Faith Takes the Train
HarperCollins · Hardcover · March 11, 2025
Follow Faith on a joyful journey on a New York City train, where she learns a delicious lesson about courage and being kind.
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- Who it’s for
- A city-train picture book pairs a grandmother’s sandwich with a gentle question about courage and kindness.
- Themes
- Courage, Kindness, Helping people in need
- Genres
- Homelessness & Poverty, Trains & Railways, Values & Virtues
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Follow Faith on a joyful journey on a New York City train, where she learns a delicious lesson about courage and being kind. A perfect pick for fans of Milo Imagines the World, Last Stop on Market Street, and Saturday at the Food Pantry. Faith takes the train with her mother most days, and today she's eating one of Grandma's delicious sandwiches. Isaiah, who usually sings a song on their ride home, instead asks a question that quiets a busy train into awkward silence.
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“Can anyone please spare some change? A bite to eat?” When Faith sees his face, her heart goes thump-thump-thump. Will she have the courage to answer? This sweet and relatable picture book from author Kesi Augustine and illustrator Mokshini is sure to spark conversations about the small ways we can show kindness and help people in need.
Kindness in Transit
A city-train picture book pairs a grandmother’s sandwich with a gentle question about courage and kindness.
Come here for
- Everyday New York train-ride details and a delicious sandwich
- A child’s perspective on noticing someone in need
Expect
- A warm, conversation-starting story about small acts of kindness
- A gentle nudge to think about courage and helping others
Where it sits
| Homelessness & Poverty | 85% |
|---|---|
| Trains & Railways | 56% |
| Values & Virtues | 53% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Parent-Child Stories
- City & Town Life
- Big Feelings
- Homelessness & Poverty
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- New Experiences
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Values & Virtues
- Trains & Railways
- Authors
- Kesi Augustine
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 11, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Courage · Kindness · Helping people in need
- Reading lane
- Parent-Child Stories