Each Kindness
Author/Illustrator: Jacqueline Woodson/E.B. Lewis
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Awards: Coretta Scott King
Grade Level: 1st-4th
This book is about a young Girl named Maya that was new to a school one Winter. The class didn't think Maya fit in, so they did not make friends with her. The person telling the story had to unfortunately sit by her during class. Maya's clothes were not up to date, they were ragged, and looked worn. Maya tried to be friendly with the students by offering them to play with her during recess and smiling at them when they caught eyes but everyone turned their backs. One day the Maya wasn't at school. On that day they learned about kindness. The teacher showed the students that trowing a pebble in some water and watching the ripples was kind of like kindness. Each students took a pebble, dropped it in, and explained how they were kind. When it became the girls turn she passed her pebble on. She waited for Maya to come back to school she was going to make friends with Maya. Maya never returned, her parents moved for a new job and the young girl never got the chance to be kind.
This is such a great read for young students ranging from 1st to 4th grade. I feel that it is important for students to know what kindness is and portray that through their daily actions. I would definitely keep this book in my classroom. I might even do the same activity the teacher did with her students.
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