A Small Kindness

Contributors

By Stacy McAnulty

Illustrated by Wendy Leach

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Feb 2, 2021
Page Count
32 pages
Publisher
Running Press Kids
ISBN-13
9780762495221

Price

$17.99

Price

$23.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Hardcover $17.99 $23.99 CAD
  2. ebook $9.99 $12.99 CAD

Teach the importance of goodwill with this impactful picture book with a solid pay-it-forward message to encourage kindness in young children—from the award-winning author of Excellent Ed and Sun! One In a Billion.

It was like a game of tag, with one small act of kindness spreading throughout a small community of kids and teachers alike. Award-winning children’s book author Stacy McAnulty packs a powerful punch with minimal text, providing a sweet message about all the small ways one can be kind. Illustrator Wendy Leach creates a diverse cast of characters while using color as a visual cue to how kindness is able to spread, even in a small community like a school. Overall, A Small Kindness is sure to speak to this new generation of children and their parents.

  • "A clever visual conceit helps demonstrate the simple power of paying kindness forward in this gentle, encouraging picture book."
     
    Booklist
  • "A solid addition to the 'starting school' shelf as well as for the frequently requested topic of kindness." I>School Library Journal
     
    School Library Journal
  • "A sincere, joyous and child-centered take on what it means to pay it forward."
    —Shelf Awareness
     
    Shelf Awareness

Stacy McAnulty

About the Author

Stacy McAnulty is the author of Mr. Fuzz Buster Knows He’s the Favorite, 101 Reasons Why I’m Not Taking a Bath, Excellent Ed, Beautiful, and Brave. She lives in Kernersville, NC, with her family.

Joanne Lew-Vriethoff is the award-winning illustrator of Beautiful and Brave, as well as such books as Another Day as Emily, The Dancing Pancake, and Peace, Baby! She lives in Amsterdam with her family.

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