Meet The Author: Susan Verde
“I Am We: A Book of Community”
Event Description
What does it mean to belong, to care for one another, and to recognize that each of us is part of something bigger?
Meet Susan Verde, the #1 New York Times bestselling children’s author behind the beloved I Am series, for an interactive morning centered on I Am We: A Book of Community.
Written by Susan and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, I Am We invites young readers to think beyond themselves and discover the power of connection, kindness, compassion, and community. A companion to the bestselling I Am Human and I Am Love, the book reminds children that while each of us is unique, we are also connected to one another and capable of creating, learning, helping, and loving together.
That idea feels especially at home at LPAC, where a theater full of individual people can become a community simply by gathering to share a story.
A former elementary school teacher and reading specialist, Susan brings an educator’s understanding of children together with the imagination of a storyteller and her work as a children’s yoga and mindfulness teacher. Her books invite young readers to explore empathy, mindfulness, courage, compassion, creativity, and the wonderfully complicated experience of being human.
At LPAC, Susan will bring I Am We off the page through reading, conversation, and opportunities for young readers to think about the communities they belong to and the ways even small acts of kindness can ripple outward.
Event Date:
Saturday, November 7th
From 11:30am
Location:
Little Theater
Featured Book:
I Am We: A Book of Community
Written by Susan Verde
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Ages 4–8
​About The Author
Susan Verde is a bestselling children’s author whose books include I Am Yoga, I Am Peace, I Am Human, I Am Love, I Am One, I Am Courage, I Am Me, Who I Am, and I Am We, many created in collaboration with illustrator Peter H. Reynolds. She is also a former elementary
school teacher and teaches yoga and mindfulness to children.
Her work is used by families and educators to encourage mindfulness, empathy, self-expression, compassion, and connection, helping children develop tools for understanding both themselves and the people around them.