Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney Illustrations by Brian Pinkney

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrations by Brian Pinkney

Published by Little, Brown and Company in 2010


Carter G. Woodson Book Awards, 2011 Winner Elementary United States
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011 Bank Street College of Education, 
Booklist Book Review Stars , Feb. 1, 2010 American Library Association, 
Choices, 2011 Cooperative Children's Book Center, 
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2010 New York Public Library, 
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, April 2010 Cahners, 
Smithsonian Notable Book for Children, 2009 Smithsonian Magazine, 

Summary: Tells the story of four African Americans who sat at the Woolworth's counter in Greensboro, NC, waiting to be served just as the white people were. Connects to the wider civil rights movement activities and the teachings of Martin Luther King. 

Ideas for use in library: read aloud, possibly during Black History Month (February); expressive performance of the lyrical text

Curriculum connections: 
Link to Educator's Guide from Publisher
Social Studies: Study the civil rights movement, peaceful protest, tolerance
Language Arts: Explore figurative language used to evoke the setting of the diner.

Special features: 
Civil Rights movement timeline; list of further reading materials, including websites.

Accessed via Knox County Public Library

View all my reviews