Jessy y las cuentecillas de la bondad

Jessy y las cuentencillas de la bondad entails a young girl named Jessy, who loves art and keeps to herself on most days. She also cares about her school community, and always seeks to help others. Jessy's one main obstacle though is that she is bullied daily on her school bus and around school because she is different than others. Jessy is also determined to help her school with a fundraiser for her school's theater. Therefore, she embarks on a special quest making kindness bead necklaces to help her school with the help of her best friends, Selena and Cody. 

One morning as Jessy is setting up in the park for her spring art event to sell her beads, she endures a major bullying incident by one of her classmates. Readers will be taken on a heartfelt and adventurous journey as Jessy musters up the courage to speak up for herself along with teaching a lesson of embracing and respecting the differences in others. This is Torres's first children's book. Jessy y las cuentencillas de la bondad is also available in English.