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Kindness, sharing and empathy

Stories about kindness for children: sharing, taking turns, helping others, empathy and respecting people who are different from them.

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34 stories

Learning to share a favourite toy, wait for a turn or stop to help someone who is struggling is a big step for a young child.

So is noticing that another person is sad, scared or simply different, and wondering what the world looks like to them. These are things children grow into slowly, through many small moments at home, at nursery and on the playground.

Stories let your child feel how good it is to give and to care, without the pressure of being told to share right now. They can watch a character discover that taking turns makes play more fun, that a small kindness matters, and that someone who looks strange or scary at first may just need to be understood.

On this shelf you will find warm stories about sharing, taking turns, helping, generosity and gentleness, about seeing things from someone else's point of view, and about respecting people whose lives and ways are different from your child's own.

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View Who Polished the Rainbow?
Who Polished the Rainbow?

Who Polished the Rainbow?

Ages 4–6
~8 min
View Boing, Puff, Honk!
Boing, Puff, Honk!

Boing, Puff, Honk!

Ages 0–3
~3 min
View The Giggly Galactic Chase
The Giggly Galactic Chase

The Giggly Galactic Chase

Ages 4–6
~19 min
View Who Gets the Glowing Letter?
Who Gets the Glowing Letter?

Who Gets the Glowing Letter?

Ages 4–6
~8 min
View When the Bazaar Stood Still
When the Bazaar Stood Still

When the Bazaar Stood Still

Ages 4–6
~8 min
View Velvet Ears, Hidden Doors
Velvet Ears, Hidden Doors

Velvet Ears, Hidden Doors

Ages 7–9
~8 min
View The Waiting Bench
The Waiting Bench

The Waiting Bench

Ages 4–6
~3 min
View The Mystery of the Silent Sky
The Mystery of the Silent Sky

The Mystery of the Silent Sky

Ages 4–6
~8 min
View Starship Snuggle-Landing
Starship Snuggle-Landing

Starship Snuggle-Landing

Ages 4–6
~3 min
View The Attic That Saved the Day
The Attic That Saved the Day

The Attic That Saved the Day

Ages 4–6
~8 min
View The Mystery of the Pink Dust
The Mystery of the Pink Dust

The Mystery of the Pink Dust

Ages 4–6
~8 min
View The Great Interspecies Firewall
The Great Interspecies Firewall

The Great Interspecies Firewall

Ages 9–12
~8 min
View The Dreaming Stone
The Dreaming Stone

The Dreaming Stone

Ages 7–9
~19 min
View Wishes That Whispered Back
Wishes That Whispered Back

Wishes That Whispered Back

Ages 7–9
~8 min
View Notes from the Morning Wind
Notes from the Morning Wind

Notes from the Morning Wind

Ages 7–9
~8 min
View Fuel Intake at Room 12B
Fuel Intake at Room 12B

Fuel Intake at Room 12B

Ages 9–12
~3 min
View Sweaters in the Snow
Sweaters in the Snow

Sweaters in the Snow

Ages 9–12
~8 min
View Henry's Moon Cake Dream
Henry's Moon Cake Dream

Henry's Moon Cake Dream

Ages 4–6
~3 min
View The Broom Who Loved the Grass
The Broom Who Loved the Grass

The Broom Who Loved the Grass

Ages 0–3
~3 min
View The Blue Jar of Wishes
The Blue Jar of Wishes

The Blue Jar of Wishes

Ages 0–3
~8 min
View The Great Sky Paint Caper
The Great Sky Paint Caper

The Great Sky Paint Caper

Ages 4–6
~8 min
View Moonlight Playtime on the Comet Porch
Moonlight Playtime on the Comet Porch

Moonlight Playtime on the Comet Porch

Ages 4–6
~8 min
View Bus Stop by the Little House
Bus Stop by the Little House

Bus Stop by the Little House

Ages 4–6
~3 min
View The Theory of Adaptation
The Theory of Adaptation

The Theory of Adaptation

Ages 9–12
~8 min

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