"Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities—and encouraging readers to evaluate their actions toward others.”— Publishers Weekly 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 Book Publishers is pleased to offer When We Are Kind in two accessible editions. The audiobook features alternate text descriptions of images, including the cover. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible. AWARDS   2020 Quill & Quire Best Books of the Year commendation   2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book commendation   2021 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens commendation   2022 Chocolate Lily Awards short-listed   2021 Shining Willow Award short-listed   2021 First Nation Communities READ Children's Book Award short-listed   2022 Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award short-listed   2020 Quill & Quire's Best Books of the Year commendation   2021 Children’s Book Council & National Council for Social Studies Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People commendation   2022 Chocolate Lily Book Awards short-listed   2021 Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards - Shining Willow   2021 Ontario Library service (OLS) First Nation Communities Read Awards - Children’s short-listed   2022 Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award