The Kindness Quest
Build your empathy, confidence and social skills
Published on 8. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-80199-699-0 (ISBN)
Description
From John Magee, bestselling author of The Happy Tank, comes The Kindness Quest - a book for children full of practical advice, tips and activities to help them build empathy, confidence and social skills.
Presented as an exciting adventure, The Kindness Quest gives children the tools to develop positive social interactions. Using fun exercises and illustrations, John Magee outlines the six key steps to explore self-kindness, build positive relations, community engagement and environmental awareness. He takes a holistic approach, promoting mental wellbeing, social-emotional learning and character development and encourages children to find their Inner Kindness Coach and develop critical thinking skills and emotional intelligence.
Using tried-and-tested research and aligning with the PSHE curriculum, the book empowers children to confidently spread kindness in their communities. It helps children to reduce anxiety and improve their self-esteem through fostering positive mental health. The Kindness Quest is the essential guide for promoting kindness, both at home and at school.
Presented as an exciting adventure, The Kindness Quest gives children the tools to develop positive social interactions. Using fun exercises and illustrations, John Magee outlines the six key steps to explore self-kindness, build positive relations, community engagement and environmental awareness. He takes a holistic approach, promoting mental wellbeing, social-emotional learning and character development and encourages children to find their Inner Kindness Coach and develop critical thinking skills and emotional intelligence.
Using tried-and-tested research and aligning with the PSHE curriculum, the book empowers children to confidently spread kindness in their communities. It helps children to reduce anxiety and improve their self-esteem through fostering positive mental health. The Kindness Quest is the essential guide for promoting kindness, both at home and at school.
Reviews / Votes
The Kindness Quest takes children on an exciting journey through the history and science of kindness where they learn how to be kinder to themselves, others and the world around them. A copy should be in every classroom and on every child's bookshelf! -- Adrian Bethune * Teacher and author of Wellbeing In The Primary Classroom * This is a beautiful book. Buy it, read it, share it and then seek to live it. It isn't just children who will benefit from this book, it's all of us. It is practical, joyful and hopeful and we need all three. -- Rachel Johnson * CEO of PiXL (Partners in Education) * John Magee lives and breathes kindness, and The Kindness Quest mirrors this. Putting kindness at the heart of the lives of children and teachers, this practical and fun guide is inclusive and has a place within every community. -- Andrew Cowley * Author of The Wellbeing Toolkit, The Wellbeing Curriculum and The School Mental Health Toolkit * This quest for kindness is the ultimate learning journey for every child. The Kindness Quest teaches the whole family the importance of kindness and how to be kind everyday! -- Andrew Jennings * Former teacher and bestselling education author * PRAISE FOR THE HAPPY TANK A great way to help children consider practical tools to improve their mood when they're feeling low. * Tom Percival, artist, illustrator and bestselling children's author * PRAISE FOR THE HAPPY TANK This book will change your life! A sensational guide to understanding emotions and fuelling the way for positive habits. * Chris Dyson, headteacher and author of Parklands: A school built on love *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 7 to 13 years
Dimensions
Height: 134 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
150 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80199-699-0 (9781801996990)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
05/2025
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Education
€7.49
Available for download
Person
John Magee is a professional speaker, coach and author. As the founder of Kindness Matters, his mission is to cultivate kindness in the classroom by being a positive role model and share the many psychological and emotional benefits from practising daily kindness. John has helped transform the lives of over 10,000 children and thousands of teachers through his Kindness Matters 30 Day Challenge. John delivers keynotes, assemblies and training to schools, as well as his Kindness Matters e-learning programme. Follow John for more @KindnessCoach_.