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Turn to page 27 of Cabin Fever Kids, a new digital book from Humanities Washington, and you\u2019ll find Zombies Don\u2019t Eat Veggies!<\/em>, a story by Megan Lacera and Jorge Lacera. You can click a link to read (or listen as Jaime Camil reads) about Mauricio Romero, a zombie with a deep, dark craving for vegetables.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis parents wanted him to accept who he was\u2014a zombie,\u201d the narrator says, \u201cAnd zombies don\u2019t eat veggies.\u201d Afterward, you can turn back to the Cabin Fever Kids collection, where there are thoughtful questions for readers to ask about Mauricio\u2019s dilemma, like \u201cHow are you different from or the same as your family?\u201d<\/p>\n

Cabin Fever Kids is a collection of stories made for parents and teachers who are looking to engage kids in life\u2019s bigger issues. Inside you\u2019ll find lots more open-ended discussion questions to ask after reading stories like Zombies Don\u2019t Eat Veggies!<\/em> about everything from philosophy and sociology to thinking critically about the difference between fiction and reality.<\/p>\n

George Abeyta, program manager at Humanities Washington, manages the Prime Time Family Reading program, and last March, he used his experience previewing texts online for the program to build the downloadable audio format that Cabin Fever Kids became.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was glad to know that authors and publishers had given approval for the stories to be read aloud online, and also that some of the stories are available in both English and Spanish,\u201d Abeyta said.<\/p>\n

Abeyta selected stories in the collection, which range from magic pebbles and rainbow fish to Red: A Crayon\u2019s Story, with an eye to helping families apply the ideas in the texts to their own lived experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is through exploring big ideas together, not to compare themselves with others or to compare their lives with others\u2019 lives, but to connect, connect their own ideas within the family and within society in order to learn about each other and also to see how they fit into the greater world,\u201d Abeyta said.<\/p>\n

It may seem like asking a lot of seemingly simple stories, but Abeyta said he wants people to know that there is a lot of wisdom to gain from children\u2019s literature. Laurie Keller\u2019s Arnie the Donut, for example, a story about a donut who is not ready to accept his fate as simply a delicious donut, presents a pretty complex idea under the guise of sprinkles and frosting.<\/p>\n

\u201cArnie\u2019s story brings up so many big questions stemming from the character\u2019s absurdist awareness of himself as a donut,\u201d Abeyta said. \u201cThe story also is a bit like Locke\u2019s discussion of human understanding as Arnie builds his ideas through his experiences in the world \u2014 but from donut batter to donut dog. It\u2019s silly and fun but still thought-provoking and insightful and ultimately about the human condition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Questions about who we are, how we form conclusions, and how we decide what to believe, Abeyta hopes, are universal. But sometimes it takes a veggie-loving zombie, a single red crayon, or even a donut to start the conversation.<\/p>\n

Links:<\/p>\n

Cabin Fever Kids Book<\/a><\/p>\n

Jaime Camil reading Zombies don\u2019t eat Veggies!<\/a><\/p>\n

Arnie the Donut<\/a><\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on the website of the Federation of State Humanities Councils.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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