A Flood of Kindness

• Author(s): Ellen Leventhal,
• Publisher: Worthy Publishing
• Pages: 32
• ISBN_10: 1546034587
  ISBN_13: 9781546034582
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Topics / Death, Grief, Bereavement , JUVENILE FICTION / General , Juvenile Fiction / Science & Nature / Disasters , Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement , Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings , Nature / Natural Disasters ,

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

"The night the river jumped its banks, everything changed."

So begins A 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 storm 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 shelter--a strange, crowded place that is not home--she 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 she does have--her parents, a cot to sleep on, food to eat--and 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 Kindness acknowledges 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.