Sanford L. Bohrer of Holland & Knight has coauthored a children’s book with his daughter Jessica Bohrer, Your Voice Is Your Superpower: A Beginner's Guide to Freedom of Speech (and the First Amendment).
The book explores the meaning and significance of free speech in a way that is accessible to young children.
From the publisher:
Everyone loves superheroes. Who doesn't? They're super! Some of them can fly. Some are strong. Some can become invisible. And some wear capes. But the thing that really makes them super is that they help people and change the world. And guess what? You have a superpower inside you.
Your VOICE is your superpower.
And because of a thing called freedom of speech, with that voice, you can express yourself, you can help people and you can change the world.
Children get their values and learn what is important from their parents. Freedom of expression is one of those values – one that is perhaps more important than ever before. Free speech is necessary to maintain a democracy. Without it, people may be afraid to say what they think and believe, and will be unable to share their thoughts and beliefs with other people and the government.
Freedom of expression also requires willing listeners, even to speech we may not want to hear. If we do not teach our children these basic values, and they neither speak nor listen to other points of view, and shout down those with whom they disagree, what will happen to our Republic? So we decided to write this book to help parents get their children started down the path to believing in the free and open exchange of ideas, thoughts and beliefs.
A portion of the book’s proceeds will be donated to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Learn more here.