Book
Kindness makes us strong / Sophie Beer.
Summary:
Celebrates kindness as it displays various children extending kindness in all kinds of situations, including on the playground, at lunchtime, and on a neighborhood street.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984816399 (board)
- Physical Description: 22 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: U.S. board book edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- On board pages.Title from cover.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Board books.
Kindness > Juvenile fiction.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Headingley Municipal Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headingley Municipal Library | C BEE (Text) | 36440000280959 | Board Book | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2019 September #2
Kindness is a skill, and this book is the perfect way to practice it. Each double-page spread begins with the sentence stem "Kindness is...," which is then followed by illustrated examples of children caring for the peers, adults, and animals around them. In this follow-up to Love Makes a Family (2018), Beer populates the pages with children who practice a range of skills, from simply saying hello to being patient. She masterfully pairs fairly abstract ideas, such as offering comfort and reaching out, with pictures that elucidate the term in child-friendly situations, such as a preschool musical performance or playing dress up. The rhythmic, repetitive text makes this book an excellent read-aloud as well as a fun and rewarding choice for children who are beginning to read independently. The vibrant illustrations blaze with movement and light and, perhaps most importantly, are peopled with diverse characters with varied skin colors, hair textures, ethnicities, and abilities (one child has a prosthetic leg, another uses a wheelchair, two wear gla sses). The curated examples are empowering: Each example of kindness is an action that a child can take independently, without adult supervision, and regardless of ability status. Furthermore, because they all take place in child-friendly settings such as playgrounds or classrooms, they can be easily relatedânot to mention appliedâto real life. A gorgeously illustrated, cleanly written introduction to the art of kindness. (Board book. 1-4) Copyright Kirkus 2019 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.