When Mya wakes up to a gloomy day, her grandpa asks her how she could make the day brighter. His simple question puts Mya into motion, and together with her little brother, Oliver, and neighbor Addie, she opens the Kindness Booth. Their plan is to spread some sunshine to the neighbors in her apartment complex by helping them throughout the day. But what happens when the booth gets rained out? It's a gloomy day, and the children are bored. Mya has an idea: They can set up a kindness booth, where people can ask for help and the children will (kindly) respond. And so the day quickly brightens as the children answer the calls: They wash a puppy, fix a headlight, pose for an art project. When rain moves in, the recipients of their help show kindness of their own. Mankato author Murray avoids preachiness with her lesson about giving; Italian illustrator Boatta contributes fun and colorful cartoon illustrations to keep things light.--Chris Hewitt and Laurie Hertzel "The Minnesota Star Tribune" Laura K. Murray is the Minnesota-based author of more than 80 published or forthcoming books for young readers. Her creative writing and poetry have been featured in River Valley Woman, The Talking Stick, Mankato Poetry Walk & Ride, and elsewhere. She loves learning from her readers and helping them find their reading superpowers! Visit her at LauraKMurray.com. Andrea Boatta was born in a seaside town in southern Italy and grew up around vibrant colors and nature. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts, she came to love illustration and animation and continued her post-graduate studies at the National School of Cinema. Today she works in Naples, Italy, as a freelance illustrator and concept and background artist in the world of animation.