Just Help!

Written by Sonia Sotomayor

Can one question inspire a community to change the world?

4.1/5 Goodreads · 571 ratings

32 pages· 954 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

Every night, Sonia's mother asks, "How did you help today?" Inspired by her family's values, Sonia embarks on a journey through her neighborhood, discovering how small acts of kindness can transform a community. As kids and adults, friends and strangers unite, they learn that generosity is contagious. Will Sonia find her answer and inspire others to join her mission? This heartwarming tale invites young readers to see the power of helping hands in building a better world.

From the publisher

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes a fun and meaningful story about making the world–and your community–better, one action at a time, that asks the question: Who will you help today? Every night when Sonia goes to bed, Mami asks her the same question: How did you help today? And since Sonia wants to help her community, just like her Mami does, she always makes sure she has a good answer to Mami’s question. In a story inspired by her own family’s desire to help others, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes young readers on a journey through a neighborhood where kids and adults, activists and bus drivers, friends and strangers all help one another to build a better world for themselves and their community. With art by award-winning illustrator Angela Dominguez, this book shows how we can all help make the world a better place each and every day. Praise for Just Help! Generosity proves contagious in this personal portrait of community service by Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor. –Publishers Weekly For use in civics units or in lessons on being a good neighbor, this provides wonderful encouragement to show that children can help in big and small ways. –School Library Journal

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