Fran’s Favorite Kid’s Books about Kindness
(At the Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center)
Baby Be Kind
by Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Easy-to-read, rhyming text provides examples of how to show kindness that even a baby will want to try.
Bagel’s from Benny
by Aubrey Davis
Benny thanks God for the bagels his grandpa makes everyday in the bakery by bringing some each Friday to the synagogue and realizes that he is helping a homeless man survive.
The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street
by Ann Redisch Stampler
There are lots of cats on Ben Yehuda Street, but it is the friendship between a little grey cat with a pink collar and a fluffy white stray cat that brings two lonely neighbors together.
A Kiss for Lily
by Lia Nirgad
Lily the giraffe wants a kiss on the cheek just like the one Michael received from his father, but she is so very, very tall, finding someone to kiss her will not be easy.
Lost and Found
by Oliver Jeffers
While trying his best to help a penguin that has shown up at his door, a boy journeys all the way to the South Pole, only to realize that the penguin was never lost.
Nosy Rosie
by Holly Keller
Rosie the fox's excellent sense of smell is good for finding things, but she stops using it after everyone begins to call her "Nosy Rosie”.
Talia and the Rude Vegetables
by Linda Elovitz Marshall
City-girl Talia misunderstands her grandmother's request that she go to the garden for "root vegetables" but manages to find some she thinks are rude, as well as a good use for the rest she harvests. Includes a recipe for Rude Vegetable Stew.
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