The beloved library is burned to ash. Food is scarce. Danger is abundant. Every aspect of daily life is changed. But then one day, the Librarian emerges in the town square. Seated on a bench in front of the library's remains, she opens a book and begins to read aloud. The village children stop to listen. 'Foolish woman,' Papa says. 'Too dangerous,' Mama agrees, hurrying the children away. But day after day the librarian returns to her post, her voice carrying stories above the thunder of tanks and to the broken hearts of the people. Little by little, the persistent Librarian's stories seed hope in the people, and their village begins to mend.

The Librarian's Stories

Children's Books

Falcone, Lucy

Literature & Fiction

First they went after Jalal. But I'm not black. So I didn't stand up for him. Then they went after Mariana. I was born in this country -- So I didn't stand up for her. A picture book inspired by the iconic poem "First They Came for the Socialists" written by Pastor Martin Niemöller in opposition to the oppression from the Nazi regime, I Didn't Stand Up looks at common circumstances of oppression that children encounter through the eyes of the bystander -- until he or she becomes a victim. Backmatter includes a history of the original poem and Pastor Martin Niemöller.

I Didn't Stand Up

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Clockwise Press

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Books by Falcone, Lucy

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The Librarian's Stories

I Didn't Stand Up