Each Kindness
When the PTO informed me that I had over $200 dollars to spend at the book fair, I was ecstatic. I combed through the shelves and piles of books, thumbing through pages. The stack in my arms teetered as I collected American Girl, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Magic Treehouse, and non-fiction books bursting with glossy photographs and a plethora of facts about everything from rocks to women in history to outer space. As I was finishing up, I paused in front of an unassuming picture book titled ‘Each Kindness.’ The cover wasn’t flashy. I had probably walked past it at least two times without even noticing it. However, after flipping through the story, I knew it was going to be a read aloud that very day. I want my kids to learn their multiplication facts and how to write a paragraph with a well-crafted topic sentence. I want my kids to learn to explore and wonder and think critically. However, I also want them to cultivate kindness, so I am always looking for