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2) Give
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm.
Language
English
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"Pay It Forward. Random Acts of Kindness. The Golden Rule. Choose Kind. As parents, teachers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, we hope to teach children compassion, kindness, and selflessness. With a gentle, poignant text by Jen Arena, and colorful, detailed illustrations by Rahele Jomepour Bell, this unforgettable story shows the power of simple acts of kindness and the potential to change other people’s days for the better" -- Publisher's...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Language
English
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"Dimitri may be small, but his heart is as big and open as a cloudless sky. "I love you," Dimitri tells his new friends at preschool. "I love you," Dimitri tells the class guinea pig. "I love you," Dimitri tells the tree with heart-shaped leaves. So why doesn't anyone say it back? Maybe there are ways of saying "I love you" without words. A heart-bursting tribute to the tender ones, like Dimitri, who spread love and kindness without hesitation, fear,...
4) Black Beauty
Author
Language
English
Description
One of the best loved animal stories ever written, the dramatic and heartwarming Black Beauty is told by the magnificent horse himself, from his idyllic days on a country squire's estate to his harsh fate as a London cab horse. No one can ever forget the gallant Black Beauty, a horse with a white star on his forehead and a heart of unyielding courage.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
91 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ren Lu is always looking for ways let her creative side shine bright! When Fenton Street School announces their Kindness Week, Ren has the idea to make mini cupcakes for everyone in her grade. After all, what's kinder than a cupcake? But when someone else tries to sprinkle in their own ideas, it makes Ren feel a little sour. This is her idea, and she has it all under control...until she doesn't. Can Ren learn how to accept some help before her plan...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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In a magical kingdom where a fearsome dragon stalks the land, two brave children set out to stop him to save their village, but when they meet him, they discover he isn't quite what they expected.
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Publication Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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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.
8) One light
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Mouse feels all alone one dark and dreary night. She wonders if anybody else feels lonely, too. She's not sure if a single person can make a difference, but she decides to try. Mouse lit one light... and the result is magical. One by one, others in the neighborhood follow Mouse's lead. With each new spark, the stormy night becomes less gloomy. This luminous picture book is a brilliant and tender call to action, encouraging readers to spread kindness...
10) Be kind
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
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Description
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 to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference or at least help a friend.
11) Troll
Author
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing, and imprint of Baker & Taylor
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color iilllustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Once, there was a scary troll with a scary voice and the scariest love for trolling the forest creatures that dared to come anywhere near him. Each day, he shouted nasty warnings to passersby, telling them to hurry along. But he never faced his victims, choosing instead to shout the obscenities from inside his cave. Then one day Troll comes face to face with one of those victims: a sweet little rabbit, who can't hear and, therefore, can't understand...
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Publication Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
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Leo, a quiet kid who is not ready for his first day of kindergarten, ends up having a great day when he makes a kindness pledge and discovers he knows a lot about being kind to others.
13) A new day
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
"After Sunday quits being a day of the week, the other days of the week try out all sorts of candidates, until an act of kindness reminds them all that a little appreciation can go a long way"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Race to kindness
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Publication Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
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Invites readers to join in the kindness movement by offering simple steps we can all take to make the world a better place.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Banshees are well known to most of us as supernatural Irish harbingers of doom. But not many know that they grow on the prickly gorse bush inside little pods, and that the sole job of a baby banshee, or "bansheenie," is to bond with a human and know all there is to know about that person, including when they're destined to breathe their last breath. One bansheenie named Beanie, however, is no ordinary herald of death. When she sees her person, a...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
2014
Physical Desc
xii, 261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In a version of the 1999 book rewritten for a middle-grade audience, Trevor McKinney, a twelve-year-old boy in a small California town, accepts his teacher's challenge to earn extra credit by coming up with a plan to change the world. His idea is simple: do a good deed for three people and instead of asking them to return the favor, ask them to "pay it forward' to three others who need help.
Author
Publisher
Balzer & Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Your one little light cannot light the whole sky but it is enough to begin. This luminous picture book is a powerful reminder to readers of any age that no matter how dark it may seem, even the smallest glimmer of hope can make a difference." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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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 she, too, has the power to be kind, and that even small actions can have a big impact. In this new installment of the Positive Power early reader series, children...








