Each Kindness
Book description
WINNER OF A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AND THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD!
Each kindness makes the world a little better
This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that created The Other Side and the Caldecott Honor winner Coming On Home Soon. With its powerful anti-bullyingā¦
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Why read it?
4 authors picked Each Kindness as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
āMommy, do I have to sit by her?ā
My kid can be a real jerk. He picks a genre of child and decides theyāre terrible. Heās been horrified by the existence of girls, boys, toddlers, big kids, and human babies. Itās straight-up bigotry, and itās not okay with me. Iāve preached and preached on sharing space and being nice. Each Kindness doesnāt preach. We stand in the main characterās shoes as she decides who deserves kindness and who doesnāt. We feel the consequences.
From Sarah's list on to read when you donāt have the answers.
Each Kindness, for me, is a modern take of the Eleanor Estes classic childrenās story, The Hundred Dresses. In Each Kindness, a new girl comes to school, and no one--especially the protagonist Chloe--makes any effort to befriend her. Instead, Chloe and her friends actively snub her. Chloe learns an important lesson about āā¦each kindness--done and not done.ā This story can generate thoughtful conversations in the classroom and at home.
From Trudy's list on picture books that address bullying.
This is another book that is in my top 5 for picture books. I think the true theme of this book is āMissed Opportunityā. When a new girl shows up at the school, a girl and her friends refused to let her into their circle. But when the student never returned, the girl wished she had been kinder. I love this book. I read it weekly just to remind myself that not all picture books have a happy ending. Jacqueline Woodson is the queen of tackling difficult topics in childrenās books. And EB Lewis consistently leaves things off the page.ā¦
From Winsome's list on children being unapologetic.
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Activism can be private and personal, too. In this heart-wrenching book, a young girl narrates the story of a new kid, obviously poor, joining her class. Not much outright bullying happens, but the narratorāand all the other kidsāsimply ignore the new kid. Day after day. Until she moves away. But the narratorās point of view shifts. She feels regret and wishes she could take back each unkindness. Itās a book about how a moment of failure can inspire us to change. The dreamy watercolors invite introspection. I always close the book determined to do better and be better.
From Annette's list on childrenās books for young activists.
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