When Lily, an African American girl, learns that the public garden she and her diverse group of friends like to play in is going to be razed to build a parking lot, the children organize a protest rally. They go through the planning steps, alert others (including the press), make posters, and come up with a chant: “No cars, no! Let our garden grow!” The rally draws a lot of people, including a reporter, and the group manages to stave off parking lot construction for another year. End matter offers tips for young kids getting involved in social action. (Ages 5-7)

In this new book in the popular Confetti Kids series, Lily and her friends organize a protest in order to save their neighborhood public garden from being demolished.

Five friends from diverse backgrounds learn how to navigate common childhood challenges, new experiences, and the world around them in the realistic and kid-friendly Confetti Kids early chapter books. In this story, Lily learns that the community garden is going to be torn down and made into a parking lot. Lily and her friends are upset by the news. They decide to form a protest and call on friends, neighbors, and reporters to participate and save their beloved garden. On the morning of the protest, Lily is unsure if their efforts will work. After all, she and her friends are just kids, and no one is going to listen to them... Or can they prove that kids can make a difference too?