The Kindness Club has 4 books in the series so far, the last to be published is Squirrel Learns to Forgive. The book begins with a map of Rainbow Island and a quick introduction to the characters. There is also a letter to the reader or child about the Kindness Club. This story is about squirrel learning to forgive. Rainbow Island is having a Baking Competition and squirrel spends a lot of time making and decorating his amazing chocolate cake. On the way to the contest, goat runs into him and knocks over his cake. Squirrel is very angry. With the help of his friends, he learns that goat isn't feeling well and it was an accident. He forgives him and even brings him soup and cake to help him recuperate. The book has activities to do at the end, as well as a letter to parents. We had a great discussion about accidents and reactions. We talked about forgiving others as well as asking someone to forgive them. We talked a lot about saying sorry, and that it isn't just a word. If we say sorry, we need to change our behaviour to show we won't do it again. There is lots to learn in this book and I can see it being used in preschool and early primary classrooms. The illustrations by Laura Vitoria Jager are cute. They are pastel colours that match the tone of the story. I will be checking out the others in this series.

Super cute and adorable!!! 🥺 I loved the characters and illustrations, as well as the themes of kindness and empathy. The extra activities make this perfect for reading with kids. Not just wholesome, but timely for me too ❤️

Cute story about forgiveness. The drawings were great as well.
I especially like how the book was laid out 1st with the story, then questions, then some activities for you to do and finally with some text for parents.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

This story was such a cute way to teach the valuable lesson of forgiveness to your littles. While it’s very easy to hold a grudge, sometimes there’s a lot more to the story and you should learn to forgive and be kind always. I highly recommend this book not only for libraries but also for classrooms. There is great supplementary material at the end. Questions to ask for reading comprehension, tips on how to be kind, a fun craft and tips for parents.

Squirrel Learns to Forgive is a beautiful story that portrays the main character's journey through an accidental sticky situation with a friend. By a simple act of kindness, as well as showing compassion and empathy in his friend's time of need, Squirrel is able to "patch things up" and learn a very valuable life lesson- that accidents happen and forgiveness is healing.

This book was so much more than I imagined upon opening the front cover. It is obvious that this author/ illustrator combo is especially in tune with their target audience. It is evident that they have written this book to not only entertain, but also to be used as a helpful tool for the grown ups involved! From the story to the GORGEOUS illustrations, to the phenomenal extra special added features- this book is sure to be a staple on our shelf for the long haul. It truly is so much more than just a story and I highly recommend to any parent, teacher or care giver out there!

Kindness Club Squirrel Learns to Forgive
by Ella Law
Pub Date: March 26, 2024

This book was so cute and well done. We all make mistakes and need forgiveness. The illustrations were so well done and the characters were great!! The story was cute and then the follow up questions were really well done.

I love the activities and think that kiddos will love it. This could be picked up by a babysitter, teacher, parent or sibling to help a child process that we all make mistakes and how we can ask for forgiveness and process the friendships we have and how we deal with conflict.

I highly recommend this book for children to read and have available in every classroom.

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What a cute book about kindness and forgiveness. Sometimes things happen to us that hurt our feelings. What do we do with this. Do we stay mad or forgive?

This story is about Squirrel who is so excited to enter a baking competition. Goat knocks the cake over and squirrel is upset. What squirrel does to show kindness is what we should all do.

This book has words that pop out for emphasis and comprehension. As well as crafts you can make and questions you can ask your kiddo. It even has learning information for grown ups.

The illustrator did a great job and the book is very cute. This book has an audience age range of 3-5 but I definitely think some older children would like this book and understand it a bit better. I know for my 3 year olds preference this book may be a bit too long. Aside from that, I think it’s a great book that teaches about forgiveness and it has questions at the end parents can ask their children to re-cap what they’ve read and show what they’ve learned. I received an advance reader copy from NetGalley for an honest review.

Kindness Club Squirrel Learns to Forgive
by Ella Law
This is a good Social emotional learning book. It provides a good start of conversation book for early elementary school. The teacher and students can begin discussing intentions, and understanding someone else's situation. The book shows multiple motivates for acts of kindness and helping others that can be used in the classroom.

5/5 Stars

Kindness Club: Squirrel Learns to Forgive was a sweet, emotionally educational read that emphasized the importance of considering the circumstances before becoming angry at someone else's actions.

I read this book with my four year old and six year old. This was a cute book, in the best way, but the author also crafted a wholly interesting world for the kids to explore! Each character was unique, and they all had different houses. There was even a neat map at the beginning that my kids really had a fun time discussing.

I really enjoyed this book, and so did my kids, and we will definitely look for more works by this author!

Thank you Ella Law and DK Children for this NetGalley ARC!

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Sweet story that children can relate to about getting so angry! It also teaches forgiveness. Beautiful art!

5/5 Stars!!! Thank you, Netgalley and DK Children for this eARC for the Kindness Club Squirrel Learns to Forgive by Ella Law.

I LOVE this book. I love everything about this book: the illustration, the concept, the education, the questions at the end of the story, and fun activities at the end of the book. This is beautifully done and officially a new fan of this series. I know that this would involve reading several times to my boys and guess what? It'll be worth it. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this. It's also just so cute. The Notes for grown-up at the end = beautiful touch!

I will definitely be looking out for the future series on this as well.

I really love in the beginning how it has a map and a character list, as this is great for introducing background knowledge before reading. I also like how some words are bolded to help add emphasis. The illustrations are beautiful while not being overly stimulating. What a great story encouraging kids to be kind!