b'book reviewsHey, Wall B KREVIEWS Written by Susan Verde Illustrated by John ParraThis book is about a community taking a blank wall in the city and painting a mural to make it beautiful. In this book, we learned about empathy and caring for our community. Creating a mural can make us feel included. City murals help neighborhoods by inspiring people to take care of the area and looking after the people who reside there.Ms. Edwards fourth-grade reporters said this book is inspirational because it could The Star Keeper and how she can help them. Theinfluence your thoughts about Written and illustrated by Faith Pray town grows brighter with each act ofhow to be empathetic through art. The people in the neighborhood This book begins with a young girlkindness and the people of the townworked together to create a mural to who lives in a town that is dark andbegin to work together to help eachdisplay the hardworking community other.members. gray. The girl wishes for the lonely dark world to change.As the story begins, the illustrationsWe recommend this book for in the book are dark and gray,children ages 5 to 11 because One day, the girl finds a star in thebut then they change as the main fountain. She wants to keep it forit teaches how to care for your character changes her actions toneighborhood and make a difference herself, but she knows that the starhelp the town.has to shine. So she learns that sheeven at a young age. One reporter needs to help it spread its light.said this book shows how "you can help your community at any age." The girl keeps trying to take it toThe class liked the book. OneCali said the book illustrates how different places where she thinkshundred percent of the studentskids at this age can learn how to it will shine in the town, but no onegave the book a thumbs-up.work together.wants to stop and see it. The star begins to fade. She feels down on Reviewed by La Salle Academyherself and goes to hide under aHere are some of their comments:Healthy News staffbridge. I liked in the end that the town There she finds two small childrenlearned how important kindness was who need some light. So the girlto adding brightness to the town, breaks a piece of the star to shareSebastian said. with them. That act of kindnessShylah said first graders to fourth leads to more acts of kindness tograders would really like this book. others who are down, and the starShe thinks these ages will really begins to get brighter. understand that this book is about The book teaches about kindness,spreading kindness.which is helpful to our health. Reviewed by Dahlia Flores Ramos, One small act of kindness leads to Aamilah Holmes-Butler, and Page 15 illustrations by Amelia Skala, 7th grade, another and another, the book says. Caroline MoctezumaMaST Community Charter Healthy Panther Post (children reading) | Auria Jimperson, 5th grade, The girl learns about others\' feelingsDavenport Healthy Press Inquiry Charter Healthy Owl Times (blue jay)F a l l 2 0 2 4 | H E A L T H Y N E W S W O R K S . O R G15'