Keeping the City Going

Locations
Call Number: E FLO, Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Floca, Brian
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E FLO	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Floca, Brian	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Floca, Brian	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Floca, Brian	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Floca, Brian	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024

"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book."
"An ode to the essential workers keeping the country operating during the Covid-19 pandemic"-- Provided by publisher. Includes author's note.

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

helps kids understand the pandemic lockdown submitted by bubbah4eva on July 16, 2021, 11:46am Absolutely beautiful pictures, per usual for Floca. This book helps kids understand that we are all dependent on each other -- that those of us lucky enough to have stayed home and stayed safe during march 2020 were dependent on essential workers.

Salute to Essential Workers submitted by Meginator on August 21, 2021, 10:59am This picture book is a tribute to the essential workers who, as the title puts it, kept our cities going during the first few weeks and months of pandemic lockdown. Given the subject matter, the book can be a bit emotionally difficult to read, but the gentle text offers opportunity for reflection as well as celebrating the many people who made it possible for so many others to stay at home. The illustrations pack in a lot of detail, particularly in city scenes and vehicles, and include some nice heartening touches here and there. This book feels very of the moment and the subject may still be too raw for some, but I think it will hold up well as a reminder of what spring 2020 felt like, for better and for worse.

:*) submitted by gracekil on June 24, 2022, 1:48am Are my eyes watering?! Why do kids books make me cry! What a lovely and thoughtful ode to the people of the pandemic who keep things going.