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READING FOR RIGHTS

Humanitas Media’s Reading for Rights is an educational imprint focused on books and learning materials that introduce human rights through accessible storytelling. Designed to support educators, parents, caregivers, and communities, it fosters empathy, understanding, and a shared sense of responsibility for the world around us.

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Feeling Safer in Unsafe Times: A Bilingual Therapeutic Coloring Book

Feeling Safer in Unsafe Times: A Bilingual Therapeutic Coloring Book is a gentle, supportive tool for children ages 3–8 to talk about and express big feelings after confusing or frightening experiences. 
 

Sentirse más seguros en tiempos inseguros: un libro terapéutico bilingüe para colorear es una herramienta amable y reconfortante para que los niños de 3 a 8 años hablen y  expresen sus emociones fuertes después de vivir experiencias confusas o aterradoras.

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Early Praise

Dr. Linda Budd has written a stunningly creative and useful bilingual coloring book to be used by professionals, paraprofessionals, and parents to read to 3- to 8-year-olds who feel unsafe and helpless. With incredibly expressive artwork and questions to elicit their emotions, Feeling Safer in Unsafe Times is a gift to young children who find themselves in unsafe environments. I highly recommend it!”
- PAULINE BOSS, PhD,Retired Family Therapist, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, author of Ambiguous Loss, Harvard University Press
What a powerfully sensitive and healing gift to children dealing with immigration fears. I have never seen a children’s book so tender and necessary.”
- WILLIAM DOHERTY, PhD,Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, cofounder of Braver Angels.

About The Author

Linda S. Budd, PhD, is a licensed psychologist with over 50 years of experience. She has now retired her license in marriage and family therapy and her certification as a registered play therapist-supervisor. She specializes in childhood temperament, parent-child relationships, and personality disorders. Dr. Budd is the author of Living With the Active Alert Child, The Journey of Parenting, and I’m OK, You’re Not OK. A former adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota, she has taught and presented nationally on family systems and emotional development.

SOBRE LA AUTORA

Linda S. Budd, PhD es psicóloga licenciada con más de 50 años de experiencia clínica. Ahora ella ha retirado su licencia en terapia matrimonial y familiar y su certificación como terapeuta de juego y supervisora registrada. Se especializa en temperamento infantil, relaciones entre padres e hijos y trastornos de personalidad. La Dra. Budd es autora de Living With the Active Alert Child, The Journey of Parenting y I’m OK, You’re Not OK. Fue profesora adjunta en la Universidad de Minnesota, y ha enseñado clases y presentado a nivel nacional sobre sistemas familiares y desarrollo emocional.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Rick Lebo is a professional illustrator, fine artist and graphic designer, and has been working in the arts for over 40 years. He lives and works in Crowley, Texas, just South of Fort Worth, with his wife of 25 years, 5 children, and 2 grand-children. Rick’s art has been an expansive journey through school, work and dreams, guided by a symphony of imagination and vision. When he’s not lost in his art, he finds peace in his family, love, and inspiration. Rick has also recently become a new author of science fiction and fantasy.

SOBRE EL ILUSTRADOR

Rick Lebo es ilustrador profesional, artista plástico y diseñador gráfico, y lleva más de 40 años trabajando en las artes. Vive y trabaja en Crowley, Texas, al sur de Fort Worth, con su esposa de 25 años, sus 5 hijos y sus 2 nietos. El arte de Rick ha sido un viaje expansivo a través de la escuela, el trabajo y los sueños, guiado por una sinfonía de imaginación y visión. Cuando no está metido en su arte, encuentra paz en su familia, el amor y la inspiración. Además, Rick recientemente se ha convertido en un nuevo autor de ciencia ficción y fantasía.

Because Real Stories Create Real Impact

At Humanitas Media, we believe storytelling is a powerful force for empathy, education, and transformation. Our books bring human rights issues to life through voices that are personal, emotionally resonant, and often overlooked.
 
Whether grounded in lived experience or creative expression, each book invites readers to see the world more clearly—and to care more deeply. These stories spark conversation, challenge assumptions, and help build a more just and compassionate future.
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Allen Peacock

Allen Peacock worked for a quarter century as one of the leading editors in American book publishing. Books he acquired and published won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, among others. He worked with writers as diverse and renowned as Salman Rushdie, Robert Coover, Robert Olen Butler, Ann Beattie and MacArthur Award winners Joanna Scott and William Gaddis. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English & American Literature.