Come With Me by Holly M. McGhee (2017) is a lovely story about adults helping a young child to feel agency in a world that can be quite frightening. McGhee writes on the first page of the book "Come With Me is written in honor of friendship, bravery, and the fact that we aren't powerless, no matter how small and insignificant we may feel." The young girl in this story sees anger and hatred on the television news. When she asks her parents how she can make the world a better place, their answers are simple and doable. They go about their daily lives by showing kindness and friendliness. Nevertheless, the parents acknowledge their own fear when their little girl wants to walk the dog on her own. They let her go; "They would not live in fear." That's not quite the end of this gentle story. I won't give away the lesson. Pascal Lemaître's illustrations are minimalist and convey the simple moral of this story.
