One of the most important things a child can learn is kindness. Check out these heartwarming books that teach the importance of kindness and respect. 
Heartfelt

From the creators of the “wonderfully evocative” (BookPageThankful comes a cozy picture book about a child who finds that small acts of kindness can change the world.

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Mabel Wants a Friend
Illustrated by Marc Rosenthal

From the acclaimed duo Ariel Bernstein and Mark Rosenthal comes a new humorous and earnest story about a young fox who learns that making a new friend takes more than just wanting one.

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The Together Tree
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham

All Are Welcome meets Be Kind in this poignant and accessible picture book about the power every bystander—no matter how small—has to extend kindness and stand up in the face of intolerance.
 

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Room for Everyone
Illustrated by Mercè López

A young boy on a crowded bus discovers that, after some wiggles and giggles, there’s room for everyone in this lighthearted rhyming picture book set in Zanzibar.

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Beautifully Me
Illustrated by Nabi H. Ali

From designer, creator, and self-love advocate Nabela Noor (@Nabela) comes a much-needed picture book about loving yourself just as you are.

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Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light
Illustrated by Apryl Stott
A New York Times bestseller​!
“It’s impossible to resist [this book’s] big-hearted appeal.” —BookPage

A little girl and her friend Bear learn the true meaning of selfless kindness in this sweet, stunningly illustrated debut picture book.

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A Sled for Gabo

The Snowy Day meets Last Stop on Market Street in this heartwarming classic in the making about a young boy who is in a new town and doesn’t have much, but with the help of a loving community discovers the joys of his first snowy day.

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The Big Umbrella

“This sweet extended metaphor uses an umbrella to demonstrate how kindness and inclusion work...A lovely addition to any library collection, for classroom use or for sharing at home.” —School Library Journal

In the tradition of Alison McGhee’s Someday, beloved illustrator Amy June Bates makes her authorial debut alongside her eleven-year-old daughter with this timely and timeless picture book about acceptance.

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Not Quite Narwhal
Illustrated by Jessie Sima

In the tradition of Uni the Unicorn and Gaston, this heartwarming and adorable debut picture book tells the story of a young unicorn who was born under the sea to a family of narwhals.
 

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Superbuns!

Kindness Is Her Superpower

Illustrated by Diane Kredensor

For fans of Fred Rogers in Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and Be Kind, a little bunny, who dreams of being a superhero, proves to her know-it-all older sister that kindness really is a superpower.

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The Fisherman & the Whale
Illustrated by Jessica Lanan

Jessica Lanan’s dreamy and dramatic watercolor paintings bring to life a wordless story about wonder in the natural world.
 

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The Boy and the Airplane
Illustrated by Mark Pett

Kindness needs no words in this soaring tale that is ideal for gift-giving.

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Salam Alaikum

A Message of Peace

Illustrated by Ward Jenkins

From “the Muslim Justin Bieber” (NPR) Harris J comes a picture book that celebrates spreading peace, love, and happiness throughout the world, using the lyrics of his international YouTube hit of the same name.

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Super Manny Stands Up!

New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Stephanie Graegin bring a lionhearted new hero to life in this tender, sparkling story about standing up for what’s right—and finding your inner superpowers.

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Strictly No Elephants
Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo

In this bestselling and internationally beloved picture book, the local Pet Club won’t admit a boy’s tiny pet elephant, so he finds a solution—one that involves all kinds of unusual animals.

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It Takes a Village

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Former Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton’s first book for young readers, inspired by the themes of her classic New York Times bestselling book It Takes a Village, and illustrated by two-time Caldecott Honor recipient Marla Frazee, asks readers what can they do to make the world a better place?

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