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Books about kindness that you can read and discuss together with your child:  

Kindness seems like such a simple quality, but unless we’re taught to be kind to ourselves, other people, nonhuman animals, and the earth, it won’t become an integral part of our humanity. Reading and discussing children’s picture books is a great tool for helping children embrace kindness for others as a daily habit. Here are 10 suggested titles:

1.  Please Don’t Tease Tootsie by Margaret Chamberlain

2008. Grades PreK-2.

In rhyming text the narrator entreats readers not to “tease Tootsie” or “madden Mutley” or “disturb Dixie” but rather to show their animal companions kindness. A good springboard for discussing kindness to animals.

2.  Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler

2007. Grades K-2.

When her class gets a little out of hand, Mrs. Ruler guides her students in learning to do small acts of kindness at home, at school, and in their communities.

3.  I See Kindness Everywhere by Shelley Frost

2010. Grades PreK-2.

A little girl gives thanks for all the kindness around her, from the people who made her socks, to those who grew her berries.

4.  Good People Everywhere by Lynea Gillen

2012. Grades PreK-2.

“Today, millions and millions of people will do very good things.” This lovely book offers numerous reminders of all the people around us doing good things, from the farmers who grow our food to someone helping a friend in need.

5.  Nico and Lola: Kindness Shared Between a Dog and a Boy by Meggan Hill

2009. Grades Pre-K-2.

When Nico takes care of his aunt’s dog, he must find ways to be kind to her, and Lola shows kindness in return.

6.  Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss

1954. Grades K-4.

A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton’s friends that Whos really exist.

7.  The Kindness Quilt by Nancy Elizabeth Smith

2006. Grades PreK-2.

When Minna’s teacher, Mrs. Bloom, reads the Aesop’s Fable about a mouse and lion being kind to each other, the class is inspired to create a Kindness Project. When Minna presents her project — a kindness quilt — the idea spreads to the entire school, until entire walls are taken up with examples of kindness.

8.  Fly Free! by Roseanne Thong

2010. Grades K-3.

“Flyfree, flyfree, in the sky so blue. When you do a good deed, it will come back to you!”

Mai regularly feeds the caged birds at the temple. Her wish to free the birds, and her kindness to another young girl lead to a circle of good deeds that result in freedom for the birds and a realization of the power of kindness and our universal connection.

9.  Hunter and His Dog by Brian Wildsmith

2008. Grades K-3.

A hunting dog can’t bear to retrieve the wounded ducks his guardian shoots, so he brings the hunter sticks and takes the ducks to an island to heal.

10.  Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson

2012. Grades K-3.

New girl, Maya, comes to school and tries to befriend Chloe. But Maya’s clothes are shabby, and Chloe continually rejects Maya’s attempts at friendship. When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson about kindness, Chloe realizes she has been cruel to Maya. But Maya’s family has moved away, and Chloe is left feeling shame and sorrow that she will never have a chance to show Maya kindness.

 -source ( humaneeducation.org)

Read on and read always!  Have an amazing weekend and be kind to one another ... always!