Age: Preschool-2nd grade
Familiar Experience: Being the new kid

A classmate observes Vanessa, the new girl, being bullied on her way home from school. The next day, the unnamed girl decides to walk with Vanessa and is gradually joined by all her other classmates as everyone walks into school together.

Without words, children (and adult readers!) can really absorb the emotions of the characters from fear, to sadness, to guilt, to worry, to kindness. This one simple, kind task is achievable by so many children that readers should feel empowered by the end of the story to act in simple and powerfully kind ways. Best read in a one-on-one setting since there can be several illustrations on one spread and the artwork is rather light-handed.