


To help parents push back against “the storm of wokeism that appears to be sweeping the nation,” Kirk Cameron took his faith-based children’s books to libraries.
After receiving an overwhelming response from two libraries that were part of about 50 that initially rejected his story time request late last year, Cameron expanded his library story time tour, which drew capacity crowds.
KIRK CAMERON REFLECTS ON LOVE AND PEACE IN NEW BOOK: PEOPLE ‘DON’T EVEN KNOW WHY THEY HATE’
God gave children to parents, not civil governments. As dads and moms, it is our sacred responsibility to raise our sons and daughters and teach them true Truth. ???????????????????? https://t.co/MpA6xOgq2t
— Kirk Cameron (@KirkCameron) June 11, 2023
“It’s really, really exciting,” Cameron told the Washington Examiner. “I think what we're seeing is going to turn into a tidal wave of momentum, of energy, of conviction, and of action. And it's going to be characterized by getting back to the basics of fearless faith and moral integrity, of replacing apathy and complacency with hard work and activism.”
Cameron has since released three children’s books with the publisher Brave Books. His first book, As You Grow, follows the journey of a tree’s growth and details the value of “biblical wisdom through the seasons of life.”
Cameron released his second book, Pride Comes Before the Fall, on June 1, coinciding with Pride month. His third faith-based children’s book, The Fox, The Fair, and the Invention Scare, was released in October. It details the journey of a young giraffe facing the decision of helping or letting an enemy fail while both compete in an invention contest.
Amid political, ideological, and religious divides, Cameron told the Washington Examiner he desires to help families and children reflect on why there are such divisions.
"We have generations of people hating each other, and they don't even know why they hate each other,” Cameron said. “They're just listening and parading narratives that have come down to them from other people."
Cameron called upon others to consider God’s love a path to peace.
"When we can recognize that God loved us when we were His enemies through our pride and rebellion, that changes us,” the former Growing Pains star said. “And now, we can extend an olive branch to other people.”
“If we get that into the hearts and minds of children now, they can teach us a lesson by loving those who we disagree,” he added. "I've got to do a better job at loving my enemies and extending an olive branch to people who hate me."
In December, Cameron started a first-of-its-kind book fair to counter the large monopoly of book fairs from Scholastic.
"We've decided to go after the head of the snake and find out who is filling libraries and schools with sexually explicit and gender-confusing material," he said. "The head of the snake, the dealer of all of this, is Scholastic Books, the largest producer of children's books in America.”
Can’t wait to kick things off in Fredericksburg, VA!
— Kirk Cameron (@KirkCameron) November 14, 2023
The need for an alternative to Scholastic is clear! Thousands of public and private schools are stepping up and leaning in!
We’re just getting started.???? https://t.co/zGz9X8Vfyy
“We are offering an alternative to these Scholastic book fairs and encouraging schools through parents and school boards to get rid of Scholastic Books, which is literally putting materials out that can only be described as pornographic," he added.
The first-ever SkyTree Book Fair was held at Riverbend High School on Dec. 2 in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Our SkyTree Book Fair event this weekend was awesome. One dad said:
— SkyTree Book Fairs (@SkyTreeFairs) December 4, 2023
“My daughter said ‘dad I’m not sure if I can get this book because it may have dark magic’ and I told my daughter ‘if it’s at this [SkyTree] fair then I know it’ll be okay for you to read’ .” pic.twitter.com/jXIBEJrBT7
Cameron noted that the response from parents and families to his faith-based children’s books, story hours, and community events indicates their desire to reclaim cultural impact and resist “woke” influences on their children.
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"There's been an amazing resistance to good values at these libraries, but when the parents hear we're coming, they show up by the thousands," Cameron said.
Throughout 2023, Cameron visited around 20 cities, including Houston, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Scottsdale, Arizona; Washington, D.C.; New York City; and Charlotte, North Carolina.