After reading this book, children might wonder why people act the way they do. The book addresses a topic that most people have been involved in in some way. The Ethics branch is relevant in this book. It helps the child to understand that this lesson that the book is teaching applies to them, no matter the race.Įach Kindness can teach children about philosophy. This detail is significant because it allows the child, who is listening to or reading the book, to picture themselves in the reflection participating in the kindness activity. This is because the reflections of the children in the bowl of water are children who are a variety of different races.

The illustration on page 12 of the book is also important. The changing of the seasons from winter to spring act as a metaphor comparing the cold-hearted Chloe who did not know about the importance of kindness to the now more aware Chloe who has melted her cold-heart and will begin make an effort at being kind. This change in weather over the course of the book is important. The last few illustrations of the book are drawn with springtime elements and the author notes that spring has come. In the first pages of the book, the illustrations are drawn with snow on the ground and the author notes that it is indeed winter. The illustrations in this children’s book seem to have deeper meanings.

The book informs the readers to be kind to everyone they meet, so that they are not faced with the regret later on when they realize that they might not have the opportunity to apologize. Not everything in life will have a fairy tale-like, happy ending. You may never get the chance to apologize or say kind things to a person who you have hurt in some way. The unsatisfying ending is a taste of reality. Each little thing we do goes out, like a ripple, into the world.” “This is what kindness does, Ms.Albert said. Chloe and her friends begin to realize that what they made Maya go through was wrong, but it is too late to apologize to Maya because she has left the school for good. After multiple days without her presence, the teacher educates the children about the importance of kindness and doing nice things for one another. As the story continues, Maya is no longer showing up to school. Maya also ends up playing by herself during recess. At one point in the book, Chloe blatantly ignores Maya when she smiles to say “hi” to her. Chloe and her friends do not want to play or even be seen talking to Maya. She plays with old-fashioned toys and she wears hand-me-downs. Maya is different from every other child in the class. Chloe and her classmates are determined to avoid the new girl. White, is written in the point of view of a young girl named Chloe. This sad, yet realistic and educational, children’s book, written by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by E.B.

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