Remembering 9-11

September 11, 2001.  On this day we encountered the most brutal attack on our fellow citizens, our nation and our freedom.  On this day, now thirteen years later, we will never forget where we were, what we felt, what we saw and how we reacted.  This one day in history will forever be a date etched in our minds that ultimately altered our life as we knew it. 

As the publisher of Livingston County Macaroni Kid, I would like to honor this day with my readers just as we did thirteen years ago.  Our whole nation came together and united as one.  We flew our flags, as many as we could raise, with glory and pride.  We had hope and refused to give in.  We were strong and we were proud to Americans. 

One nation.  Under God.  Indivisible.  With Liberty.  And Justice For All.

As parents, we naturally try to protect and shelter our children from the bad in this world.  But the ingredients of remembering and honoring our country rely on its leaders...and the most important leader in your child's life is you.  Without the heaviness of details, I have listed some suggestions and ideas to honor your patriotism.  Please share with us how you will be remembering this day with your family. 


Library Reads:

• The Little Chapel that Stood by A. B. Curtiss (ages 4 and up)
• America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell by Don Brown (ages 6 and up)
• I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 by Lauren Tarshis (ages 7 and up — note: fiction)
• September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City by Wilborn Hampton (ages 10 and up)