{"product_id":"when-we-are-kind","title":"When We Are Kind","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Monique Gray Smith, Illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrca Book Publishers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8\/13\/2024, board book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781459836372\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen We Are Kind\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives. Celebrated author Monique Gray Smith has written many books on the topics of resilience and reconciliation, and she communicates an important message here for readers of all ages through her carefully chosen words. Beautifully illustrated by artist Nicole Neidhardt, this book encourages children to be kind to others and to themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget age: 0 to 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Simple statements have the resonance of affirmations and establish a clear chain of connectedness...A panoply of Indigenous characters is featured in rich detail. A visual feast for families interested in seeing the Native world through small, kind deeds.\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Using minimal text, the message of kindness is delivered in illustrations that are beautiful, colorful and detailed. This title is highly recommended for use in preschool and primary or elementary classrooms and libraries.\" -- \u003cem\u003eMust Read Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Contributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonique Gray Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning, bestselling author and public speaker. Her books cover a broad spectrum of ages, topics and emotions. Woven into all of Monique's writing and her speaking engagements is the teaching that Love is Medicine. Her books include \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/speaking-our-truth\" title=\"Speaking Our Truth\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpeaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/my-heart-fills-with-happiness\" title=\"My Heart Fills With Happiness\"\u003eMy Heart Fills With Happiness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/you-hold-me-up?variant=47852530270491\" title=\"You Hold Me Up\"\u003eYou Hold Me Up\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLucy and Lola\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Tilly and the Crazy Eights\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e When We Are Kind \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eI Hope\u003c\/em\u003e. She also created the young adult adaptation of \u003cem\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/em\u003e by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Monique is Cree and Scottish. She lives with her family on the Traditional Territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and WSÁNEĆ Peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicole Neidhardt\u003c\/strong\u003e is Diné (Navajo) of the Kiiyaa'áanii Clan and is from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has a BFA from the University of Victoria and a MFA from OCAD University in Toronto. Nicole's Diné identity is the heart of her practice, which encompasses illustration, installation, murals and Indigenous Futurisms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52061249044763,"sku":"When We Are Kind","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/715MLGEGBVL._SL1500.jpg?v=1776206982","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/when-we-are-kind","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}