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Children's Nonfiction Values & Virtues

What Does It Mean to Be Kind?

by (author) Rana DiOrio

illustrated by Stephane Jorisch

Publisher
Sourcebooks
Initial publish date
May 2020
Category
Values & Virtues, Friendship, Bullying
Recommended Age
4 to 8
Recommended Grade
p to 3
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781728223056
    Publish Date
    May 2020
    List Price
    $13.5

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Description

"…a beautiful book with a beautiful message…the book shows young children how easy it is to be kind through small acts and in simple ways…"—R.J. Palacio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder

What Does It Mean to Be Kind? is a rare kindness book for children because it uses a proactive, not reactive, introduction to a conversation about kindness.

Part of the award-winning What Does It Mean to Be...? series, What Does It Mean to Be Kind? explains the idea of kindness in an accessible and understandable way.

Being kind means…

Smiling at the new student in class.

Giving someone a compliment.

Celebrating the differences in others.

When the girl in the red hat finds the courage to be kind to the new student in class, her kindness spreads. Kind act by kind act, her whole community experiences the magical shift that happens when everyone understands—and acts on—what it means to be kind. What Does it Mean to Be Kind? is a teacher must-have for the classroom, and for parents in search of kindness and feelings books for children.

More Awards for What Does It Mean to Be Kind?

  • 2015 Moonbeam Gold Medalist

About the authors

 

Rana DiOrio a écrit tout au long de sa carrière dans plusieurs professions : étudiante, avocate, banquière responsable des investissements, investisseuse privée et auteure de livres pour enfants. Elle habite à San Francisco, en Californie.

 

Rana DiOrio has written her way through life ;as a student, a lawyer, an investment banker, a private equity investor, and now as an author and publisher of award-winning children's media. She lives in San Francisco, California.

Rana DiOrio's profile page

Stéphane Jorisch is one of Canada's most celebrated illustrators. He is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for Children’s Illustration for Jabberwocky and The Owl and The Pussycat. He grew up in Montréal, Quebec, where he now lives with his family.

 

Stephane Jorisch's profile page

Editorial Reviews

". . . a beautiful book with a beautiful message. . . the book shows young children how easy it is to be kind through small acts and in simple ways. . . "-R.J. Palacio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder

More Awards for What Does It Mean to Be Kind?
2015 Moonbeam Gold Medalist Mom's Choice Gold Award

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