ABCs of Kindness - by Patricia Hegarty (Board Book)

The W page should not include a monster under the bed for a children’s book

We could all use more kindness in our lives, so why not start teaching our kids right away to have this quality and treat everyone in a kind way:)

A cute board book that’s goes over the ABCs and has cute messaging about being kind. Love the illustration style too!

I got this for my 1 year old grandson.

Really sweet message, got it with a discount from a target circle deal and will be adding to my library for my newborn daughter.

As a few others have mentioned, there is an illustration of a monster under the bed which is completely unnecessary for a children’s book. My 3 year old asked what it was as well and said scary. Ridiculous to include this out of all the other options they could have used. Just going to throw it out.

If you have little ones who get scared easily, please do not read this book! The “W” letter has an illustration of a monster under the bed. Why are we putting this in a book that children are going to be looking at? I do not understand. My toddler immediately asked me what that was and it looks scary. So now we’ve unlocked a new fear!

We love this book! It’s such a fun and happy read, not to mention a good lesson for when little one is a little older. Everyone should have to read this book.

Sweet book to teach little ones about being kind.

Very sweet book with a great message.

This is the sweetest little book to help teach your child about kindness. (I think a lot of adults could use the lessons, too!)

Such a cute book, I hope my daughter ends up loving it as much as me.

Really cute book, flows nicely. Teaches good ways we can be kind. A little lengthy for younger audiences (26 letters!) So don't expect to get through it in one sitting. But good suggestions, rhyming, cute drawings!

Such beautiful illustrations and words. It’s such a great book. I’m so glad I found it and bought it. The first ordered book had a page in the middle that was bent and would close so target replaced it and I’m a happy camper now.

The idea of the book is nice, but execution didn’t sit right with me. It felt more like a “book of lack of boundaries” and being an overly-empathetic pushover than true kindness. The “kisses for loved ones everyday” felt really off, maybe I’m looking too far into it but I never want my child to feel obligated to show that kind of affection unless they want to. Also “making time for everyone”, “be everyone’s friend”… I know the intentions were good, but doesn’t hit the mark. Reminds me of something I read recently about immature empathy, not true kindness. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great book concept but just wanted to warn other parents who are committed to respecting their child’s boundaries that this book may not be fit for them.

Loved the book until I saw the page with a monster under the bed. Why even give kids that thought? My son is 3.5 and has never ever mentioned this before. We don’t watch anything scary for this reason. He instantly asked me what was under the bed. I had to tell him it was a cat. This is ridiculous. I colored it to look like a rug

This book is for my son, but it’s honestly the book I needed as a kid ❤️. I love it so much I have it memorized

Wanted to love but some of the writing was off for my expectations. The illustrations are super cute.

Meh. Kinda cute, but not great quality pages. Was damaged during shipping. Definitely won’t hold up well to my toddler

Great book for all ages. Simple yet packed with life learning lessons.