Reviewed by Umm Aminah
Review Source: De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children
Book Author: Hollis Kurman
Of course, any attempt to generate increased compassion for dislocated individuals should be applauded. However, in an attempt to encourage the welcoming of immigrants from war-torn countries, Counting Kindness // A Contar amabilidad makes a few inexplicit implications. Among these are:
(1) Trauma that forces people to leave their homelands can easily be rectified by kindness shown to them by the people of “receiving” countries.
(2) Refugees do not bring much (if anything) to contribute to their adopted countries and lifeways.
(3) The ability to relocate to foreign, yet “developed,” lands (inhabited by people of lighter skin tones) will necessarily lead the refugees to improved lives.
(4) As long as kindness is extended to them, the refugees will easily fit into and be content to live in new lands.
(5) These refugees do not have much (if anything) to miss from being away from home. Continue reading on De Colores.
Counting Kindness by Hollis Kurman
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing on September 8, 2020
Genres: Mathematics, Immigration and Emigration
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Early Childhood
ISBN: 9781623542290
Review Source: De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children
Publisher's synopsis: A compassionate counting book that captures the power of a welcoming community. Teach children about refugees and how each kindness can help them find a new home.
More than half of the world's refugees are children fleeing scary situations in search of a safe place to live. Arriving in a new place is stressful for newcomers, especially when the newcomers are little ones. But this beautiful counting book helps readers see the journey of finding a new home and the joys of being welcomed into a new community. From playing to sleeping, eating to reading, celebrating to learning, Counting Kindness proves we can lift the heaviest hearts when we come together. Endorsed by Amnesty International.
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