Ask a bunch of kids a question, you’ll never come up short on answers — incisive, unpredictable and encouragingly earth-friendly. (I asked thousands of kids 24 questions when I was putting together my latest book, Kids Make It Better: A Write-in, Draw-in Journal.) Last week, I asked this one:
By Theona, age 6
A new atmosphere because ours is breaking.
— Bud, age 7
By Sam, age 5
A museum as tall as the Statue of Liberty with 114 rooms with weird-shaped windows that change colors.
— Nicky, age 7
“By my calculations, it is 42.” “I’m impressed.”
The answer to everything.
— Carter, age 7
By T.J., age 6
A dog.
— T.J., age 6
Sparkly pink, blue, and orange snow.
— Rachel, age 8
By Olivia, age 9
Less wars. If people would work things out with words, they wouldn’t need to fight.
— Bradley, age 7
A cure for cancer. I know a boy that has cancer and someone I know had a spot removed from her shin. My grammy’s dog has cancer, too.
— Sydney, age 8
A vacuum cleaner to clean up pollution.
— Madeline, age 8
A humongous trophy.
— Chloe, age 5
Patience.
— Madeline, age 8
By Andrew, age 6
A cup of smiles so everyone would be happy.
— Daniel, age 8
Hey, Grist readers, here’s a question for the kids you know:
Post kids’ answers in comments below or on Grist’s Facebook page and you’ll get a chance to win an autographed copy of Suzy Becker’s book Kids Make It Better: A Write-in, Draw-in Journal.
Special thanks to the Florence Sawyer Elementary School and the rest of the Kids Make It Better brain trust.
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