This book had a really colorful and fun look to it. But I did find some of the illustrations to be a little busy.

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH. It had the most incredible Nina West energy in the most magnificent way. It was like she was jumping off the page and hitting you with her fantastic positivity. I loved it so much and I KNOW kids are going to love this one too. It's bright! It's colorful! It's filled with absurd words! It's just so, so wonderful. We NEED more books like this and more authors like Nina West!

This book has some amazing illustrations and a great premise! It shows all different ways to be kind, using fun, imaginative language. My only issue with this title is that it was a little wordy - I thought this could be a great story time book, but it's too long for a book with a simple premise.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC of this book!

The You Kind of Kind is an affirmation, a mantra on positivity for children. It reinforces the importance of kindness in everyday life with a bubbly upbeat message.

Fun! This book felt a little... chaotic for me personally but I understand the appeal! I love hearing Nina's voice throughout the book.

The You Kind of Kind by Nina West is just magical. The writing style is fun and fun and draws you in with the way the Author changes the font, the kids enjoyed that and always got excited and pointed it out. The illustrations are bold, vibrant, full of details and all around fun. The message this book relays is so important. Being kind is the simplist reaction you can give someone and it can truly go a long way. You never know what people have been through or what they are dealing with and showing the tiniest bit of kindness can change their day.
I read this book to my 4- and 7-year-old. They loved the illustrations, and it gave us a chance to reiterate how being kind is important. This is 5 stars for us, and I highly recommend.

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for the ARC.

This was a really sweet little book

I read the book with my 5-year-old daughter and she really enjoyed it

I loved the message as a mum too and we always talk at home about always being kind to others

The illustrations were lovely, they were a bit quirky in places which made them stand out from other books and they really suited the book

It is 4 stars from me for this one – highly recommended

I received an electronic ARC from Princeton Architectural Press through NetGalley.
The concept behind this book is terrific and the artwork will draw in young readers. The story execution itself has several awkward transition moments. I appreciate the made up words but the explanation for this should be earlier in the narrative. When sharing with younger readers, they may not follow where this will go. Older readers will follow but it may not hold their interest with the younger focused illustrations. I also have a concern with the bullying portion. Building up the victim is important and part of the story but turning the focus to simply talking together does not necessarily acknowledge the impact on the child who was attacked. This could lead to dialogue when a family or class reads together to add to the book's narrative.

I received an eARC from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

This was a cute read about being unique and kind. The digital formatting was a little off, making some pages hard to read. What I did read was super cute! I loved the illustrations and joy evident on the pages.

I’m also a huge Nina West fan, so I may be a bit biased ;)

I absolutely cannot rave about this book more! The illustrations, the playing with words, the adventuring, the wuzztastic joy emanating from it! It is an utter delight. A wonderfully fun tale of the impact of kindness to yourself and others, the uniqueness of oneself, and the importance of exploring to learn about yourself and your community. It's a gorgeously illustrated book, I would hang prints in my daughter's room with how bright and lovely they are.

The only area I had trouble with, from a parent perspective, was that the bullying was overlooked/dismissed and I wish it had been addressed a little better. I did, however, appreciate that they noted how a bully is likely having a hard time of their own as well and compassion can help us connect.

My 6 year old finished the book with a face flushed with giggles and immediately asked if we could "read it again the next night and the night after and every night" because it made her feel good. We cannot wait to add a physical copy of this book to our library come October!

In this colorfully illustrated book, Nina takes readers on a journey to find Kind. Along the way, there's lots of made up words, fun questions for the reader to answer, and brightly colored friends to meet. With such a simple premise, this book was far too long and wordy. I think it had the potential to be a great read aloud book (especially for something drag queen story hour), but it's too long and uneven. Younger kids might lose interest while older kids might not appreciate the silliness. It might find an audience with the right reader, and the made up words would provide an alternative to Dr. Seuss, but I feel like there are better options out there.

The You Kind of You is perfect for school aged children under 9 years old.

Nina talks directly to the reader and asks for company on her adventure to find kindness in her world. With excitement and fun made-up words Nina and the readers find different types of kindness shown by family, friends, neighbors and strangers. Nina even runs into an unkind situation and helps the characters through it with kindness.

The pictures are bright and engaging. The help show the mood of the story. Just wonderful!

This book belongs on classroom and home library shelves!

This book was absolutely adorable and pure joy. The made up words will have children giggling the whole way through and the beautiful illustrations fill every page and have a stunning amount of color and diversity. This will be an easy purchase and a book I can't wait to share with my patrons.

I love this book!!! It is so important to teach students that it’s ok to be themselves while still being kind. This will be a great book to read to future classes and can be incorporated into a unit on kindness.

This was a cute book with beautiful and colorful pictures. The idea for the story is wonderful. My only qualm about this book is that it is wordy. Some of the made-up words take away from the story and the words seem to go on-and-on. I think did they intended age group that I would read this story, the kids’ minds would wander easily. I love Nina West and everything she stands for but I just wish this book had a more concise way of telling the story.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I was excited to see a book by Nina West as she is from my hometown, but I found the book to be very wordy, although the message is an important one.

For me this story was difficult to read. I tried to imagine reading it to my classroom full of second graders and kept getting hung up on all the made up words and how it jumped from thing to thing without truly having a solid storyline. The author attempts to have a strong message, but in the end, all the pieces don't really go together and it falls short. (As a side note, the Kindle download does not work, but the book works beautifully from the NetGalley shelf app.)

NetGalley ARC
Read-Aloud: No (length and word count)
Tags: Kindness

Nina West's new tale of kindness includes a lot of wunderfuzzle new words (the main character, Nina, likes to make up words to express herself). Hayden Evans's illustrations are fun and evoke an earlier age of illustration. The text is a bit wordy and lengthy for reading aloud with groups, but would be good for starting conversations about kindness with 5-8 year olds.

I was so excited for this book as kindness is a huge part of my curriculum as an elementary school counselor and I’m always looking for new books about kindness to add to my collection. Unfortunately this book is not one I would read with my students for a lesson.

The book is a cute concept but it was too wordy for me which I think made the story lose some of its meaning.

The made up words will definitely get kids laughing.

The pictures are cute and I think kids will be drawn to the bright colors.

Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for the advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is an energetic and colorful book celebrating kindness and individuality. Nina takes the reader on an adventure to find kind. She shows some examples of easy ways where people can be kind as a part of daily life. Nina is very gregarious and draws the reader in with her silly made up words and jokes. It would be perfect for a silly read aloud while teaching the importance of kindness.