Spring 2025

The Sound of Kindness

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

This heartwarming book touches on the themes of kindness and socio-emotional resonance and the idea that our words matter.

Follow an adult and child as they explore their neighborhood, listening for the sounds of kindness. Words of friendship, gratitude, support, generosity, and love . . . we can see and hear them if we try. What will you hear if you take a kindness walk?

Kindness is all around us every day, if we know where to look—and listen!—for it. This book is a gentle and encouraging acknowledgment of how much it matters to be kind . . . in our families, friendships, and communities.

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978-1-4338-4149-1
$18.99
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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Picture Books, Social Studies
Category SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2023
Publisher Magination Press, American Psychological Association
Imprint Magination Press — American Psychological Association
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF053050, JNF024130, JNF081000
Dimensions 8 x 10
Features Original artwork, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource

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The Sound of Kindness

This heartwarming book touches on the themes of kindness and socio-emotional resonance and the idea that our words matter. Follow an adult and child as they explore their neighborhood, listening for the sounds of kindness. Words of friendship, gratitude, support, View available downloads →

Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

“A parent and child go for a walk in their neighborhood, finding examples of kindness in the dialogue they hear . . . . Martínez’s illustrations effectively highlight the parent and child and the people interacting in each spread. . . . Inspiration to find—and perhaps spread—acts of kindness in our world.”—Kirkus