At the end of the story, the little girl realizes her own beauty and begins her journey to self-love and more confidence.

The young girl sees the love, stories of the past, hope for the future in their eyes. While her friends have “big, round eyes,” the little girl says, “I have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea.” The girl realizes that her eyes are the same shape as her mom’s, her little sister’s, and her amah’s.

This story is about a young Asian girl who notices that her eyes are different from her friends. This is a beautiful story to read at the beginning of a new school year to help build a welcoming and inviting classroom environment, but you can also revisit this story during Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month in May. But, before I get started, would you rather watch my video instead? If so, click below to watch my YouTube video, where I share all my fun ideas for this book that begins with the LETTER E!Į is for Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, by Joanna Ho. I have one special book to share with you today, which represents letter E in Inspiring All Readers with Books from A-Z series. When choosing what books I wanted to read aloud in the first month of the school year, I wanted to make sure that I selected multicultural books that focused on building and establishing classroom routines but also creating an inclusive and welcoming classroom environment.

So although these stories and lessons can certainly be used at any time of the year, I recommend that you start reading them on the first day of school, just like I will be with my own second graders! My goal in this books from A-Z series is to create a class community of engaged readers who love to read! I also have a FREE reading response journal AND FREE graphic organizers for you to use with each and every book A to Z…keep reading to snag your free copy!įor 26 days, one day for each letter of the alphabet, I will share with you 26 different multicultural books and authors that I recommend, which all have similar themes- each book promotes inclusion, diversity, justice, empathy, compassion, love.Ĭreating an inclusive classroom starts from day one of the school year and continues to the last day of school. In each post, I will share with you some different reading strategies and skills that correlate with the story and discussion questions to ask your students after reading. If you are new to this series, I share with you a different story that begins with each letter of the alphabet. E is for Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho, in my Inspiring All Readers with Books from A-Z blog post AND video series.

Eyes that kiss at the corners