Books About Kindness

One thing that I always want Lily to learn about is acts of kindness. 

Over time we have been collecting books and I thought I would share with you which books all about acts of kindness that I would recommend to you. 

First up we have The Last Chip by Duncan Beedie

The last chip is a story all about a very hungry pigeon. He is trying to find a meal but everywhere he goes he struggles to find one as there are bigger pigeons or seagulls that won't share their food. Eventually he decides he is going to give up on the thought of eating and settles down for the night. Just as he does, somebody offers him their last chip. It ends up that its a homeless person and they become friends and sleep on the streets together. 

I think the story of this book is lovely. It really sends a nice message to always be kind and share and give to others that also may be struggling. Also gives a message that no matter your situation you should always be kind and always think of others. By the homeless person giving the pigeon a chip, she then gained a friend. 

I really loved the way it was written and it had some great characters in it and the illustrations went along side it really nicely. I would really recommend this story and it can be bought from Amazon or Waterstones. 

Next we have A Gold Star for George by Alice Hemming

Gold stars are being given out to the animals around the wildlife park and George really wanted to get one. George was quite good at a lot, keeping his paddock clean, dressing well, but instead of focusing on just himself, he decided to help out all of his friends and ended up doing things like helping the lamas clean their pen. But because he helped out his friends, they ended up winning the stars instead of him. This made him really sad, but his friends all decided to make and give him stars to show him how good and deserving he really was of a gold star. 

This story is a great story all about friends being kind to each other and also being thankful of the friends we have that help us out. It is also great that it shows that no matter how much George wanted a gold star, he would happily still help his friends out who also wanted one. It is a great story about being selfless. 

The story has bright illustrations and great characters. We really enjoyed the story line. You can buy this book from Amazon. 

Last but not least we have Roo the Roaring Dinosaur by David Bedford

Roo loved his Moomie, which was his little blankie that he cuddled and snuggled. He used to take it everywhere with him and one day he was out with his moomie and a mammoth in a hot air balloon came crashing down. Roo and the mammoth played and soon became the best of friends. But soon it was time for the mammoth to go. But there was one problem, there was a hole in his balloon. This is when Roo had to made a hard decision and decided that he would give up his moomie which would fill the hole in the balloon. This act of kindness didn't go un noticed though and in return the mammoth sent down his blue scarf which became Roo's new and even better moomie. 

This is such a lovely story about kindness and giving. It really shows putting others before your self and is a real good tale of friendship. The illustrations are great and Roo is adorable. 

I have really enjoyed reading this book to Lily and may also be a great book to read to your child if they have something that they are going to need to give away. 

You can buy this book from the Books and Pieces Website.

Which book do you like the sound of?