Be Kind

Author: Pat Zietlow Miller

Illustrator: Jen Hill

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, 2018

Publisher’s recommended age: 3+

This beautifully simple, yet complex book engages readers in questioning what it means to be kind. After a student is laughed at in the lunchroom, the narrator tries and fails to comfort her, then wonders, “What does it mean to be kind anyway?” The book imagines different ways to be kind and empathetic, from using people’s names to sticking up for someone when others are unkind. But it also acknowledges the fact that it’s not always easy, and can even be scary. These days, it seems more important than ever for books to show young people how to act with thoughtfulness, civility and kindness.

Available Languages: English, Italian, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean