![]() ![]() ![]() “I want kids to feel empowered,” Adelman says. “That really does drive me, whether I’m in a classroom or working on a story, that question of how can I let kids feel that they’re ok? That we make mistakes and we can move on, and that nobody has the exact recipe for how to be.” To feel that they don’t have to be perfect all the time,” she says. ![]() ![]() “I really just want kids and people to feel that they are not alone. It could be because of her involvement in a wide array of youth-focused initiatives in her beloved city, like the Franklin Institute and Wissahickon Charter Schools, Our Closet and Simon’s Heart.īut it’s just as possible that Adelman’s genuine empathy for kids stems from the fact that, as you sense within moments of talking to her, Adelman possesses that singular, sought-after gift for just getting people.Īnd at a time when our kids are continually bombarded with high-tech toys and endless distractions, Adelman focuses on the one thing that never changes in children’s lives: the universality and intensity of their emotions. It could be because she’s a mother of two. That could be because Adelman, a Philly native, is a professional teacher, with a PhD in education. Instead, you’ll find something far more powerful: deep heart, and an unwavering respect for the depth of children’s emotions. You won’t find any of those in Hallee Adelman’s newest children’s book, Way Past Mad. Lots of children’s books have dancing bears. ![]()
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