Book

Because Amelia smiled / David Ezra Stein.

ISBN: 9780763641696
ISBN: 0763641693
Physical Description: 40 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Somerville, Massaschusetts : Candlewick Press, 2012.

Stein, David Ezra,: (author,:, illustrator.).

Summary:

Just try not to smile! A positively inspiring picture book from the creator of the Caldecott Honor–winning Interrupting Chicken . Because Amelia smiles as she skips down the street, her neighbor Mrs. Higgins smiles too, and decides to send a care package of cookies to her grandson Lionel in Mexico. The cookies give Lionel an idea, and his idea inspires a student, who in turn inspires a ballet troupe in England! And so the good feelings that started with Amelia’s smile make their way around the world, from a goodwill recital in Israel, to an impromptu rumba concert in Paris, to a long-awaited marriage proposal in Italy, to a knitted scarf for a beloved niece back in New York. Putting a unique spin on "what goes around comes around," David Ezra Stein’s charmingly illustrated story reminds us that adding even a small dose of kindness into the world is sure to spur more and more kindness, which could eventually make its way back to you!