http://joys.net/581/one-smile/ Bringing Joys and Happiness Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 http://joys.net/581/one-smile/#comment-516 M. Lamere Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:43:34 +0000 http://joys.net/581/one-smile/#comment-516 Smile at Someone Today! A warm smile when you’re feeling down works wonders. A little girl’s friendly smile starts the pay-it-forward story of how a tiny act of kindness can work wonders throughout a community. Each character is affected by the actions of someone who has been influenced by someone else’s small act, and the tale cycles back on itself in a satisfying way. My class of 1st and 2nd graders got the message loud and clear and have often referred back to One Smile when we have encountered similar situations in other books. Read the book and try smiling broadly at the next person you meet; it really works!

]]> http://joys.net/581/one-smile/#comment-515 Education Oasis "Education Oasis" Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:39:30 +0000 http://joys.net/581/one-smile/#comment-515 Educator Favorite What can one smile do? Quite a lot as we find out in this noteworthy tale. The story begins with Katie walking with her mother through the park. She thoughtfully bestows a bright smile on a forlorn, out-of-work young man sitting on a park bench. It inspires the young man to begin looking for a new job. While doing so, he sees a woman whose car has a flat tire. He changes the tire for her. She, in turn, leaves a large tip for a waitress. This continues on until, eventually, the good feelings inspired by Katie’s smile comes back to her and her mother.

]]> http://joys.net/581/one-smile/#comment-514 Huntress Reviews Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:15:32 +0000 http://joys.net/581/one-smile/#comment-514 Highly recommended! One simple little smile, sometimes given without any thought at all, can start a ripple of happiness that will go on forever. This is the unmistakable truth that is so clearly authenticated in One Smile.

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