Through children’s eyes: Love, fear, hope, jokes

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Surprising, uplifting, assertive — a kid’s life, in an image and six words. Here are selections from “Things Don’t Have To Be Complicated: Illustrated Six-Word Memoirs By Students Making Sense of the World’’ (TED Books). Let us know what you think — or write a six-word memoir — in our comments section below.

"Bears are my number one fear” Nava Krieger, fourth grade, Yavneh Hebrew Academy, Los Angeles. Says 'Six-Word Memoirs' author Larry Smith, who asked for submissions from classes nationwide: "There's something so unjaded about this.'' Courtesy smithmag.net

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