Book (Hardcover) – A Flood of Kindness

Description

Perfect for all children experiencing loss or grief,A Flood of Kindnessgracefully confronts difficult feelings and celebrates the healing power of kindness.

“The night the river jumped its banks, everything changed.”

So beginsA Flood of Kindness,a poignant picture book that addresses grief and loss and demonstrates how kindness can bring hope. Written in spare prose and told from an intimate first-person point of view, the story follows Charlotte, a young girl who watches floodwaters rise in her home and is forced to evacuate to a shelter with her parents. Kind people she doesn’t know give her food, socks and shoes to keep her feet warm, and a place to sleep. As Charlotte adjusts to the sheltera strange, crowded place that isnothomeshe grapples with feelings of anger and sadness. But as the days go by, Charlotte starts to realize how grateful she is for the things that shedoeshaveher parents, a cot to sleep on, food to eatand starts looking for ways to help others in the shelter.

All children deal with sadness and loss in some way, whether it stems from a natural disaster, the death of a pet, or moving to a new place.A Flood of Kindnessacknowledges those difficult feelings and helps readers process them in a healthy way. Children will be encouraged to be kind to those who need a friend and to help others in whatever way they can, no matter how small.

Recommended for ages 5-7 years.