by Valarie Kaur

Date: Saturday, September 13 at 9:30 AM PDT
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World of Wonder: With lyrical text by activist and award-winning documentarian Valarie Kaur and vibrant illustrations by Cynthia Alonso, Wonder Baby encourages young readers to look at the world with revolutionary love.

World of Wonder is more than a picture book: it’s a journey of Revolutionary Love. Come journey with Wonder Baby. We wonder about the earth and discover the awe that inspires care. We wonder about people suffering injustice and find that listening to stories inspires courage. We wonder about someone who inflicts cruelty—and discover the power of repair and connection. Wonder Baby wonders about their own emotions, even when tears come pouring down: “You are a part of me I don’t yet know.” Wonder becomes the conduit to love; it creates the conditions for kindness, care, and courage.

World of Wonder distills Revolutionary Love into its essence. It illustrates all three practices of Revolutionary Love—love for others, opponents, and ourselves. It names wonder as the root of love. It affirms that love is our birthright.

As Wonder Baby discovers: “When I wonder, my love can grow!”
What if all children had this understanding of love as their foundation?

I wrote this book as a song for my daughter before she began preschool. On our walks to the ocean, we marveled at the plants, birds, and trees we found along the way. Her eyes filled with wonder. I realized that I did not need to teach my daughter how to wonder—I only had to protect what she already knew. And so this song began… Wonder Baby says, “Wow! Woah! You’re a part of me I don’t yet know.” 
When my husband heard the song, he said: “You boiled down 400 pages into a nursery rhyme!” He was talking about my first book See No Stranger, which presented the concept of Revolutionary Love. I responded, “Yes, but I had to write all 400 pages to find it!” 

And so, World of Wonder is for children, and it’s also for anyone who wants a daily reminder of Revolutionary Love–an invitation to orient to the world with wonder and respond from that luminous place within us.
 
Just before my daughter’s graduation from preschool, an advanced copy of World of Wonder arrived in the mail. Every page is vivid and alive, pulsating with vibrant energy, thanks to illustrator Cynthia Alonso. I read the book to my daughter’s class. Soon, all the children were singing with me, “You’re a part of me I don’t yet know.” Let’s all sing together! 

About the Author: Valarie Kaur

Valarie Kaur is a renowned civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, faith leader, and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, where she leads a national movement to reclaim love as a force for justice. Her book See no Stranger is a #1 LA Times bestseller and expands on her “blockbuster” TED talk. Valarie’s new book Sage Warrior reclaims ancestral wisdom for apocalyptic times, accompanied by a musical album by artist Sonny Singh. Her children’s book World of Wonder teaches Revolutionary Love to the next generation. In 2024, Valarie led the Revolutionary Love Bus Tour, a healing odyssey to 45+ cities across the United States, igniting one message:“Revolutionary Love is the call of our times.”

A daughter of Punjabi Sikh farmers in California, Valarie earned degrees at Stanford University, Harvard Divinity School, and Yale Law School and holds several honorary doctorates. She became an activist when a Sikh father in her community was murdered in hate violence in the aftermath of 9/11. For twenty-five years, Valarie has led visionary campaigns to tell untold stories and change policy on issues ranging from hate crimes to solitary confinement. Valarie was honored at the White House in the first-ever Uniters Ceremony in 2022, recognizing her as a prophetic leader whose work is healing America.

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