When We Are Kind
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- $18.99
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
"Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities—and encouraging readers to evaluate their actions toward others.”—Publishers Weekly
When We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives. Celebrated author Monique Gray Smith has written many books on the topics of resilience and reconciliation and communicates an important message through carefully chosen words for readers of all ages. Beautifully illustrated by artist Nicole Neidhardt, this book encourages children to be kind to others and to themselves.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This gentle picture book extols the virtues of kindness in spare prose relayed through a first-person perspective. Smith (who is of Cree, Lakota, and Scottish descent) employs the refrain "I am kind when" throughout the book's first half, showcasing different methods of helpfulness and generosity: "I am kind when I/ bring food to my Elders." The second half, in phrases beginning "I feel," emphasizes how the speaker feels when kindness is reciprocated: "I feel loved/ when my Elders are kind to me." Streamlined digital illustrations by Neidhardt (who has maternal Din heritage) portray an inclusive cast interacting, notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities and encouraging readers to evaluate their actions toward others. Ages 3 5.
