CRRL Grow a Reader: Love, Kindness, & RespectLike this list

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• Be Kind

  Miller, Pat Zietlow

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  Even little gestures, such as giving someone a hug or standing up to a bully, can make your friends feel cared for.

• Be Who You Are

  Parr, Todd

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  The message is in the title - show kindness by celebrating others for who they are and what makes them special.

• The Big Umbrella

  Bates, Amy June

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  A perfect metaphor for inclusion to act out during storytime. This story emphasizes lending a hand to those in need without making judgement calls.

• Frog and Beaver

  James, Simon, 1961-

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  A great perspective on what happens when you're being selfish and how harmony is created when you think of others.

• Daddy Speaks Love

  Henderson, Leah

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  A tribute to the joy and grounding that fathers bring to their children's lives.

• Diggers Love Their Friends!

  Sayres, Brianna Caplan

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  Young trucks joyfully hang out with their friends and have lots of fun.

• Hedgehog Needs a Hug

  Betton, Jen

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  As hedgehog soon discovers, everyone deserves a hug, even the prickliest among us!

• The House of Love

  Trigiani, Adriana

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  Mia Valentina Amore loves valentines. After all, her name means My Valentine. When she wakes up on Valentine's Day, it looks like just another morning in the rickety old Amore house in the Blue Ridge mountains of Appalachia. But over the course of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Be a Lion

  Vere, Ed

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  Despite an unlikely friendship, Leonard Lion and Marianne Duck unite over poetry to prove friendships know no bounds.

• I Want That Nut!

  Valentine, Madeline

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  As the forest animals bicker over who deserves possession of the coveted nut, children will gain a better understanding of selfishness versus selflessness.

• The Monster Next Door

  Soman, David

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  Can a boy and his monster friend coexist in their neighboring tree houses without getting on each others' nerves? A great story about respecting your neighbors.

• My Friend Maggie

  Harrison, Hannah E.

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  When Paula beaver betrays her friendship with Maggie elephant by talking about her behind her back, it takes a brave elephant to stand up for Paula when the tables are turned. This book is a gentle reminder to not take friendships for granted.

• Not Friends

  Bender, Rebecca, 1980-

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  Sometimes it takes a nasty fight to realize your friends are your best allies.

• Try a Little Kindness

  Cole, Henry, 1955-

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  Animals help one another in this fun, silly guide to caring for others and spreading kindness.

• With Lots of Love

  Torres Sanchez, Jenny

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  A beautiful, lyrical story about a girl who moves from her home in Central America to the United States and everything she leaves behind and longs for--especially her Abuela--as she makes a new life.