Last week I read a book by Kadir Nelson to the kids called Baby Bear. To be honest, I chose the book because of the incredible illustrations. Kadir is a painter, has two Caldecott honor books, won the Caldecott Medal last year and his work is often seen on the cover of the New Yorker. It's Black History month and I wanted the students to know about this incredible African American illustrator.
Baby Bear is about a cub who has lost his way and spends a whole night wandering the forest looking for home. He encounters a bunch of animals who give him advice on finding his way (spoiler alert: he was always home he just didn't realize it).
It is a beautiful book but there is one page, one bit of advice that has stuck with me and that is from the moose who says,
"When I am lost, I sit very still and try to listen to my heart, It speaks as softly and as sweetly as a gentle breeze. And it is never wrong. It will lead you home."
Love love love.
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