For my final random act of kindness, I was at the grocery store, and I saw a worker trying to lift almost 10 cereal boxes at once to put them in a shelf. He kept dropping the boxes, so I went over to help him. I did this because I know that he works hard even when he’s not stocking the shelves, and if he kept dropping them, he would get quite frustrated. It made me feel proud that I helped someone else do their job so that they can go on with their usual routine. I think that he felt lucky that he got some help to hold all of the boxes.

For my fourth act of random kindness, I helped Kian with his cardboard ADST project, because it would break after using it for a few minutes, so I stood next to his project to fix it whenever it broke. My project was next to his so I could monitor both mine and his project. I did this because I didn’t want to force him to just stay at his project, he could try other people’s projects. Sebastian M would come and take my place so that I could roam around and play other student’s projects, which I appreciated a lot. It made me feel good, and I know that good is a vague word, but it describes overall how I felt about it. I felt good as in proud of myself, happy for Kian, and thankful for Sebastian. I think that it made Kian feel lucky that he could try other people’s projects.

For my third act of kindness, I helped someone in my robotics class with their robot, because he has been trying to make it work for the past three weeks. He got quite upset about it, so I went over to help him. When it was fixed, he was really happy and his robot worked fine. I did this because I felt bad that his robot wasn’t working. It made me feel happy that his robot would finally work, and I think that he felt grateful that someone else helped him with his robot.

For my second act of kindness, I helped Farsan clean up his pencil case in the hallway because he dropped it. We were on the way to LA, and the class was going to start soon, and I didn’t want him to walk into the classroom when everyone else is sitting down, so I helped him get his things into his pencil case and we both walked into the classroom. This made me feel happy because I knew that Farsan would go into the classroom like everyone else. I think that it made him relived, as he wouldn’t have to walk into a classroom full of people staring at him as he sits down at his desk. I did this because I didn’t want him to feel embarrassed, and it would make his day a little bit better.

For my first act of kindness, my mom was sick over the long weekend and had to stay in bed the whole time. On Friday night, my dad had to work late on that day, and my mom was still sick. I didn’t want her to have to make dinner, so I made a carbonara for her, my brother, and myself. It made me feel really proud because I was helping her get better. I think that she felt relieved to not have to make dinner for my brother and me.

Two by Kathryn Otoshi is an amazing picture book about friendship. The story is about two numbers, 1 and 2. They are inseparable, and they are best friends. Then, Three comes along and tells One that the odds are better. One starts to hang out with Three more than Two, and she feels left out. The other even numbers 4, 6, and 8 befriend Two and they tell her that evens are better. The story then turns into a odds versus evens argument, and Two is torn. She knows that she and One have been best friends for a very long time, but she also doesn’t like how One ditched Two to hang out with Three. Two talks to Zero about her problem, and decides to tell all of the numbers about it. She tells Three how she feels, and Three apologizes for not sharing One with Two. This story has a very meaningful message, that you can’t hold onto someone forever, they’re going to make new friends, and instead of fighting that decision, support it. Overall, this was a wonderful book, and I really enjoyed reading it.

One is a very powerful story written and illustrated by Kathryn Otoshie. The theme in this book is about finding your self-confidence and standing up to people. In this book, Blue is always getting picked on by Red, and the other colours are too scared to stand up to Red. Red eventually starts picking on every colour, and they are all scared of Red. After a while, One comes around. All of the colours like One and have fun with him, and this made Red angry. He told One to stop laughing, and One stood up to Red. The colours all wanted to be strong and brave like One, so they became 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. They stood up to Red, and he got sad. Blue (6) felt bad for him and wanted to forgive him even though he was mean to him in the past, and Red became 7. All of the numbers had fun together, and they were all brave now. The message from this story is to not listen to people that try to bring you down. It also tells the message of standing up to bullies, and I quote from a Netflix TV show “In unity there is strength”. The colours all grouped together to stand up to the antagonist (Red) and defeated him. Overall, this is a very wonderful picture book, and I enjoyed every page.

Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of The Shopping Mall Gorilla is a very meaningful story written by Katherine Applegate and illustrated by Brian Karas about a gorilla who was captured by poachers. This gorilla was sent to Tacoma, Washington where he grew up in a 14×14 metal cage. He was named Ivan by the audience, and he was sent to Tacoma with another gorilla who was named Burma who died at an early age. The people in Tacoma started to realize how long Ivan had been there, and they held protests to free Ivan, and a child only 11 years old received over 1500 signatures to help free Ivan. Ivan was finally removed from the shopping mall and was sent to Zoo Atlanta, where there were 2 acres of roaming space and it helped Ivan feel like he was back at home. I think that the theme of the book is patience. Ivan had to wait 27 years sitting in a cage doing almost nothing at all. The message of the book is that we should treat animals with respect and kindness, just like how we should treat humans. Just because they’re less smart or they can’t speak doesn’t mean that their lives are any less important than ours. I think that this is a wonderful book with a very powerful message, and it teaches people to treat everyone/everything with respect.

Nerdy Birdy Tweets is a great picture book written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Matt Davies. It is about two best friends who are very different, and one friend Nerdy Birdy finds this app called “Tweetster”, which has certainly no connections to Twitter. Nerdy Birdy’s best friend Vulture does not approve of Tweetster or any phone apps at all. Nerdy Birdy makes 500 friends on Tweetster and begins to talk to them more than he does to Vulture. When Nerdy Birdy sees Vulture eating road-kill, he takes a picture of her and sends it to all of his Tweetster friends. Vulture sees this and gets very mad at Nerdy Birdy, and flies away. Nerdy Birdy did not even notice that Vulture had left for an hour, and when he realized, he texted his Tweetster friends for advice. None of his friends were any help, and he realized that real life friends are more important than online friends. Nerdy Birdy then wen to find Vulture, and he apologized and became friends with Vulture again. This is a really great book with a great message that tells kids to appreciate their real friends because they will always have your back. Online friends are not trustworthy, and you should hang out with your real friends more than your online friends. This is a good book for kids around 11 years old because this is when they are getting phones, and they should learn to be responsible with their phones.

What Do You Do With An Idea? is an amazing picture book written by Kobi Yamada and Illustrated by Mae Besom. This book is about a child who has an idea but is afraid of sharing it with others because he thinks that other people will not support his idea. At first, the child stays away from his idea, thinking that it is silly. He soon warms up to his idea, and they become closer. His idea becomes larger as the child adds to it, and soon his idea is all around him wherever he goes. He decides to share his idea with others, and some people didn’t support it, but he still kept on trying. This book teaches kids about being confident no matter what they think will happen. Just because people might not like something you made, it doesn’t mean you can’t at least try. I think that this is a really good book for kids from 8-10 because this is when kids are learning to be more judgemental, so they should learn to just try no matter what results may come from what happens. Overall, What Do You Do With An Idea? is one of my favourite picture books, and it teaches a very important lesson.