THE OFFICIAL BOOK COMPANION

Make room
for care.

A little space to notice. A moment to listen.
A reminder that your needs count, too.

No right answers. No kindness test.

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Care can look like a little space.
Two children with a grown-up nearby in the book’s present-day reflection.
Original book illustration · physical PDF p. 22

Two children. A grown-up nearby.
Room for everyone’s choice.

NOTICE   /   LISTEN   /   MAKE ROOMA moment together

A LITTLE COMPANION, NOT A KINDNESS TEST

Not more to do.
A little time together.

This is a place to linger with You Are Kind, the free family book from Sloan’s Bedtime Lights. Notice something small. Listen to someone’s choice. Remember that care goes both ways.

The official companion to this publisher’s book, not the same-title books by Dr. Seuss or Michael Gordon. No affiliation with those books is implied.

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TWO SIDES OF THE SAME CONVERSATION

Care has room for both of you.

AN OFFER

“Would you
like a hand?”

You can notice. You can ask.
You do not have to take over.

A CHOICE

“A little space,
please.”

You can listen. You can step back.
A no does not need to be changed.

Original companion dialogue. Not a passage from the book.

Make room in three everyday moments
Present-day illustration beside the book’s reflection on receiving kindness and respecting needs.
Original book illustration · physical PDF p. 28

YOU CAN RECEIVE CARE, TOO

Your needs belong
in the picture.

Asking for help is not the opposite of being kind. Comfort and space are things you can need, not things you have to earn.

In the book’s modern reflection, a grown-up can help with hurt feelings. Adult responsibilities stay with adults.

Find care in the story

Some words to borrow

“I need help too.”

FOR THE GROWN-UP READING ALONG

A pause can be
an open door.

Five places to pause, listen, and let a response be enough.
And a simple conversation page to take off-screen.

Read a little, together

AND NOW, NOTHING TO EARN

You can rest.

“For tonight, there is no large problem for you to solve.”
You Are Kind · physical PDF p. 31

You do not need to finish a conversation or practice being kind before you put the day down.

Loved, just as you are. Rest is welcome here.

A quiet present-day illustration accompanying the invitation to settle and rest.
Original book illustration · physical PDF p. 32