Reading List Roundup: Kindness Picture Books
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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
Kindness Grows by Britta Teckentrup
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
