New Reads: Exploring Our Friend the Hedgehog and We Are All Americans
About this episode
This episode explores two new books, one focusing on children's themes of friendship and self-discovery, and the other on the evolving American identity post-9/11.
Lauren Castillo’s Our Friend the Hedgehog: School for Woodland Creatures is a charming new installment in her acclaimed woodland series, following Hedgehog and her friends as they create their own school and discover that everyone has unique gifts to share. Through cozy storytelling and beautiful illustrations, the book celebrates self-discovery, kindness, friendship, and the idea that being a teacher or leader is about helping others, not being a perfect expert. Peter Laufer’s We Are All Americans is a powerful oral history that brings together interviews conducted in 2001, 2011, and 2021 to explore how Americans’ perspectives, identities, and sense of unity evolved in the two decades following the September 11 attacks. As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Laufer offers a unique long-term view of the tragedy’s lasting impact on American society through the voices of people across the country.
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