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Be Kind

You Can Make the World a Happier Place! 125 Kind Things to Say & Do
By Naomi Shulman
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Be Kind by Naomi Shulman is a delightful book encouraging young readers to embrace kindness through everyday actions. Filled with engaging illustrations, it offers simple and practical examples on how children can make a positive impact in their communities. The book is designed to inspire readers to spread compassion and understanding both locally and globally.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate heartwarming tales that highlight the importance of kindness and empathy. Aimed at young readers, it offers inspiring stories and practical tips that encourage children to make a difference in their world through simple acts of goodwill.

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In this inspirational, accessible idea book for kids aged 5 and up, 125 suggested actions encourage practicing kindness, cultivating compassion and empathy, and bringing more happiness into daily life.

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In a world where people spend more time engaging through screens than in real-life interaction, showing basic human kindness can feel like a lost art. Be Kind offers children aged 5 and up simple, actionable things they can do in their daily lives that help them cultivate kindness toward others and grow into people with the capacity to make the world a kinder place.

In Be Kind, kids learn that kindness is a quality that can be expressed in ways other than merely being "nice". This includes standing up for someone or something, engaging in a community, showing compassion towards other beings, and expressing gratitude.

With joyful illustrations and kid-friendly writing, this idea book serves as a delightful, easy-to-read collection of 125 concrete activities kids and their families can pick and choose from and act out in their daily lives. Whether it's being the first person to say good morning, offering compliments, shovelling an elderly neighbour's driveway, learning to say hello in different languages, or sending a card to someone—no special occasion required.

On every page, Be Kind empowers kids to make the world a better, kinder place, one action at a time.

2019 Mom's Choice Award Gold Winner

2020 NAPPA Award Winner

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Be Kind receives praise for being a beautifully illustrated book that offers fresh and meaningful ways to instil kindness in daily life. It is described as an inspirational and practical guide for children and adults alike, promoting the importance of choosing kindness in every action to create a just and compassionate world. The book's engaging design and activities are noted as a delightful treasure trove of ideas that inspire a kinder world.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781635861549

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 June 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: Full-color; illustrations thro

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Hsinping Pan

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 80

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About the Author

Naomi Shulman is the author of Be Kind and an essayist for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Real Simple, and more. She holds a master s degree in theological studies from Harvard Divinity School and has been writing about children for many years, often with an emphasis on emotional, ethical, and behavioral development. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and two daughters.Hsinping Pan is an animator and illustrator from Taiwan who holds a master s degree in animation and digital arts from the University of Southern California. Her prize-winning films have been shown at festivals worldwide and her illustrations have won the bronze prize from 3x3 magazine. Her clients include Nickelodeon, the Cartoon Network, Disney, The Land of Nod, and Real Simple, and her works can be seen on book covers and in commercials, movies, music videos, magazines, and children s books, including the bestseller Be Kind.

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