Something, Someday

In this world, it is so easy to feel small. So small that we cannot even begin to fight for what we know is right. So small that we believe what is will always be, that one voice cannot possibly make a difference. But Amanda Gorman and Christian Robinson have given us something truly precious with their new book, Something, Someday – hope. Their text and accompanying illustrations are stunning in their simplicity, as they paint the story of a child saddened by the garbage that has taken over his community. He is told there is nothing he can do, “to sit and wait, / but you know people / have already waited / too long.” So he begins to clean up his neighborhood, finding friends to help him along the way who start to see that “this problem is big, / but together, / we are bigger.” Together, seed by seed, sprout by sprout, they turn the mountains of trash into a beautiful garden. This book’s target audience is children, but readers of all ages can and should be reminded of its lesson. It takes patience and perseverance, but together, we can build something better. “Something that is not a dream, / but the day you live in.”