Each Kindness
Carolyn Gruss
WRITTEN BY JACQUELINE WOODSON
ILLUSTRATED BY E.B. LEWIS
Published by Nancy Paulsen Books, 2012
2016-2017 Winner - Picture Books for Older Readers
SYNOPSIS
Each kindness makes the world a little better.
This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that created The Other Side and the Caldecott Honor winner Coming On Home Soon. With its powerful anti-bullying message and striking art, it will resonate with readers long after they’ve put it down.
Chloe and her friends won’t play with the new girl, Maya. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her friends, they reject her. Eventually Maya stops coming to school. When Chloe’s teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe is stung by the lost opportunity for friendship, and thinks about how much better it could have been if she’d shown a little kindness toward Maya.