Tuesday Treasures - Finding Kindness
Tuesday Treasures with Finding Kindness by Deborah Underwood, kindness spotted in cups and ladders and shared umbrellas, and the small kindness Allison plans for today.
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What the cast said
Welcome back to StoryBeam, the daily podcast where imagination shines bright.
I'm Kat.
I'm Allison. Happy Tuesday Treasures, everyone!
It is time to open up our story chest for Tuesday Treasures.
Today our StoryBeam is shining a light on a treasure that doesn't cost a thing, but
makes the whole world a better place.
We are reading Finding Kindness by Deborah Underwood.
Kindness is everywhere if you look for it.
It really is.
From sharing an umbrella in the rain to helping someone pick up dropped fruit, kindness can
be found in the littlest actions.
Let's explore all the beautiful ways people show care for one another today.
Let's get our ears on.
I've got mine.
Ready?
Three, two, one, let's read!
Here the cast reads Finding Kindness by Deborah Underwood. The book's own words stay with its author and publisher, so that part of the recording is not written out. Press play to hear it.
That story makes me want to go out and do something extra sweet for someone today.
Kindness truly is the greatest treasure we can find.
Co-host, what is a small way you can show kindness to a friend or someone in our family
today?
I think it's lots of hugs and kisses.
Those are beautiful ideas.
A little kindness goes a very long way.
Grown-ups, if today's look at community care inspired your little ones, our StoryBeam
suggestion for your next library trip is Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña.
It's a beautiful award-winning story about a boy and his grandmother taking a bus ride
through the city, finding beauty, music and the joy of helping out in their local
neighborhood.
Look for it in our show notes.
Send us your favorite book request.
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Send us your favorite book request in the comments or send us an email.
Go sprinkle some kindness today.
Yes, go make someone smile.
Thank you for hanging out with us this morning and we will see you tomorrow for a very
silly wacky Wednesday.
Yes, a very silly wacky Wednesday.
And don't forget, keep on reading.
Bye.
After the story
The cast's takeaway: kindness is the greatest treasure we can find, and it costs nothing. Hunt for one on your next walk.
What is a small way you can show kindness to a friend or someone in our family today?
The book finds kindness in tiny things, a rake, a cookie, a seat on the train. What kindness did you spot today?
Who was kind to you this week, and what did they do?