Keystone to Reading Award Nominee for 2023-24 Silver Eureka! 2022 Excellence in Nonfiction Award: California Reading Association This special book asks children a simple question:  How Can We Be Kind?  The answer is: by learning from the animal kingdom! Animals demonstrate kindness and empathy towards each other, and care and compassion can be seen all throughout the natural world. This book shows children the ways they can be kind just like animals are to each other, while at the same time teaching them about the magic and the beauty of the natural world. They can learn to be welcoming like capybaras , who let other animals sit on top of them while they wallow in mud. Or perhaps they might want to be like dolphins , who guide other species to their destinations. Or maybe they would like to work together like ants and bees, share what they have like jackdaws or stick up for their friends like zebras. With beautiful illustrations  from Darla Okada, this beautiful picture book will enchant and entertain children time and time again. There are facts at the back about how each animal lives with and looks after its fellow creatures. This sweet and thoughtful book is both a celebration of the animal world and a manifesto for being kind in everyday life. "The text and images combine with little-hand-friendly trim size to make this a direct and delightful nonfiction favorite among the youngest set, but one that has potential for becoming an individual's memorable treasure, or to spark eager exploration of animals and their behaviors. Even in a single read, it will generate a deep-seated sense of how to be KIND. Always. Every day." —Sandy Brehl, Unpacking the POWER of Picture Books "Everyone can be kind and you will find that it is very easy to do. Within these pages, young readers will learn how to be kind just like the animals. Colorful illustrations invite readers to see and learn about all of the animals depicted here in their natural habitats." —Kristi's Book Nook "A fabulous book to teach children the importance of learning kindness from the natural world around us." —Discover Animals "Young readers learn about how different animals behave as well as get ideas about how to be kind themselves. The illustrations are full of color and activity." —Wrapped in Foil "Beginning with a wonderfully diverse image of kids and adults, this book asks . . . How can we be kind? Then using an interesting concept, Janet Halfmann and Darla Okada highlight ways that kids (and adults) can emulate animals in caring about each other. For instance, being inclusive (or welcoming) like the easy going capybara—who lets most any animal hang out with (or on) them. Or by working as a team (like bees, ants, and pelicans), sharing (like jaddaws), and thinking of others . . ." —Maria Marshall: The Picture Book Buzz My Inspiration I was inspired to write this story to add positive ways to look at the world. Since nature can be so calming and restoring, I spotlighted the positive ways animals react to one another as examples for all of us to follow. How can we be kind? The answer is: by learning from animals! Chimpanzees can teach us compasson, ants and bees can teach us teamwork, and elephants can teach us patience. This sweet and thoughtful book is an invitation for being kind in everyday life. Janet Halfmann is an award-winning children's author who strives to make her books come alive for young readers and listeners. Many of her picture books are about animals and nature. She also writes picture book biographies about little-known people of achievement. Darla Okada  is an illustrator and comic artist living in Colorado with a love for children’s books and graphic novels. She has a soft spot for stories about friendship, growth, and independence with dreamy or headstrong characters.