Using Valentine’s Day as a catalyst, explore themes of kindness our Kindness Literary Book Guide. Kindness comes in many forms and can be rewarding in many ways. Most of all, it has an incredibly positive impact on those around you. Exploring titles with a theme of kindness presents opportunities to learn about and discuss ways to show kindness to people, animals, the earth, and ourselves. Check out the titles we’re featuring and download your free guide.

Books About People

• The Lunch Box Surprise, Grace Maccarone, and Betsy Lewin
• The Present, Bob Gill
• Miss Rumphius, Barbara Cooney
• Tough Boris, Mem Fox, and Kathryn Brown
• Most People, Michael Leannah and Jennifer E. Morris
• The Paper Crane, Molly Bang
• Pay it Forward, Catherine Ryan Hyde (Young Readers Edition)
• The Big Book for Peace

Books About Animals

• Mole Music, David McPhail
• Emma and the Whale, Julie Case and Lee White
• The Goat Lady, Jane Bregoli
• The Mountain That Loved a Bird, Alice McLerran and Eric Carle

Download the full guide, Titles for Exploring Kindness, to learn more about these featured titles

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