By Sherri Chessen

The Gorp's Gift

Written by Sherri Chessen
Illustrated by Dale Duncan Johnson

Suitable for pre-school and lower elementary grades, The Gorp’s Gift warns children in verse and child-friendly drawings that guns can hurt and asks them to promise not to touch guns. Older students who have signed the Pledge could visit elementary school classrooms to discuss the decision they have made and to read Chessen’s book to the younger children. There is also a special edition of the Student Pledge incorporating the Gorp designed especially for young children. The book can be ordered by contacting Sherri Chessen at gorp2@earthlink.net. You can also Download the Gorp's Gift as a PDF for free.

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The Pledge

The Student Pledge Against Gun Violence is a national program that honors the role that young people, through their own decisions, can play in reducing gun violence. This campaign against youth gun violence culminates each year on a Day of National Concern about Young People and Gun Violence. The program provides a means for beginning the conversation with young people about gun violence. It refers teachers, counselors, and community leaders to valuable resources, includes curriculum suggestions that can be integrated with existing academic programs, and contains information about how your school can participate.