Kindergarten: Where Kindness Matters Every Day (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593484623)

Written by kindergarten teacher and Instagram influencer affectionately known as the Tutu Teacher, comes a picture book about a class that creates a kindness pledge to ensure that their class is the kindest it can possibly be.

It's the first day of Kindergarten and Leo isn't at all ready. Leo is a quiet kid and would prefer to stay home. Over the summer, his new teacher, Ms. Perry sent a letter asking her students to think about how to show kindness in school. She explained that they would be making a kindness pledge, and each student should bring one way to show kindness on the first day.

As it turns out, Leo's classmates have lots of ideas about kindness: like raising your hand, never leaving anyone out, and apologizing if you hurt someone's feelings. At the end of the first day, Ms. Perry asks if anyone witnessed something they'd like her to add to the kindness pledge? Lots of hands shoot up in the air. Several classmates say they noticed Leo returning crayons to the box, holding the door for everyone, and helping a friend who fell. Leo smiles as he realizes he really does know a lot about kindness after all.

A story reassuringly told by Vera Ahiyya and brought to exuberant life by illustrator Joey Chou, this story about a classroom coming together to make a kindergarten into a KINDergarten is sure to calm the nerves--and offer inspiration--to new kindergartners and the adults in their lives.

Author: Vera Ahiyya
ISBN-10: 0593484622
ISBN-13: 9780593484623
Publisher: Random House Studio
Language: English
Published: 06/21/2022
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.08h x 10.94w x 0.55d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 08/01/2022
School Library Journal 08/01/2022 pg. 70