Be Kind
Each act, big or small, can make a difference – or at least help a friend.
What does it mean to be kind? When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind.
With award-winning author Pat Zietlow Miller's gentle text and Jen Hill's irresistible art, Be Kind is an unforgettable story for young children, about how simple acts can change the world.
Pat Zietlow Miller is a children's book lover and one of the contributors at Picture Book Builders, a blog that highlights exemplary picture books and explains why they work. Her picture books include the award-winning Sophie's Squash, Sophie's Squash Go to School, Wherever You Go, Sharing the Bread, The Quickest Kid in Clarksville, and Be Kind. Pat lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband, two daughters, and two pampered cats.
Jen Hill is the illustrator of several picture books, including Diana's White House Garden by Elisa Carbone, Spring for Sophie by Yael Werber, and Doing her Bit by Erin Hagar. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and her intern, Little Bee, who is very helpful for a cat.