Staff Picks
Read All About It: Kindness & Caring
- Heather M.
- Tuesday, November 03, 2020
Collection
Everyone can show kindness and everyone needs a little kindness.
Waving hello, offering to help someone carry a heavy load or making a card for a friend can brighten someone's day.
Let these books inspire you to find ways to let people know that you care.
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Each Kindness.
Published in 2018
Chloe and her friends shun the new girl, Maya, who eventually stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe realizes how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya. With its powerful anti-bullying message and striking art, this book will resonate with readers long after they've put it down.
Llamaste & Friends
A Yoga Story About Being Kind
Published in 2019
Join Llamaste as she helps her friends become happy and calm by teaching them yoga. With free downloadable guided relaxation audio and poster! Llamaste is a llama who likes to practise yoga. Join her in this funny, sweet story as she helps Tiger calm down and Koala be brave by showing them simple, useful yoga poses. The easy-to-use text also encourages children to talk about how the animals are feeling and if they have felt like that too, which helps develop empathy skills and encourages them to talk about emotions.
Kindness Makes Us Strong
Published in 2019
Celebrates kindness as it displays various children extending kindness in all kinds of situations, including on the playground, at lunchtime, and on a neighborhood street.
Miss Pinkeltink's Purse
Published in 2018
Miss Pinkeltink carries everything she owns in her purse, but she happily gives things away to people who need them; when Zoey realizes Miss Pinkeltink sleeps in the park she decides to change that.
I Am Kind
Published in 2017
Looking to follow in her mother's footsteps, a young girl shares all the ways her thoughtfulness and kindness helps her friends, family, and community.
Shelter
Published in 2017
"As a big storm approaches, two strangers arrive in the forest. All the animal families, safe in their homes, are worried, unsure of their motives. So they all turn them away when they ask for shelter, and the strangers are left to fend for themselves. But then the fox family is suddenly forced out into the storm, and they must ask these outsiders for help. Will they find it in their hearts to give it? A timeless - and timely - story about generosity, and the difference even small acts of kindness can make to those in need."-- Provided by publisher.
Sorry (really Sorry)
Published in 2020
After Cow's bad mood spreads to the whole farm, Dog starts a new chain reaction by showing kindness.
Clara is Left out
A Book About Bullying and Kindness
Published in 2018
"Introduces readers to Clara and how she experiences a day of feeling left out. Discusses bullying and reasons for being kind. Additional features to aid comprehension include vivid photographs, Common Core questions and activities, a phonetic glossary, and sources for further research."--Publisher's website.
Lend a Hand
Poems About Giving
Published in 2014
"A picture book collection of poems centered on spontaneous acts of kindness, representing diverse voices and topical themes"-- Provided by publisher.
Pass It on
Published in 2017
Illustrations and rhythmic text encourage the reader to relish and pass along smiles, chuckles, and joy.
I Walk with Vanessa
A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness
Published in 2018
An elementary school girl witnesses the bullying of another girl, but she is not sure how to help.
Rulers of the Playground
Published in 2017
One morning, Jonah decided to become ruler of the playground. Everyone agreed to obey his rules to play in King Jonah's kingdom . . . Everyone except for Lennox . . . because she wanted to rule the playground, too. A gloriously rendered, hilariously deadpan tale of playground politics.
All for Me and None for All
Published in 2012
Gruntly is a real hog, and the other animals are tired of his greediness, but when he gets mixed up on a treasure hunt and is the last to reach the prize, Gruntly begins to realize the value of kindness and sharing.
Papa Gave Me a Stick
Published in 2015
After seeing a mariachi band, Antonio wants a guitar of his own but his father cannot afford one and gives Antonio a stick, instead, which leads Antonio to perform a series of good deeds, each of which provides a seemingly useless reward. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.
The Power of One
Every Act of Kindness Counts
Published in 2020
"When one child reaches out in friendship to a classmate who seems lonely, she begins a chain reaction of kindness that ripples throughout her school and her community"-- Provided by publisher. Includes facts about sharing kindness and list of web resources.
Be Kind
Published in 2018
When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference or at least help a friend.
How Kind!
Published in 2004
When Hen gives Pig an egg, she sets off a chain of events that brings kindness to all of the animals on the farm. On board pages.
Kindness
Published in 2018
Looks at ways to be kind, including sharing toys, taking turns, and helping with chores.
If You Plant a Seed
Published in 2015
While planting seeds in their garden, two animals learn the value of kindness.
The Kindness Book
Published in 2019
Looks at different ways to show kindness, including choosing kind words, giving compliments, and offering help without being asked.
Fox's Garden
Published in 2014
An act of tender compassion is given (and repaid) in secret during an icy winter night.
Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace
Published in 2009
Seven-year-old Paulie, an ordinary boy, brings peace to his home and school through small acts of kindness, but needs help to achieve his goal of world peace.
Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class
Published in 2009
For "Peace Week," the animals in Miss Fox's class find ways to be peaceful instead of squabbling with each other.
Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class.
Published in 2014
Miss Fox is tired of hearing her young students quarrel. So she announces Peace Week-no more squabbling for one whole week! The children chime in with their own rules: no fighting, don't say mean things, and help others. Throughout the week each of the little animals gets a chance to practice this new behavior. When Polecat teases Bunny for wearing a bright yellow sweater, instead of poking fun back at Polecat, Bunny admires his sweater. Soon, to their surprise, the animals are finding that it's easy to help others, take turns, and say nice things, even when someone is grumpy to them. Wouldn't it be nice, Squirrel says, if every week could be Peace Week?+
Kindness Grows
Published in 2020
Die-cut pages feature a sapling that grows into a flowering tree, as friends once separated by harsh words and disagreements decide to spread kindness and promote team strength by offering words of encouragement, sharing, caring for others, and practicing inclusion.
Finding Kindness
Published in 2019
Rhyming text celebrates kindness in all its many forms, from sending a heartfelt card to lending a hand with yardwork.
Teddy Bear of the Year
Published in 2020
"The teddy bears' picnic gets a modern twist in this warm and fuzzy picture book about a young teddy bear who learns that small acts of kindness can make a big difference."
The Story Blanket
Published in 2008
With no wool to be found in the village, Babba Zarrah, the storyteller, starts unraveling her story blanket bit by bit, to secretly supply the needs of the community, and when the villagers realize what is happening they return the favor.
Each Kindness
Published in 2012
When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.
Each Kindness
Published in 2014
Chloe and her friends shun the new girl, Maya, who eventually stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe realizes how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness towards Maya.