Kindness Reading List
Children’s Picture Book Reading List for Teaching Kindness
| A Little SPOT of Kindness! by Diane Alber, illustrated by Diane Alber |
| Bee Heartful: Spread Loving-Kindness by Frank J. Sileo, illustrated by Claire Keay |
| Cara’s Kindness by Kristi Yamaguchi, illustrated by John Lee |
| Chicken Soup for Little Souls: The Goodness Gorillas by Lisa McCourt, illustrated by Pat Grant Porter |
| Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis |
| Have You Filled a Bucket Today? / Fill a Bucket by Carol McCloud |
| Heartprints by P.K. Hallinan |
| Henry is Kind: A Story of Mindfulness by Linda Ryden, illustrated by Shearry Malone |
| Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa |
| Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes |
| Mela and the Elephant by Dow Phumiruk, illustrated by Ziyue Chen |
| Noni Speaks Up by Heather Hartt-Sussman, illustrated by Geneviève Côtè |
| Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light by Apryl Stott |
| The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates (Author, Illustrator), Juniper Bates (Author) |
| The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins |
| The Power of One: Every Act of Kindness Counts by Trudy Ludwig, illustrated by Mike Curato |
| The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade by Justin Roberts |
| Tough Cookie by Kate Louise, illustrated by Grace Sandford |
| We Don’t Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T. Higgins |
| What If Everybody Said That? by Ellen Javernick, illustrated by Colleen Madden |
