It’s Cool To Be Kind: A Children’s Book on Kindness and Friendship by Shermaine Perry-Knights

Max, Michael, and Martin were talking about their social studies assignment. They had to , describe what they were really good at doing. Max loves swimming, Michael is good at math and Martin draws well. But they felt they were only good at these things when bigger kids weren’t around.

Later that day, Michael helped his grandfather carry groceries, Martin helped his little sister tie her shoes and Max played video games with a new kid that others were being mean to. They realized that there’s a lot they can do, and it doesn’t have to be big things. They can also help in small ways. Spreading kindness made the kids feel good so they decided to share these feelings with their class and write about kindness.

This was a very cute story to read about children realizing how important it is to be kind. We see so many stories of bullying and this book teaches a good lesson on helping others and showing kindness. At the end of the book there is a section that discusses kindness and a couple of kindness activities. The illustrations are so colorful and help tell this story.