The Kindness Club

Say hello to The Kindness Club! A diverse cast of friendly characters welcome a new kid to their preschool and show them how all types of fun and emotions are for everyone. The Kindness Club depicts familiar activities and scenarios that readers can expect at preschool or kindergarten, but challenges age-old assumptions that boys will be boys and girls will be pretty.

With uplifting rhyme and a playful art style, kids will have a ball poring over each page. Great for kids ages 3 and up, and perfect for pre-schoolers and kinder new starters.

About the Author

Kate Bullen-Casanova lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her two young children. After seven years working in women’s activism, including time at UN Women and the International Women’s Development Agency, Kate now brings her passion for gender equality to the world of early childhood education through her online community Future Feminists.

About the Illustrator

Dave Petzold is an author and illustrator from Lennox Head, Australia. His illustrations, often playful and goofy, embrace the little things that go unnoticed – the things we take for granted. He uses graphite pencil, ink, oil paint and digital collage in his art. His first picture book, Seven Seas of Fleas, published by Starfish Bay Publishing, was shortlisted for the 2021 CBCA New Illustrator Award.