PPBF: Kind

Today I'm thinking about the forty years that I've spent in education,

specifically what I want my students to remember about my classroom.

Can you imagine just how many people I have been blessed to positively impact, influence and love in those four decades?

Mostly, I want to be remembered for compassion, kindness, hope, joy and grace, the perfect segue into our showcase PPBF, a book we just recently bought for our precious new grand-joy, Leah.

Title: Kind

Author: Alison Green

Illustrators: 38 Kind Artists

Publisher: Scholastic

Birth date: October 6, 2020

Suitable for ages: 4-8

Themes: empathy, compassion, kindness

Brief synopsis: What does it mean to be kind? Use this sweet collaboration to cultivate actionable ways to make kindness a verb.

Opening page:

Imagine a world where everyone is kind.

How can we make that come true?

Resources: Watch a read-aloud {here}.

Read a Kirkus review {here}.

Find teaching enrichment activities {here}.

Show this touching Steve Hartman segment on Kindness.

A giant helping someone smaller? You bet!

Compare and contrast with these kindness titles.

Why I like this book: What if we started every day with the guiding question - What can you do to be kind today? - in this beautiful picture book? It's such a strong goal-setting inquiry for our learners of all ages, including adults. Is there anyone among us who doesn't dream, hope, wish, pray for a kinder, gentler world?

And since kindness knows no calendar, we don't have to wait for a

special Kindness Day celebration to share a little kindness.

Hug.

Smile.

Mail a card.

Make a phone call.

Send some fresh flowers.

Better yet, deliver them!

Text an inspirational song.

Lift someone up in prayer.

Remember a friend's birthday.

Hold a door open for someone.