The sweetness of making new friends―and making treats to welcome new neighbors―are central themes in this wonderful picture book on how the smallest kindness can make a jelly donut difference. After their new neighbor shares the story of growing up in Poland, sibling rivalry is repurposed into sibling teamwork, and Leah and Dexter work with Dad to make paczkis, the jelly-filled treat from Poland the twins deliver later that day. With illustrations that will make you crave your own paczkis, The Jelly Donut Difference by award-winning author Maria Dismondy carries a message of sibling rivalry, the power of community, and inclusion.
This cute kindness book can be used in speech therapy to address social/emotional issues like empathy and showing kindness to all people. It is also great for working on verbs and adjectives! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using The Jelly Donut Difference in speech therapy below: