Kindness Counts: A story for teaching random acts of kindness

by Bryan Smith, Brian Martin (Illustrator)

Overview

When Cade and his family find out their ice cream order was paid for by another patron, they continue paying it forward, and so starts the discussion of random acts of kindness. 


Cade takes this idea and runs with it, showing unexpected kindness to others. But when Dad would like him to donate some of his own toys, he has a hard time.


Will Cade be able to learn the importance of being kind to others, even when it isn't easy? Find out in this tale about showing kindness.


Award-winning author and school counselor Bryan Smith's Without Limits book series presents those tough-to-teach concepts through entertaining, relatable stories for K through 5 students.


Included at the end are tips for parents and educators to help teach children random acts of kindness.

The series also includes:

• Mindset Matters
• Empathy is My Superpower!
• Diversity is Key
• Stress Stinks
• Everyone's Contributions Count
• Speak Up For Yourself

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781944882013
Publisher:	Boys Town Press
Publication date:	09/15/2016
Series:	Without Limits , #1
Edition description:	First Edition, Illustrated
Pages:	31
Sales rank:	630,325
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Bryan Smith has worked in the education field for more than 15 years, first as an elementary school teacher then as a school counselor. He excels at teaching students life skills that will take them far and help them succeed. He is also a popular children’s author whose other titles include What Were You Thinking? and My Day Is Ruined! His Executive FUNction children’s book series won the Counselor’s Choice Award, which is awarded by Licensed Mental Health Therapists for “Recognition of Quality in the Field.”

Editorial Reviews

This is the perfect book to encourage all children to display their kindness. It is worded perfectly! With the help of this book, I can see kindness becoming contagious at my school!” – Aubrey Nell, Elementary School Counselor

"Kindness Counts" is an inspirational story about a boy learning how doing random acts of kindness works to help you grow. Cade and his sister Sarah begin learning about random acts of kindness when a stranger pays for their Super Duper ice cream cones at the drive up with their Dad and Mom... "Kindness Counts" ends with a page of Tips for Parents and Educators which offers a list of suggestions for random act of kindness projects and activities for kids to complete. Realistic full color illustrations bring the story's acts of kindness to life, including the offer of a doughnut and hot chocolate to a cold, hardworking charity donation truck driver on pages 22 and 23. "Kindness Counts" is an excellent interpersonal relations enhancement manual for kids, a corollary of the Golden Rule." - Midwest Book Review

"I had my nephew read this book and then think of random acts of kindness we could do. We spend a whole day doing them and at the end of the day he asked if we could just do one more! I love this book." - Heidi Swanson, Amazon

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