![]() The contributions of the teenager Claudette Colvin to the Civil Rights Movement were overlooked until Phil wrote the National Book Award-winning Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (2010). ![]() The book’s conclusion, “What do you think that kid should do?” leaves the decision of “to squish or not to squish” in the hands of readers and has spawned thousands of classroom discussions, essays, and artwork. The book has sold over a million copies and has been translated into 10 languages. First composed as a song, Hey, Little Ant (1996) brings attention to the often overlooked and frequently squished ant. Phil Hoose’s first children’s book was a picture book that he co-wrote with his then nine-year-old daughter Hannah Hoose. ![]() When author Phillip Hoose was awarded the Katahdin Award for lifetime achievement by the Maine Library Association, the committee stated that his “books for children, young adults, and adults have brought the under-noticed and overlooked to stunning clarity and inclusion with the power of his storytelling.” ![]()
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