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Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Being kind is something most of us do when it's easy and when it suits us. Being kind when we don't feel like it, or when all of our buttons are being pushed, is hard. But that's also when it's most needed; that's when it can defuse anger and even violence, when it can restore civility in our personal and virtual interactions. Kindness has the power to profoundly change our relationships with other people and with ourselves. It can, in fact, change...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Coco sets out to help her new friend, Bear, show other animals he is not mean just because he is big, and soon they all have learned something about kindness.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Christian Robinson have created a timeless message of hope. Sometimes the world feels broken. And problems seem too big to fix. But somehow, we all have the power to make a difference. With a little faith, and maybe the help of a friend, together we can find beauty and create change. With intimate and inspiring...
66) How kind!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004, c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Hen gives Pig an egg, she sets off a chain of events that brings kindness to all of the animals on the farm.
69) A small kindness
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"It was like a game of tag, with one small act of kindness spreading throughout a small community of kids and teachers alike. Award-winning children's book author Stacy McAnulty packs a powerful punch with minimal text, providing a sweet message about all the small ways one can be kind. Illustrator Wendy Leach creates a diverse cast of characters while using color as a visual cue to how kindness is able to spread, even in a small community like a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Showing the power and gift of a smile, this story follows one girl as she goes about her day, giving different smiles to those around her, including goofy smiles with her best friend and playful, supportive smiles with her sister when she's feeling down.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It is not always easy for a dinosaur to learn how to be kind, but with a little practice, and keeping other people firmly in mind, he can become a one-of-a-kind, very kind dinosaur.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A collection of long-form essays on joy, in which the author turns his curious and poetic mind to everything from skateboarding and cover songs, basketball and race, dancing and academia, death and laughter, and, always, the garden and the natural world"--
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Drawing from cutting-edge social science research, parent interviews, and experiential wisdom, science writer and parenting blogger Shannon Brescher Shea shows how green living and great parenting go hand in hand to teach kids kindness, compassion, resilience, and grit...all while giving them the lifelong tools they need to be successful, engaged, and independent"--
76) I can help
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Zahra loves spending time with Kyle at school, but when her other classmates start teasing her for helping him she starts making choices she regrets"--
Author
Series
Life of Ty volume 2
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"In the second book of the series, seven-year-old Ty Perry discovers that being kind is part of being Ty"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"This...board book shows various children as they extend kindness in all kinds of situations: on the playground, at lunchtime, on a bike path, and on a neighborhood street."--
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