Innosanto Nagara
Innosanto Nagara is writing a new kind of children’s book.
Innosanto Nagara was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, and moved to the U.S. in 1988 to study zoology at UC Davis. But instead of becoming a zoologist he became an activist and a graphic designer. He also writes and illustrates social justice themed children’s books.
- 4-6 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book
- Publication Year: 2020
Oh, The Things We’re For! is a celebration of the better world that is not only possible, but is here today if we choose it. Today’s kids are well aware...
- 8-12 Years, Children's, Middle School
- Publication Year: 2019
From the author of A is for Activist, here is the story of a child born at the dawn of a social movement. At first the protests were in small...
- 6-8 Years, Children's Picture Book
- Publication Year: 2017
The Wedding Portrait is an essential book for kids about standing up for what’s right. Here are stories of direct action from around the world that are bookended by the...
- 4-6 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book
- Publication Year: 2016
From the author/illustrator of the bestseller A is for Activist comes My Night in the Planetarium, a high-adventure, true story from his childhood in Indonesia. The thrill of spending the...
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2015
Counting on Community is Innosanto Nagara’s follow-up to his hit ABC book, A is for Activist. Counting up from one stuffed piñata to ten hefty hens–and always counting on each...
- 1-3 Years, Baby, Children's, Children's Picture Book
- Publication Year: 2013
One of NPR’s Top 100 Book for Young Readers “Reading it is almost like reading Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, but for two-year olds—full of pictures...