<Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> HQ792. U5 C57 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets (1998) </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> The book was written with uncredited ghostwriter Barbara Feinman . </P>

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