Finding Kindness

Deborah Underwood's lyrical rhyme traces kindness rippling through a community in a way that feels genuinely warm rather than instructional, and the illustrations go out of their way to show a wide range of kids — hijabs, wheelchairs, interracial families — without making it feel like a checklist. The self-kindness thread adds real emotional depth that most kindness books skip entirely. Kirkus, School Library Journal, and educator communities all praised it, and for good reason: this one works.