A story of community and kindness. A girl who's always ready for emergencies that never come faces a hurricane – and winds up using all the things she's been carrying around, to help her little brother feel safe as they evacuate (with his annoying pink bear Useless Joe), and when they come back to their damaged home.
With photos of kind people working hard to help after two catastrophic 2024 hurricanes in Tampa Bay, and images from artists who experienced the storms.
With heart and humor, kids can safely listen to her family's real-life experience of having an emergency plan and a Save The Day Kit (Go Bag), evacuating to a shelter and camping out with other families in an elementary school classroom during the storm – then coming home to cope with their damaged home and a week without electricity, where they use her solar-powered star nightlight and visit the library and a museum.
Throughout it all, she takes action and keeps her little brother feeling safe as her family, friends and neighbors work together before, during and after the storm – in this celebration of community and kindness.
A story to help families talk with children about their fears during hurricane season – and reassure kids that we don't know what will happen, but we do know that if something bad happens, kind city workers (with big trucks!) and volunteers in our community will work hard to fix things.
written and produced by Sheila Cowley
performed by Vickie Daignault and Jim Sorenson
directed by James Rayfield
with many thanks to
The City of St Petersburg FL
The City of Tampa FL
Creative Clay St Pete
Daystar Life Center
The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art
Kirk Ke Wang
Margo Hammond
Reach St Pete
St Pete Free Clinic
Tampa Parks and Recreation
The Woodson African American Museum of Florida
You can also find this story in Spanish on this same channel.
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#resilience
#kidpower
