"Who wrote ""It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us"", a book published in 1996 that focuses on the impact individuals and groups outside the family have on a child's well-being?"
It Takes a Village It Takes a Village It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us is a book published in 1996 by First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton. In it, Clinton presents her vision for the children of America. She focuses on the impact individuals and groups outside the family have, for better or worse, on a child's well-being, and advocates a society which meets all of a child's needs. The book was written with uncredited ghostwriter Barbara Feinman. The book was republished as a Tenth Anniversary Edition in 2006 and saw publication as a picture book in
It Takes a Village book. Indeed, the saying previously provided the source for the title of a children's book entitled "It Takes a Village" by Jane Cowen-Fletcher, published in 1994. The authenticity of the proverb is debatable as there is no evidence that this precise proverb genuinely originated with any African culture. However, numerous proverbs from different cultures across Africa have been noted that convey similar sentiments in different ways. As one poster on the scholarly list H-Net wrote, "While it is interesting to seek provenance in regard to the proverb, 'It takes a village to raise a child,' I think it would be