LOOKING FOR SMILE by Ellen Tarlow, illustrated by Lauren Stringer Beach Lane Books/S&S | 978-1534466197 Each morning, Bear awoke to find his friend Smile nearby. They liked the same things – nuts and berries for breakfast, honey from a hive, splashing in a waterfall. They enjoyed the same adventures – “as long as they weren’t too… Read more »
Friday, November 13th was WORLD KINDNESS DAY, a day set aside by the World Kindness Movement, a nonprofit established “to highlight our good deeds in our communities, cities, and nations; it is for us to further focus on the positive power and common thread of kindness, which binds us together.” In recognition of the day,… Read more »
Dial Books | 978-0735230378 Seeing with kindness. Listening with kindness. Suppressing the impulse to jump to judgement. These are the things that came to mind as I scrolled through social media today and ran across a conversation that stopped me in my tracks. Someone I knew had expressed some opinions I disagreed with. They… Read more »
HMH Books for Young Readers | 978-0358252108 Two years ago I had the good fortune to hear author Sy Montgomery speak at the Charlotte Huck Children’s Literature Festival. I had read her picture book, KAKAPO RESCUE: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot (and included it in a RKZ post HERE), as well as other books, including INKY’S… Read more »
Chronicle Books | 978-1452170633 I’ve known author Karen Jameson since the mid-90s when we were both teachers at Peachland School in Newhall, California. The summer I moved from teaching upper grade students down to first grade, Karen took over the incoming class. Over the next 15 or so years, with each of us teaching different grades,… Read more »
Charlesbridge | 978-1623542290 Did you know that more than half of the world’s refugees are children? It’s not hard to imagine the upheaval of leaving all that is familiar, including your homeland, friends, and family members in search of a place of safety and hope. COUNTING KINDNESS: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children: by… Read more »
Owlkids Books (2020) | ISBN 9781771473736 Each Monday for the past 2 weeks, I’ve shared a brief lesson that invites students into a conversation about empathy, friendship, and the path from conflict to resolution. I WALK WITH VANESSA: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness by Kerascoët DRAW the LINE by Kathryn Otoshi Today’s post… Read more »
