When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith and Nicole Neidhart
$19.95 CAD
Another wonderful book from Monique Gray Smith, (My Heart Fills With Happiness) this title takes us through the simple ways that we can find kindness each day, in attainable and relatable ways.
"When We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives. Celebrated author Monique Gray Smith has written many books on the topics of resilience and reconciliation and communicates an important message through carefully chosen words for readers of all ages. Beautifully illustrated by artist Nicole Neidhardt, this book encourages children to be kind to others and to themselves". - Orca Books
Monique Gray Smith is a mixed-heritage woman of Cree, Lakota and Scottish ancestry and a proud mom of twins. Monique is an accomplished consultant, writer and international speaker. Her first novel, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, won the 2014 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature. Monique's picture book My Heart Fills With Happiness won the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize and was selected as the TD Grade One Giveaway Book for all grade one students in Canada in 2019. Monique and her family are blessed to live on Lekwungen territory in Victoria, British Columbia.
Nicole Neidhardt is Diné (Navajo) on her motherÆs side and a blend of European ancestry on her father's side and is from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has a Bachelor of Fine Art. Nicole's Diné identity is the heart of her practice, which encompasses mylar stencilling, painting and creating digital art and large-scale murals. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.