Each Kindness
Why we picked it
Chloe and her friends keep turning away the new girl, and then one day Maya is simply gone. Doubly award-honored, this picture book carries a quietly devastating message about regret that lingers long after the last page and opens powerful conversations in any classroom.
Our review
Chloe and her friends refuse to play with the new girl Maya, day after day, until one day Maya stops coming to school and the chance to be kind is gone forever. With striking art and a quietly devastating message about what unkindness costs, this Coretta Scott King Honor and Jane Addams Peace Award winner is one of the most affecting picture books about kindness and regret ever written for young readers.
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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.
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- Elementary, Middle School
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