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Title details for Counting Kindness by Hollis Kurman - Available

Counting Kindness

Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children

by Hollis Kurman
Barroux
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A compassionate counting book that captures the power of a welcoming community. Teach children about refugees and how each kindness can help them find a new home.  
More than half of the world's refugees are children fleeing scary situations in search of a safe place to live.
Arriving in a new place is stressful for newcomers, especially when the newcomers are little ones. But this beautiful counting book helps readers see the journey of finding a new home and the joys of being welcomed into a new community. From playing to sleeping, eating to reading, celebrating to learning, Counting Kindness proves we can lift the heaviest hearts when we come together. Endorsed by Amnesty International.

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 8, 2020

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781632899972
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 360
    • Text Difficulty: 1

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      August 15, 2020
      A family seeking refuge is met with kindness in this simple counting book. One boat carries an African family escaping war across the sea, two hands lift them out of it "to safety," three meals calm the children's hunger, and four beds keep the family and a friend warm at night. The mother, two young children, and a baby continue to be met with kindness. Colorful spreads illustrate their journey and fill the newcomers' environment with diverse faces, young and old. The simple counting book concludes with further information about refugees and a list of organizations through which readers might help or learn more. In emphasizing kindness and welcome, Kurman undercuts her own mission. Readers may become frustrated with the refugee family's lack of agency as they receive aid, gifts, and culture from others throughout the book--it is a one-sided relationship. It feels as though the choice of protagonists may have been made with an eye to highlighting only the most uncontroversial as subjects of charity. Some may feel that the choices made throughout the book consolidate refugees' position as an objectified "other." Others will notice that the list of recommended organizations is concentrated in the developed world and does not mention community-based ones. The refugees fit in seamlessly in their environment, are grateful, and say "thanks" at the end. A painfully well-intentioned but just OK addition to children's literature about refugees. (Picture book. 3-5)

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    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2020
      "When a place gets so scary that we have to leave home, every kindness counts." From "One boat / helping us on our way" to "Ten friends / making us happy," a simple text takes young children on a refugee's journey. Barroux's painterly watercolors are reassuring and upbeat; Kurman's text lightly touches on troubling issues with honesty and respect for her audience. The illustrations show a Black family--mother, baby, and two young siblings--as they travel toward safety, security, and a new beginning. Some age-appropriate context "about child refugees" and list of related websites are appended. Concurrently published in Spanish.

      (Copyright 2020 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:360
  • Text Difficulty:1

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