Each Kindness book cover
Pre K - 3

Each Kindness

By Jacqueline Woodson

Illustrator: E. B. Lewis

Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

WINNER OF A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AND THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD!

Each kindness makes the world a little better

This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that created The Other Side and the Caldecott Honor winner Coming On Home Soon. With its powerful anti-bullying message and striking art, it will resonate with readers long after they’ve put it down.

Chloe and her friends won’t play with the new girl, Maya. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her friends, they reject her. Eventually Maya stops coming to school. When Chloe’s teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe is stung by the lost opportunity for friendship, and thinks about how much better it could have been if she’d shown a little kindness toward Maya.

Educator Resources

  • Jacqueline Woodson Educator Guide

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State Awards

Recommended reading lists from your state's teacher or librarian associations!
  • Kansas
    • Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award, 2013-2014
  • Maryland
    • Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2013-2014
  • Kentucky
    • Bluegrass Book Award, 2013-2014
  • California
    • California Young Reader Medal, 2016-2017
  • Arkansas
    • Diamond Primary Book Award, 2014-2015
  • North Dakota
    • Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, 2013-2014
  • Nebraska
    • Golden Sower Book Award, 2014-2015
  • Arizona
    • Grand Canyon Reader Award, 2014-2015
  • Illinois
    • Illinois Monarch Award, 2015
  • Indiana
    • Indiana Read Alouds Too-Good-to-Miss, 2013-2015
  • Pennsylvania
    • Keystone to Reading Book Award, 2013-2014
    • Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award, 2014-2015
  • Louisiana
    • Louisiana Young Readers Choice, 2013-2014
  • Missouri
    • Show Me Readers Award, 2014-2015
  • Mississippi
    • Magnolia Award, 2015
  • Virginia
    • Virginia Readers' Choice Award, 2013-2014
  • West Virginia
    • West Virginia Children's Book Award, 2014-2015
  • Washington D.C.
    • Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles 2012-2013

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