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The Kindness Quilt
Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth.
Minna does a lot of thinking about her project to do something kind, make a picture about what she did, and share it with her classmates, but finally comes up with an idea that spreads to the whole school.
Check AvailabilityHow To Heal A Broken Wing
Graham, Bob
When Will finds a bird with a broken wing, he takes it home and cares for it, hoping in time it will be able to return to the sky.
Check AvailabilityThe Nice Book
Stein, David Ezra.
Monkeys, mice, snakes, cats, and many other animals demonstrate how to act towards others.
Check AvailabilityThe Lion & The Mouse
Pinkney, Jerry.
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
Check AvailabilityOrdinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed
Pearson, Emily.
A young girl's good deed is multiplied as it is passed on by those who have been touched by the kindesss of others.
Check AvailabilityBecause Of You
Hennessy, B. G.
Tells how every single person helps make the world a kinder and more peaceful place.
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Barnett, Mac.
With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.
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Stein, David Ezra.
A little girl's smile as she skips down the street in New York inspires a neighbor to send cookies to her grandson in Mexico, and the goodwill soon spreads around the world.
Check AvailabilityThe Invisible Boy
Ludwig, Trudy.
Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student, Justin, arrives, everything changes.
Check AvailabilityFox's Garden
Camcam, Princesse.
One snowy night, a fox loses its way, entering a village. Chased away by the grown ups, Fox takes shelter in a greenhouse. A little boy sees this from his window. Without hesitating, he brings a basket of food to the greenhouse, where he leaves it for the fox. His gift is noticed and the night becomes a garden of new life, nourished by compassion and kindness. Princesse Camcam's cut-paper illustrations, along with the beautiful lighting of the sets she creates, make the experience of looking at these illustrations both touching and transcendent. Their beauty and essential simplicity reflect the beauty of the story. The reader is left charmed by the fox and the child and thoughtful about the emotional lives of both humans and other creatures."--
Check AvailabilityLast Stop On Market Street
de la Peña, Matt.
A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
Check AvailabilityIf You Plant A Seed
Nelson, Kadir
While planting seeds in their garden, two animals learn the value of kindness.
Check AvailabilitySidewalk Flowers
Lawson, JonArno
In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays her little attention. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. "Written" by award-winning poet JonArno Lawson and brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith, Sidewalk Flowers is an ode to the importance of small things, small people, and small gestures." -- Publisher Description.
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Ferry, Beth
Stick and Stone are both lonely until Pinecone's teasing causes one to stick up for the other, and a solid friendship is formed.
Check AvailabilityA Hat For Mrs. Goldman
Edwards, Michelle
Sophia knits a special hat for her elderly neighbor and knitting teacher, Mrs. Goldman.
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Cordell, Matthew
When a wolf cub and little girl are lost in a snowstorm they must find their way home.
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Jeffers, Oliver
In this salutation from Earth, the chronicler gives a tour of the planet and introduces those who call it home.
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Kerascoët
An elementary school girl witnesses the bullying of another girl, but she is not sure how to help.
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Miller, Pat Zietlow
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.
Check AvailabilityThe Big Umbrella
Bates, Amy June
A spacious umbrella welcomes anyone and everyone who needs shelter from the rain.
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Dahl, Michael
A young girl faces her greatest challenge, one that will require all her courage and kindness--school, and a spelling test.
Check AvailabilityAll Are Welcome
Penfold, Alexandra
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a school where diversity is celebrated and songs, stories, and talents are shared.
Check AvailabilityPass It On
Henn, Sophy
Illustrations and rhythmic text encourage the reader to relish and pass along smiles, chuckles, and joy.
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Soman, David.
A child's solitary day at the playground turns into a park-wide adventure as he learns how to play with nine new friends"--
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Mora, Oge
When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
Check AvailabilityI Am Love
Verde, Susan
Explores many aspects of love that can help one weather any storm, including that love is comfort, effort, connection, and taking care of oneself.
Check AvailabilityThe Buddy Bench
Brozo, Patty
Having seen children being left out of joining the fun on the school playground, Miss Mellon's students convince her to let them build a buddy bench where their classmates can wait for a friend or a buddy to meet.
Check AvailabilitySorry (really Sorry)
Cotler, Joanna
After Cow's bad mood spreads to the whole farm, Dog starts a new chain reaction by showing kindness.
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Pray, Faith
In a dark, rainy, lonely world a girl's wish brings a star to earth, but its light fades until her acts of kindness make the star spark and flame.
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Underwood, Deborah
In a world where all the letters of the alphabet live in separate cities surrounded by walls, little h and small i's newfound friendship inspires all the divided communities to connect and form such words as courage, cooperate, and kindness.
Check AvailabilityA New Day
Meltzer, Brad
After Sunday quits being a day of the week, the other days of the week try out all sorts of candidates, until an act of kindness reminds them all that a little appreciation can go a long way"--
Check AvailabilityI Am A Bird
Lim, Hope.
Each morning, a little girl and her dad ride their bike to school. As they twist and turn through the city streets, the little girl sings her bird song for all to hear. But when the girl sees the strange woman in blue carrying a mysterious bag, she goes quiet until the woman is out of sight. One day, when the little girl and her dad are running late, the girl discovers what the woman in blue does with her bag each morning. The surprising revelation transforms the girl's fear of the stranger into a kinship to be celebrated.
Check AvailabilityThe Boy Who Loved Everyone
Porter, Jane
I love you," Dimitri tells everyone, from his friends at nursery to the big tree in the playground. But why does no one say it back? Dimitri worries no one loves him, until he finds out there are lots of different ways love can spread through the world. A touching and uplifting story, perfect for sharing.
Check AvailabilityThe Three Billy Goats Buenos
Elya, Susan Middleton
These three little cabritos have a clever plan to get past the grumpiest troll in the land. But then one of the billy goats wonders: why is that gigante so grumpy anway? This thoughtful question sends their plan in a new direction, and the results are better than they could have imagined." --book jacket.
Check AvailabilityOnce Upon A Dragon's Fire
Blue, Beatrice
In a magical kingdom where a fearsome dragon stalks the land, two brave children set out to stop him to save their village, but when they meet him, they discover he isn't quite what they expected.
Check AvailabilityAll Of Us
Erskine, Kathryn
ME can be WE. YOU can come, too. In a lyrical text that travels the globe, National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine shows young readers how the whole world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are different. With stunning, cinematic art by Alexandra Boiger, the illustrator of the She Persisted series, this is the perfect read-aloud at bedtime or for story time. Perfect for fans of All Are Welcome and Be Kind".-- Publisher
Check AvailabilityThe Capybaras
Soderguit, Alfredo.
In this beautiful and simple book, hens and their chicks are living safe and secure in their coop, or at least it seems that way. They are happy with life as it is, and each hen knows her job. They don’t even seem to notice when one of them is carried off from time to time. Until the day the capybaras appear. To the hens, they are too hair, too wet, and too big. They don’t even follow the rules! But it’s hunting season, and the capybaras need refuge." -- Goodreads.com.
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