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HumanKind and Brad Aronson Information (PDF)

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Brad Aronson, author of HumanKind

Brad, Jack and Mia with a copy of HumanKind. 1200 x 630 for social sharing.

Brad, Jack and Mia with a copy of HumanKind.

Brad, Jack and Mia with a copy of HumanKind.

Jack and the box of books: Jack (the muscle) with a box of HumanKind books. He has carried boxes containing close to 1500 books in and out of our row home.

Brad and Jack with a box of HumanKind books

The Aronson’s dog, Perry, reading HumanKind.

The Book We Need Right Now (video)

Graduation of one of Brad’s mentees, B’niya Huffmann, with mom, Andrea Huffmann. B’niya was class of 2014 at Girard College (which is actually a high school). Marc Morial, the commencement speaker, talked about the lack of good news in the world, which was an inspiration for Brad to write more good news. (Pages 1-2 in HumanKind)

From HumanKind:

When Jack was four, he loved to play superheroes, complete with full costume. One day while he was portraying Spider-Man, dressed in a bodysuit that even included “muscles,” and I was Batman, wearing a kid-size cape the size of a washcloth, we faced a dastardly situation, as superheroes do.

“The bad guys are trying to take our dinner,” I told Spider-Man.

“Don’t worry, Daddy,” Spider-Man said. “I know what to do.” He ran to the kitchen, grabbed a spatula and started stirring the air with it.

“What are you doing?” I asked him.

“I’m making pancakes for them,” he said. “If they’re trying to take our dinner, they must be hungry.”

I had it all wrong. I was thinking we’d capture the would-be thieves and lock them up. Good thing I didn’t blurt out something that would have chipped away at Jack’s generous spirit.

(Pages 135-136 in HumanKind)

Just hanging out

Talking to Jack’s class about Hanumas

Talking to Jack’s class about Hanumas

Brad, Mia and their niece Alex pose for a photo after Brad and Mia talked with Alex’s class about Hanumas