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Titles selected by children's librarian Sarah Rodriguez.
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Extra Yarn
Mac Barnett - Balzer + Bray; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Extra Yarn, a Caldecott Honor Book, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, and a New York Times bestseller, is the story of how a young girl and her box of magical yarn transform a community.With spare, gently humorous illustrations and a palette that moves from black-and-white to a range... |
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Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler
Margery Cuyler - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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When Mrs. Ruler asks five of her kindergarteners to miss recess, she's got a special plan up her sleeve. She's about to teach a new golden rule: KINDNESS IS COOL! Soon the entire class is doing so many good deeds that their kindness bulletin board barely fits their classroom!... |
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A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story About Knitting and Love
Michelle Edwards - Schwartz & Wade Books
Format: Print book
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"[A] celebration of winter mitzvahs, or kind deeds. Karas's adorable, radiant art adds to the heartwarming mood. " - The New York Times A 2017 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Younger Readers Here's a heartwarming winter picture book that's sure to appeal to families who love knitting.... |
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I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness
Kerascoët - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover
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"This beautifully illustrated story shows young readers how to become caring and supportive upstanders. Love it!" --Trudy Ludwig, bestselling author of The Invisible BoyThis simple yet powerful picture book--from a New York Times bestselling husband-and-wife team--tells... |
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The Invisible Boy
Trudy Ludwig - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding
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Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their group, game, or birthday party . . . until, that is, a new kid comes to class.When Justin, the new boy, arrives, Brian is the first to make him feel welcome. And when Brian and Justin team up to work... |
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Be Kind
PAT ZIETLOW MILLER - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash comes a thoughtful picture book about the power of kindness.When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play... |
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Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Peña - G.P. Putnams Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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#1 New York Times Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller Winner of the Newbery Medal A Caldecott Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book This award-winning modern classic - a must-have for every childs home library - is an inclusive ode to kindness, empathy, gratitude, and finding... |
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All Are Welcome
Alexandra Penfold - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all kids.Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends... |
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Plant a Kiss
Amy Krouse Rosenthal - Harper
Format: Book
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Little Miss planted a kiss . . . One small act of love blooms into something bigger and more dazzling than Little Miss could have ever imagined in this epic journey aboutlife, kindness, and giving.New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal and award-winning illustrator Peter... |
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Because Amelia Smiled
David Ezra Stein - Candlewick; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Just try not to smile! A positively inspiring picture book from the creator of the Caldecott Honorwinning Interrupting Chicken.Because Amelia smiles as she skips down the street, her neighbor Mrs. Higgins smiles too, and decides to send a care package of cookies to her grandson Lionel in Mexico.... |
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I Am Human: A Book of Empathy
Susan Verde - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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I am human I am a work in progress Striving to be the best version of ME From the picture book dream team behind I Am Yoga and I Am Peace comes the third book in their wellness series: I Am Human. A hopeful meditation on all the great (and challenging) parts of being... |
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The Day You Begin
Jacqueline Woodson - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's LiteratureNational Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpr Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lpez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even... |
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Each kindness
Jacqueline Woodson; Earl B Lewis; Nikki James; Ernest V Troost; Paul R Gagne; All authors
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When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her. |
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