In "Zero Local: Next Stop: Kindness" by Vita Murrow, readers are transported to a world where kindness becomes the currency of human connection. The story follows a group of travelers on a whimsical journey as they navigate challenges and obstacles, discovering the transformative power of compassion and empathy. Set against a backdrop of vibrant community interactions, each character learns that small acts of kindness can create a ripple effect, fostering deeper connections and understanding among strangers. As they bond through shared experiences, the narrative emphasizes the importance of building a kinder world, one interaction at a time. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Candlewick Press, U. S. .

Ethan Murrow received his B. A. from Carleton College and his M. F. A from the University of North Carolina. Based in Boston, he shows his drawing, film and video work internationally, and has exhibited in Paris, New York, Seattle and Los Angeles. Collaborating with wife Vita and Harvest Films the short, Dust, was an official selection of the 2008 New York Film Festival. Ethan is currently a faculty member at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Vita Murrow has an MS Ed in General Education and Teaching Literacy from the Bank Street College of Education, and holds a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. She is currently Director of the Greater Boston Jewish Coalition for Literacy at the Jewish Community Relations Council. She has a deep passion for children's media and literature, and has worked as an Educational Consultant, and in children's media and television in the films department at the Sesame Workshop. She is also a motion media artist and filmmaker. Vita Murrow is an educator, an artist, a writer and a mum. Vita has a quirky sense of humour and an eye for the weird. When she was in 8th grade she was rejected from a special writers' retreat for kids. But that didn't stop her from pursuing her passion. Since then Vita has been a teacher, a producer, a film maker, a program director and even a puppeteer. She's also had jobs in an office which were pretty fun. She currently works as a children's author reinventing old stories for a new generation and crafting wordless pictures books together with her husband Ethan Murrow. Their recent book "The Whale" was nominated for a CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal. Vita loves working with other artists and writers and is always looking to share a chocolate chip cookie with someone.