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This is How My Face Glows

by Yomna Ibraheem

Ages 3–75 min readKindnessFree to read

Sometimes my face glows when people say nice things about me. What else glows like my face and why?

A lyrical lullaby of a poem that likens a child's face to every light in nature, glowing brightest at a single kind word.

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Questions to talk about together

The poem says a face can glow like fireflies and stars — when do you feel like you're glowing?
What is a kind word someone could say that would make your face light up?
Which glowing thing was your favorite — the lightning, the fireflies, or the anglerfish's lamp?

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