Each Kindness
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Each Kindness

Woodson, Jacqueline

Why we picked it

Doubly award-honored, this unforgettable picture book leaves students and educators with the weight of Chloe's regret and the culture conversation it opens in every classroom where everyone belongs.

Our review

Chloe and her friends won't include the new girl Maya, day after day, and then one day Maya stops coming to school, and the chance for kindness has passed forever. This Coretta Scott King Honor and Jane Addams Peace Award winner is unforgettable: a book about exclusion, regret, and the irreversible nature of unkindness that resonates in classrooms, faculty meetings, and school culture conversations alike.

About this book

From the product listing

WINNER OF A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AND THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD!Each kindness makes the world a little betterThis 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-bullying message and striking art, it will resonate with readers long after theyve put it down.Chloe and her friends wont play with the new girl, Maya. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her friends, they reject her. Eventually Maya stops coming to school. When Chloes teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe is stung by the lost opportunity for friendship, and thinks about how much better it could have been if shed shown a little kindness toward Maya.

Resource details

Resource type
Book
Age ranges
Elementary
Good for kids who are
Social, Enterprising
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