The Life of Ty: Non-Random Acts of Kindness
by Lauren Myracle
Dutton Children’s Books (Penguin)
ages 6-8

The Premise: Seven-year-old Ty Perry and his classmates are assigned and “exciting project” by their teacher Mrs. Webber: doing random acts of kindness. “Because we are one big human family, and kindness is important.” The kids argue that it’s impossible to be random if the kind things are part of an assignment, hence the book’s title.

The story unfolds from Ty’s point of view, with some cha...