Especially important in this day and age, THE TRUEST HEART is a book to help children who have been bullied. Gently worded, with beautiful illustrations, readers are invited to see how a student who has experienced bullying is aided by her teacher, using a process that helps the student articulate the qualities inside of her truest heart. Ze, the heroine, shows how that gift becomes wonderfully contagious. The focus of this story is on helping the target of bullying. The bully is only seen through shadowed illustration, and redeemed without using words.