Children's Nonfiction Values & Virtues
What Does It Mean to Be Kind?
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Initial publish date
- May 2020
- Category
- Values & Virtues, Bullying, Friendship
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
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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.
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.
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
