Sharing and Caring

Popular subjects in this list include the importance of showing kindness under peer pressure. Those books show that the act of kindness always contributes to a more friendly and positive world when faced with differences.

“The fundamental law of human beings is interdependence. A person is a person through other persons.”

- Archbishop Desmond Tutu

PK-3

Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

Duncan Tonatiuh

Two cousins - one in Mexico and one in the United States - write letters to each other sharing theri lives and finding similarties.

#Family #Bilingual #Spanish #Mexico #Latinx #Family #Immigration #CityLife #Connections #Holidays #Traditions

PK-7

Enemy Pie

Munson, Derek

The rule to giving an enemy is to spend the entire day with your enemy. Through this experience, a young boy learns to love his enemy, Jeremy Ross and they become best friends through kindness and respect.

#Friendship #Enemy #Love #Kindness #Respect

PK-3

Paletero Man

Lucky Diaz and Micah Player

The boy feels hot in summer, so he is looking for a paletero man to buy icecream. But when he finally chases one, he finds his pocket is empty. Then there are some kindness from the paletero man.

#Kindness #Culture #Community #Food #Icecream #Mexican #Bilingual

PK-3

Right Now, I am Kind

Daniela Owen

This book teaching children how to better care about one another's feelings and treat people with respect.

#Kindness #Caring #Empathy #Friendship #Understanding

PK-3

Saturday at the Food Pantry

Diane O'Neill

Molly and her mom don't always have enough food, so one Saturday they visit their local food pantry. Molly's happy to get food to eat until she sees her classmate Caitlin, who's embarrassed to be at the food pantry. Molly helps her classmate.

#Kindness #Poverty #Embarrassment #Bias #Friendship #Help #Foodpantry

PK-3

Those Shoes

Boelts, Maribeth

A boy, desperate to fit in and have the same shoes all his classmates are wearing, purchases a pair that are the wrong size and has to deal with the reprecussion of classmates' comments.

Sharing and Caring

PK-3

Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

Duncan Tonatiuh

Two cousins - one in Mexico and one in the United States - write letters to each other sharing theri lives and finding similarties.

#Family #Bilingual #Spanish #Mexico #Latinx #Family #Immigration #CityLife #Connections #Holidays #Traditions

PK-7

Enemy Pie

Munson, Derek

The rule to giving an enemy is to spend the entire day with your enemy. Through this experience, a young boy learns to love his enemy, Jeremy Ross and they become best friends through kindness and respect.

#Friendship #Enemy #Love #Kindness #Respect

PK-3

Paletero Man

Lucky Diaz and Micah Player

The boy feels hot in summer, so he is looking for a paletero man to buy icecream. But when he finally chases one, he finds his pocket is empty. Then there are some kindness from the paletero man.

#Kindness #Culture #Community #Food #Icecream #Mexican #Bilingual

PK-3

Right Now, I am Kind

Daniela Owen

This book teaching children how to better care about one another's feelings and treat people with respect.

#Kindness #Caring #Empathy #Friendship #Understanding

PK-3

Saturday at the Food Pantry

Diane O'Neill

Molly and her mom don't always have enough food, so one Saturday they visit their local food pantry. Molly's happy to get food to eat until she sees her classmate Caitlin, who's embarrassed to be at the food pantry. Molly helps her classmate.

#Kindness #Poverty #Embarrassment #Bias #Friendship #Help #Foodpantry

PK-3

Those Shoes

Boelts, Maribeth

A boy, desperate to fit in and have the same shoes all his classmates are wearing, purchases a pair that are the wrong size and has to deal with the reprecussion of classmates' comments.

#Interracial #EconomicInequality #Inequalities #Materialism #FittingIn #Bullying #Kindness #Generosity

PK-K

Try a Little Kindness

Cole, Henry

A book about how to be a better person by being kind.

#Kindness #Positivity #Friendship #Sharing #Respect

PK-3

What Does It Mean to be Kind?

DiOrio, Rana

The young girl in the red hat shows the impact that kindness has on individuals and community through small acts of kindness from the heart.

#Kindness #Courage #Change #Leadership #Activism