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Be Kind

PAT ZIETLOW MILLER - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

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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Buckets, Dippers, and Lids: Secrets to Your Happiness

CAROL MCCLOUD - Bucket Fillers
Format: Paperback

The latest release in the bestselling Bucket Fillers line takes the concept of bucket filling one step further by adding the idea that we also have an invisible lid. We "use our lid" to protect and keep the happiness inside our bucket. Offering charming illustrations with personified...
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Clifford Cares

Norman Bridwell - Cartwheel Books
Format: Print book

Caring is important to the Big Red Dog!Clifford loves to care. He shows he cares--about his neighbors, his family, and his park--and everyone cares about Clifford!Perfect for the youngest puppy fans, this simple story is done in classic Clifford style and also has a padded cover!
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Day by Day

Susan Gal - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Susan Gal offers a heartwarming tale of old-fashioned goodness. The industrious pigs of Day by Day build a home, plant a garden, help their neighbors, and then gather in a harvest grown with hard work and kindness.  The language is sweet and simple: Day by day, the seasons turn. Shoulder...
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Each Kindness

Jacqueline Woodson - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Audio CD

WINNER OF A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AND THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD! Each kindness makes the world a little better This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that created The Other Side and the Caldecott Honor winner Coming On Home Soon....
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Finding Kindness

Deborah Underwood - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times-bestselling author Deborah Underwood comes Finding Kindness, a heartfelt picture book illustrated by Irene Chan.Celebrate kindness in all its many forms. This is a powerful story of community, compassion, and generosity of spirit -- perfect for sharing!Kindness...
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Fox's Garden

Princesse Camcam - Enchanted Lion Books
Format: Hardcover

One snowy night, a fox loses its way, entering a village. Chased away by the grown ups, Fox takes shelter in a greenhouse. A little boy sees this from his window. Without hesitating, he brings a basket of food to the greenhouse, where he leaves it for the fox. His gift is noticed and the night...
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The Gift That I Can Give

Kathie Lee Gifford - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

God, will You show meThe gift that I can giveAs I grow and loveAnd learn how to live?Help your children discover that they don't have to wait until they are grownups to make the world a better place! The Gift That I Can Give helps children find unique ways to make a difference today in the lives...
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Good Little Wolf

Kristina Andres - North-South
Format: Print book

Meet a Good Little Wolf. Sometimes he pretends to be a Big Bad Wolf, but everyone knows its just pretend. Good Little Wolf is a sweetheartjust, one cant help thinking, like the little wolves who read this book. Good Little Wolf is just a sweetheart, no matter how hard he tries to be bad....
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Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids

Carol McCloud - Ferne Press
Format: Hardcover

"Children are not the only ones that need to learn how to be truly happy. Its all in the bucket, that invisible bucket that follows you everywhere. . . teaches young readers valuable lessons about giving, sharing, and caring. This guide to daily happiness, though, is not just for kids....
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How Kind!

Mary Murphy - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

One good turn deserves another - and another - in this universal tale about the contagiousness of being kind.Hen gives Pig an unexpected present. "How kind!" says Pig. Pig is so touched, in fact, that he decides to do something kind too. So Pig gives Rabbit a gift. "How kind!"...
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I Am Kind: The Positive Power Series

SUZY CAPOZZI - Rodale Kids
Format: Paperback

I Am Kind follows a little girl who sees kindness all around her. Her mother is kind when she volunteers in the community, and her neighbor is kind when he gives her strawberries from his garden. Even her nature troop is kind when they take care of the earth! The little girl realizes that...
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I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness

Kerascoët - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

"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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If You Plant a Seed

Kadir Nelson - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

Kadir Nelson, acclaimed author of Baby Bear and winner of the Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator Awards, presents a resonant, gently humorous story about the power of even the smallest acts and the rewards of compassion and generosity.With spare text and breathtaking...
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K is for Kindness (Sesame Street)

JODIE SHEPHERD - Golden Books
Format: Hardcover

An all-new Big Golden Book about kindness--starring Elmo and his Sesame Street friends. Sesame Street's Elmo helps little ones learn about being kind Children ages 3 to 7 follow Elmo in this Big Golden Book as he earns his "K Is for Kindness" Monster Scout badge. Elmo helps...
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The Kindness Book

Todd Parr - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Beloved and New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr uses his signature blend of playfulness and sensitivity to explore the value and joy in being kind to others. With his trademark bright colors and bold lines, Todd Parr takes on a topic more important than ever: being kind...
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Kindness Makes Us Strong

Sophie Beer - Dial Books
Format: Print Length

This bright book by the creator of Love Makes a Family celebrates acts of kindness big and small.Kindness is a friendly hello. A roaring cheer. A quick boost. Kindness is what makes us strong! This joyful board book shows various children as they extend kindness in all kinds of situations:...
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Loving Kindness

Whitney Stewart - Barefoot Books
Format: Board book

Introduce small children to a mindfulness practice designed to nurture compassion towards oneself and others with this sturdy, stylish board book. Pair with Mindful Tots: Tummy Ride to help toddlers manage the ups and downs of everyday emotions.
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Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed

Emily Pearson - Gibbs Smith
Format: Illustrated]

It can when she's Ordinary Mary-an ordinary girl from an ordinary school, on her way to her ordinary house-who stumbles upon ordinary blueberries. When she decides to pick them for her neighbor, Mrs. Bishop, she starts a chain reaction that multiplies around the world. Mrs. Bishop makes...
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Yoko's World of Kindness: Golden Rules for a Happy Classroom

Rosemary Wells - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Rosemary Wells's delightful beginning-reader series about Yoko and her kindergarten friends focuses on the joys and challenges of this all-important school year. Each story follows the familiar and beloved characters as they learn the skills to form healthy relationships and build confidence...
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