The timing may never have been better for a newly released book by Vancouver Island children's book author Monique Gray Smith. Smith's When We Are Kind, recently released by Orca Book Publishers, celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages kids to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives. This, she said, is because acts of kindness, whether you are the person engaging in the act or benefiting from it, can increase your dopamine and feelings of happiness. It is the first children's book by Diné (Navajo) illustrator Nicole Neidhardt. The book, released on Oct. 13, reached number two on The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.

Source: CBC News November 08, 2020 18:56 UTC