By Amy Rosenthal
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
It goes like this.
Little Miss
planted a kiss.
Thus begins this very simple yet profound story about a little girl who plants a kiss. She nurtures it with sunshine, water, and her affection and waits for it to grow. Eventually her kiss sprouts, and she calls all her friends to gather and see. Her friends are amazed, but when Little Miss decides to share her kiss, she is told “Don’t you dare! It’s far too rare! It’ll go bare!” Little Miss doesn’t care and she harvests bits of her kiss to share with others. She shares all over the place, and when she returns to her kiss, she realizes the sharing has caused it to grow bigger and more beautiful than ever.
This story is a good example of the maxim “Less is more.” Through simple illustrations and limited narration, the author practically trumpets the value of generosity. I love this story. I don’t know that it would work well as a read-aloud with a group, but I think every child should have the opportunity to read this book with an adult multiple times.
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