A is For Activist (Board)

Author(s): Innosanto Nagara

Baby Books

A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight for.


The alliteration, rhyming, and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues it brings up resonate with their parents' values of community, equality, and justice. This engaging little book carries huge messages as it inspires hope for the future, and calls children to action while teaching them a love for books.


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"Reading it is almost like reading Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, but for two-year olds – full of pictures and rhymes and a little cat to find on every page that will delight the curious toddler and parents alike." --Occupy Wall Street

"Full of wit, beauty, and fun, we can think of no better way to learn the alphabet." --Naomi Klein (author of The Shock Doctrine) and Avi Lewis (filmmaker)

"Fun, funny, exquisitely illustrated and brilliantly written with a message that is sure to resonate with kids. May a thousand young activists bloom!" --Medea Benjamin, cofounder of Global Exchange and Code Pink

"I wish this beautiful and inspiring book was around when my daughter was young, but fortunately there were plenty of cool children around today who will devour what Inno is serving up!" --Dan Zanes, maker of 21st century all-ages music and Grammy Award winning album Catch that Train!

"The alliteration and rhymes have the rhythm and fun of standard ABC books, burrowing into little ears and prompting memorization and spontaneous recitation." --Yes! Magazine

"A is for Activist offers an opportunity for parents to explore their values with their children. At this time in history we need books for children that use words like justice, ally, freedom, and advocate." --Rona Renner, RN, parent educator, and host of "Childhood Matters" radio show

"A is for Activist speaks to the possibilities of change, of proactive parenting, of creating community, and of celebrating our collective histories. This book is rad!" --Tomas Moniz, writer/editor "rad dad zine", a zine on radical parenting

Innosanto Nagara was born and raised in Indonesia, and moved to the US in 1988 to study zoology and philosophy at UC Davis. Upon graduation, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he worked as a graphic designer for a range of social change organizations, before founding the Design Action Collective, a worker-owned cooperative design studio in Oakland, California, that is dedicated to "serving the Movement." Inno lives in a cohousing community in Oakland where his child is the youngest of eight children to be born into the household, so he has "studied" a lot of children's books over the past twelve years. "A is for Activist" is Inno's first book.

General Fields

  • : 9781609805395
  • : Seven Stories Press
  • : Seven Stories Press
  • : 0.276
  • : June 2013
  • : 141mm X 141mm X 22mm
  • : United States
  • : March 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Innosanto Nagara
  • : Illustrations
  • : YBLA
  • : 28
  • : 2013012787
  • : 303.3/72
  • : English
  • : 913
  • : Hardback