Art for Peace

by | Feb 17, 2026

Students create artwork expressing peace or resilience and write an artist’s statement connecting it to the book.

Art as Protest

by | Feb 17, 2026

Students analyze Lily’s chalk drawings and discuss how art can be used as protest and emotional expression.

Symbolism Tracker

by | Feb 17, 2026

Students track recurring symbols such as sunflowers, doves, stones, and seeds recording their meaning and evolution.

Symbols of Peace

by | Feb 17, 2026

Students examine peace symbols such as doves, sunflowers and olive branches. Through discussion, students analyze what each symbol represents and why symbols are used to communicate complex ideas. Students predict how symbols may appear in the text.

Illustration Emotions

by | Feb 16, 2026

Ask students to look closely at facial expressions and body language in the illustrations. Discuss how pictures help show feelings even when words are few.