#emotional-learning

#emotional-learning

When Sesame Street first appeared on television in 1969, it rearranged the architecture of childhood. The show looked like pure joy, a neighborhood of color, rhythm, and creatures who seemed to belong to no one and everyone at once. But underneath the laughter and songs was something more radical. A handful of educators and psychologists came together with a quiet conviction that television could be a classroom for children who didn't have one. They weren't simply trying to teach the alphabet.

Corchin and Illustrator Dan Dougherty were hosted at Dandelion Bookshop for an event promoting their new children's book, "A Million Yes's." While the book is available online, Corchin is encouraging readers to purchase it at their neighborhood, independent bookstore. "Its a great community business to rally around," said Corchin. "Bookstores are fighting for their right to survive in todays day and age."