Description: On a gloomy Saturday, Mya and her friends open the Kindness Booth to spread some cheer to her neighbors by helping them with a variety of problems.
Brief description: Laura K. Murray is the Minnesota-based author of more than 80 published or forthcoming books for young readers. Her creative writing and poetry have been featured in River Valley Woman, The Talking Stick, Mankato Poetry Walk & Ride, and elsewhere. She loves learning from her readers and helping them find their reading superpowers! Visit her at LauraKMurray.com.
Review Quotes: It's a gloomy day, and the children are bored. Mya has an idea: They can set up a kindness booth, where people can ask for help and the children will (kindly) respond. And so the day quickly brightens as the children answer the calls: They wash a puppy, fix a headlight, pose for an art project. When rain moves in, the recipients of their help show kindness of their own. Mankato author Murray avoids preachiness with her lesson about giving; Italian illustrator Boatta contributes fun and colorful cartoon illustrations to keep things light.--Chris Hewitt and Laurie Hertzel "The Minnesota Star Tribune"