For Every Child, a Better World by Louise Gikow

'I have a long-lasting gratitude and trust for what UNICEF does.'Īfter she retired from her acting career, Hepbern visited UNICEF’s emergency operations including Ethiopia, where years of drought and civil war had caused terrible famine. 'I can testify to what UNICEF means to children because I was among those who received food and medical relief right after World War II,' said Audrey Hepbern in 1989, when she became an ambassador. The book is dedicated to the memory of Audrey Hepburn due to her untiring support for children in need as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, and the fact that she was in need of food as a child.

The book, published in 1993 by Golden Press, is 'written' by Kermit the Frog ('as told to Louise Gikow and Ellen Weiss').It was produced by Muppet Press (part of the Jim Henson Company) in cooperation with the United Nations, as a fund-raiser for United Nations projects. 'I just don’t know how appropriate that is to be teaching that to five-year-olds.' 'Unfortunately in this world there is a lot of war and strife and poverty I understand that,' Carney said. Carney is concerned that the book could traumatize kindergarten students with its depictions of children living in poverty, so she wants it removed from the Marshfield, Wisconsin curriculum. Mary Carney, a teacher and chairwoman of the Central Wisconsin Tea Party, has a problem with the book ' For Every Child, a Better World,' USA Today reports.

For Every Child, a Better World by Louise Gikow