Picture Books About Kindness
Kindness books work when they show a kid doing the brave, small thing, not just talking about being nice. Read one before school starts and you might catch your kid sharing the crayon nobody wanted to fight over, or standing up for the classmate everyone else ignores.
The Lorax
A mysterious creature called the Once-ler tells the story of how he chopped down every Truffula Tree to build his factory, ignoring the…
Zog
An eager young dragon works his way through Madam Dragon's flying school, collecting bumps, bruises, and gold stars, while a mysterious…
Chrysanthemum
A little mouse named Chrysanthemum loves her name until classmates like Victoria and Jo tease her for being named after a flower, leaving…
The Giving Tree
A tree loves a boy so completely that she gives him her apples, her branches, and finally her trunk, asking nothing in return as he grows…
The Quiltmaker's Gift
A skilled quiltmaker refuses to make a quilt for a rich, unhappy king unless he gives away everything he owns — and the more he gives, the…
I Am Enough
A lyrical picture book celebrates self-worth, kindness, and respect for others, reminding every child who reads it that they have purpose…
The Tailor of Gloucester
A poor, ailing tailor in Gloucester races to finish a grand coat and waistcoat for the Mayor's Christmas wedding, until a house full of mice…
Room on the Broom
A witch and her cat fly happily on a broomstick until the wind blows away her hat, bow, and wand — and the animals who return them all want…
Tawny Scrawny Lion
A hungry lion chases a different animal every day of the week — until a family of ten fat rabbits teaches him to make carrot stew instead of…
The Pout-Pout Fish
A gloomy fish swims through the ocean convinced his permanent pout is just who he is, spreading dreary wearies to his cheerful sea neighbors…
The Rainbow Fish
The most beautiful fish in the ocean has shimmering silver scales but no friends, until he learns to share what makes him special.
Library Lion
A lion wanders into the library one day, and since there aren't any rules against lions, he stays — quiet-footed, story-hour pillow…
Journey
A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and steps into another world, where a red marker conjures a boat, a balloon, and a…
Lost and Found
A boy finds a penguin at his door and rows it all the way to the South Pole to return it, only to discover the penguin was never lost — just…
The Story of Ferdinand
A gentle young bull would rather sit under his favorite cork tree smelling flowers than snort and butt heads like the others — until a…
