Books like The Island
By Armin Greder
This is a book for families ready to talk honestly about how fear can curdle into cruelty, and why that matters. Stark, unsettling, quietly devastating.
A mouse family faces the loss of someone they love, and gentle Bear helps each one — including quiet little Tiny — find their own way to understand and express their grief.
A mouse who calls herself queen is furious when her parents bring home a new baby brother and declare him the best baby in the world — until a visiting cousin dares to insult him.
A boy wakes up with gum in his hair and just knows it's going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day — and from breakfast to bedtime, he's right.
A chimpanzee named Jim wakes up in a bad mood on a beautiful day, and his well-meaning friends keep insisting he shouldn't feel that way at all.
A boy named Bobby is convinced his loud, yelling teacher is a real monster — until he runs into her at his favorite park and starts to see her differently.
A gentle guide to love in all its forms — a child learns to pause, put a hand on their heart, and listen for compassion even when fear, anger, or sadness storms inside.
Little Critter runs into one frustrating moment after another — cranky on the slide, stubborn in the sandbox — as he works through a day full of things not going his way.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu shares his vision of God's dream for the world, where people hold hands, get angry and say sorry, and forgive — learning that everyone, no matter their nose size or skin shade, is family.
A mouse who loves school more than almost anything brings a purple plastic purse to class, gets it taken away by her teacher, and lashes out before learning how to make things right.
A Black child moves through a year of feelings, from summertime joy on his skateboard to the fear, anger, grief, and eventual peace that follow a police shooting in his community.
A shy mountain boy walks miles to a village school each day and is shunned as an outcast for years — until a new teacher, Mr. Isobe, finally notices what makes him remarkable.
A young Hmong refugee girl longs for things her family can't afford — ice cream, a new dress, meat for dinner — until her grandmother helps her see beauty in what she already has.
