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Kindness is Cool

Berenstain, Jan. The Berenstain Bears: Kindness Counts.
Brother Bear loves everything to do with model airplanes, whether it's building, fixing, or flying them. But when he shares one of his prized planes with a younger cub will his kindness be returned? hoopla livebrary

Cuyler, Margery. Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler.
Mrs. Ruler guides her students in discovering ways of being kind to their family members, their community, and each other. E CUY

Dean, James. Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Kindness.
Pete the Cat shares some groovy words on kindness in this fun collection of his favorite famous quotes about sharing, lending a helping hand, and having compassion for others. E PET hoopla livebrary

Donaldson, Julia. The Spiffiest Giant in Town.
George the giant, known for wearing his old patched clothes, finally buys new ones, but then gives them away to some needy animals. E DON

Graham, Bob. How to Heal a Broken Wing.
When Will finds a bird with a broken wing, he takes it home and cares for it, hoping in time it will be able to return to the sky. E GRA

Halperin, Wendy. Peace.
Explores the eternal question of how to promote world peace and shares inspiring quotes from famous peacemakers while counseling readers on how to find peace within oneself. E HAL

Hennessy, B. G. Because of You.
Tells how every single person helps make the world a kinder and more peaceful place. E HEN

Leaf, Munro. The Story of Ferdinand.
The story of a bull that would rather sit quietly under a tree than fight. E LEA livebrary

Lovell, Patty. Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon.
Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself. E LOV livebrary

Ludwig, Trudy. The Invisible Boy.
Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student, Justin, arrives, everything changes. E LUD livebrary

Nelson, Kadir. If You Plant a Seed.
While planting seeds in their garden, two animals learn the value of kindness. E NEL

Parr, Todd. The Peace Book.
Describes peace as making new friends, sharing a meal, feeling good about yourself, and more. E PAR

Pinkney, Jerry. The Lion and the Mouse.
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle. E PIN hoopla

Polacco, Patricia. Something about Hensley’s.
Hensley's is more than a normal general store, and its optimistic and resourceful proprietor spreads magic into the lives of everyone he meets. E POL

Proimos, James. Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace.
Seven-year-old Paulie, an ordinary boy, brings peace to his home and school through small acts of kindness, but needs help to achieve his goal of world peace. E PRO

Robert, Justin. The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade.
Sally McCabe is a very little girl, and nobody notices her, although she notices everything that goes on around her--but when she speaks out about the unkindness she sees, people start to pay attention. E ROB

Seuss. Dr. Horton Hears a Who.
A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist. "After all, a person is a person, no matter how small." E SEU livebrary

Stead, Philip C. A Sick Day for Amos McGee.
Zookeeper Amos McGee always makes time to visit his friends who live at the zoo until the day he stays home because he is sick. E STE hoopla livebrary

Stein, David Ezra. Because Amelia Smiled.
A little girl's smile as she skips down the street in New York inspires a neighbor to send cookies to her grandson in Mexico, and the good will soon spreads around the world. E STE

Stein, David Ezra. The Nice Book.
Monkeys, mice, snakes, cats, and many other animals demonstrate how to act towards others. E STE

Thong, Roseanne. Fly Free!
When Mai feeds the caged birds at a Buddhist temple in Vietnam, her simple act of kindness starts a chain of thoughtful acts that ultimately comes back to her. E THO

Verdick, Elizabeth. Words Are Not for Hurting.
Encourages toddlers and preschoolers to express themselves using helpful, not hurtful, words. Includes a note for parents and caregivers. E 177.2 VER hoopla livebrary

Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth. The Kindness Quilt.
Minna does a lot of thinking about her project to do something kind, make a picture about what she did, and share it with her classmates. Finally, she comes up with an idea that spreads to the whole school. E WAL

Willems, Mo. Can I Play Too?
Elephant and Piggie learn to play catch with their new friend Snake. E 428 WIL

Woodson, Jacqueline. Each Kindness.
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. hoopla livebrary

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