Great Books for your kids that promote kindness, empathy, and friendship.

Books - Ages 4-8

“When Esperanza finds a heart-shaped rock, she sees it as a reminder to spread kindness and love in the world. But when the school play doesn’t go the way she’d hoped, will she remember to show it to herself?

Listening with my Heart reminds us of the other golden rule-- to treat ourselves with the same understanding and compassion we give to others. It also touches on the universal themes of friendship and empathy. Includes kid-friendly mindfulness and self-compassion activities.”

Kindness is the golden rule. The book smoothly introduces the tricky idea that your actions have an effect on how others feel. The story and fun illustrations teaches kids how good it feels when you use kindness and love to “fill the buckets” of others. This book serves as a great object lesson for how to treat others.

Rink’s family is …. quirky. They all have a special and very unusual talent. Rink, for example, grows flowers on his body when the moon is full. For these and other reasons, Rink’s family is shunned by the people in town.

Then Angela moves to town and decides to befriend Rink. She sees that what makes him unusual also makes him very special. Their friendship inspires him to use his special talents to kindly help her out.