Look! Hey Little Ant popped up in a Little Free Library the other day. The Little Free Library movement started in Wisconsin and has spread all over the world. It’s a “take a book, return a book” gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature and stories. In its most basic form, a Little Free Library… Read more »
The picture book, Hey, Little Ant is included in Mary Pipher’s forthcoming book, The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture, her look at the psychological and cultural factors that keep us from facing our enormous global perils, mainly global climate change. “This delightful book has the staying power of an Aesop fable. Children and adults… Read more »
Phillip and Hannah Hoose’s picture book, Hey, Little Ant is included in Mary Pipher’s forthcoming book, The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture, her look at the psychological and cultural factors that keep us from facing our enormous global perils, mainly global climate change. “This delightful book has the staying power of an Aesop fable…. Read more »
Thanks to Ada Moreau Demlow of The Librarian Life for featuring Hey, Little Ant. “…a great tool to kick off conversations about bullying, animal rights, use and abuse of power, and other related issues.” Here’s to the librarians’ life of connecting kids and books!
If all the world thought as deeply about sharing as Mrs. Nichol’s class did, the planet would be a more equitable place. Listen to the other advise they composed together after reading Hey, Little Ant: -At a play date, let the brother or sister play Legos too. -At the library, if two people want the… Read more »
Hey, Little Ant began as a song written by Phillip and Hannah Hoose in 1992 and has been sung by various performers all over the world. As a thank you to all the educators and readers that have sung along, the original recording featuring Phillip and Hannah Hoose is now available as a free MP3… Read more »
Watch author Phillip Hoose’s commencement address at the University of Southern Maine in May, 2010. Hoose’s speech highlights what he learned about life from his creation with his daughter Hannah of the song and book Hey, Little Ant.