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 »
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 »
Since the boy is more powerful than the ant, does that mean it’s okay for him to squish the ant? Can you think of anyone you are more powerful than? Does that mean its okay for you to hurt them? These are just some of the questions posed by Lauren Flinner at Teaching Children Philosophy. … 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.
We thank Morah Basha from Chabad Early Learning Center (CELM) in NYC for sharing Hey, Little Ant with her students. Ms. Basha notes on CELM’s blog that the book “was a great opportunity to learn about the Mitzvah of “Tza’ar Ba’alei Chayim,” not to give pain to the living creatures Hashem created.” We say, “Shabbat… Read more »
For a fabulous dramatization of Hey, Little Ant by a group of second graders at T.C. Cherry Elementary visit School Tube.
Author, Phillip Hoose sang “Hey, Little Ant” to 7,000 graduates and audience members at the University of Southern Maine‘s graduation ceremonies this weekend. “No project ever taught me so much about how to work,” Hoose told the graduates. “To succeed, I had to be tenacious and adaptable.” Not only did Hoose (and the book) get… Read more »
Author, Phillip Hoose got a very nice note from student Ian Whisner this past week. Phil had the honor of meeting Ian Whisner a year ago at the Green Earth Book Awards at Salisbury University. Ian received an Honorable Mention in The Hey, Little Ant Challenge for his answer to “what do you think that… Read more »