Grades
PreK - 2
15+ Heartwarming Books About Kindness Under $5
Your students will learn important lessons about empathy and manners with these books!
Kindness is a trait that makes the world a better place — and it is key to creating a strong sense of community. For young learners, understanding kindness means treating others as they would like to be treated.
These books about kindness will spark inspiring conversations and encourage your students to practice more empathy, both in and out of the classroom. Featuring characters who show small gestures of love to their family and friends (and to themselves), these books about kindness will teach kids about sharing, compassion, and forgiveness.
If you’re looking to stock up on more budget-friendly books for your classroom library, be sure to explore books under $5 for grades PreK-2 and 99 books under $7 that build character.
Shop classroom books about kindness below! You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store.
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save to wishlistThis rhyming guide to social skills is a good introduction for young children to the power of kindness.
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save to wishlistIn plain language, parents of a brightly colored rockfish share lessons about how to swim joyfully through life.
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save to wishlistViv and Sanjay are the Inside Scouts! Together, they help animals. They have a cool superpower -- they can shrink super small. When a lion with a leaky heart needs help, the Inside Scouts know what to do! They put on their suits, grab their tools, and get really small. They go inside the lion to find the leaky spot. And they fix it together!
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save to wishlistBeauty is much more than how one looks on the outside. True beauty is found in conquering challenges, showing kindness, and spreading contagious laughter. Beautiful girls are empowered, smart, and really, really strong!
Clifford sets out with Emily Elizabeth and their friend Tim to offer a helping paw to people in need.
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save to wishlistPrincess Truly knows how to help! Across three stories, Princess Truly lends a hand during her friend's moving day, she cleans up a stinky park with her magical curls, and she helps a farmer find his tractor key!
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save to wishlistWith easy-to-read text and relatable characters,children can boost their reading confidence while also learning how to be a good friend.
Joing this beloved characters as Peppa spreads kindness by doing nice things for her friends and family.
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save to wishlistPrincess Truly knows how to be a good friend! With a twinkle from her magical, sparkling curls and her can-do attitude, she helps her friends Lizzie and May build a best friends' clubhouse. Then they have a sleepover with all their pets! And when Lizzie's kitty is wide awake at the end of the night, Princess Truly "rocks" him to sleep with a jamming bedtime song.
In this funny picture book, bestselling illustrator Henry Cole shows kids different ways to be kind with his hysterical cartoon animal characters.
Cubby can't wait for Monkey to come over - but will he have to share his toys? What will happen when Monkey comes over to play? A sweet, reassuring story about being kind to others and learning to be fair and share!
This sweet picture book illustrates simple acts of kindness in its many forms.
After a squabble, best friends walk the up-and-down road to reconciliation.
.A funny, realistic, and reassuring look at a child's struggle to give up (however temporarily) "my stuff."
The world needs your voice. If you have a brilliant idea… say something! If you see an injustice… say something!
From “Ask someone to play with you," to “Zip a younger child's jacket,” this instructional volume frames 26 ways to demonstrate kindness.
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