White Flour by David LaMotte

Inspired by true events in Knoxville, TN

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White Flour is a story that needs to be told, especially in the world of today. Children need to learn how to meet the hate surrounding us without returning it – and this book shows them a special way to do that. It is a poignant and beautiful book with a story that will inspire young and old. My hat is off to David and Jenn for their important, moving work.”
— Peter Yarrow, of Peter Paul & Mary
“White Flour is a brilliant children’s picture book to help open up a discussion of working for peace and justice and making it fun and meaningful.”
— Patch Adams, M.D., clown activist
Inspired by true events in May of 2007, White Flour tells a story of humor conquering hatred. This was the day that the Ku Klux Klan met the Coup Clutz Clowns. It is an instructive and inspiring tale of a Third Way, illustrating that there are more creative responses to hatred and bigotry than fight or flight, and doing so in Seussian rhyme.
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With beautiful, humorous and nuanced illustrations by Jenn Hales that perfectly balance the story’s intrinsic humor with the seriousness of the issues it addresses, the book is generating quite a buzz.
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The book is hardcover, and is printed on heavy, FSC-certified responsibly harvested paper with at least 10% post-consumer content, printed in Canada. eBook versions that support audio include David LaMotte reading the poem.
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