Wait—Did Anybody Ask Us?
By Dr. Nakeyau Patterson
A School Story About Listening to Children and Taking Their Ideas Seriously
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About this book
The grown-ups are planning a night at school, but Nora’s drawing is still inside an unopened suggestion box. She imagined a place where guests could build alongside the children. Has anyone heard what she means?
When Nora speaks up, Ms. Reed makes time to listen. Children share through talking, drawing, and typing, bringing practical suggestions and wonderfully impossible ideas. The question becomes what adults will do with the ideas they receive.
Told in rhyme with playful school-night mishaps, this story explores listening carefully, explaining limits, and following through. It gives families and classrooms a starting point for conversations about children’s voices and adults’ responsibility to respond.
The closing pages include story discussion questions and “Our Ideas, Our Next Step,” a shared planning activity that records an idea, what to try, who will help, and when to talk again. “For the Grown-Ups” offers guidance on participation, clear next steps, and returning with an answer.
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Readers: Children
Category: Children’s Stories
Formats: Paperback
Series: The Whole Story School Collection · Book 5
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