the Capitol and runs into a series of helpful guides — spectral and living — and comes away with a deeper appreciation for this pivotal institution and its role in our democracy. (2024)
Kirkus calls it (among other things) “timely” and “refreshingly frank.”
Publishers’ Weekly likes it too!
I chatted with fellow author Mima Tipper about this and related topics, here.
And here’s more about my work to engage kids in the workings of our government.
