Listening with My Heart
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Title: Listening with My Heart
Author: Gabi García
Publisher: Skinned Knee Publishing
Ages: 5-10 years old
Kindness matters! Especially with ourselves.
When Esperanza finds a heart-shaped rock, she sees it as a reminder to spread kindness and love in the world. But when the school play doesn’t go the way she’d hoped, will she remember to show it to herself?
We talk to kids a lot about how to be friends to others, but not much about how to be friends to themselves. Yet self-acceptance and positive self-talk help them build emotional resilience, growth mindset, and well-being.
Listening with my Heart reminds us of the other golden rule-- to treat ourselves with the same understanding and compassion we give to others. It also touches on the universal themes of friendship and empathy and ncludes kid-friendly mindfulness and self-compassion activities.
What our Vetting Team has to say:
“We see the main character act creatively and with kindness. She seems to naturally care for others, seeing a new student who needs to be welcomed and included, and then has to learn to care for herself with the same kindness. Main characters reflect a diversity of backgrounds and languages spoken”.
