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Children's books about empathy

Children's books about understanding other people's feelings — seeing things from another perspective, sitting with difficult emotions, recognising what someone needs without being told. The shelf adults reach for when they want a child to be slower, kinder, more curious about other people.

The Rabbit Listened

by Cori Doerrfeld · age 3–7

Hilda and the Mountain King

by Luke Pearson · age 8–12

The Smartest Giant in Town

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–6

The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Secret Language

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Day the Crayons Came Home

by Drew Daywalt · age 3–7

Big Bright Feelings: Bea's Bad Day

by Tom Percival · age 3–7

Dino Feelings: The Chattysaurus

by Rachel Bright · age 3–6

Dino Feelings: The Hugasaurus

by Rachel Bright · age 3–6

Milo Imagines the World

by Matt de la Pena · age 5–9

People Need People

by Benjamin Zephaniah · age 3–7

by Tom Percival · age 4–8

The Sad Ghost Club Volume 4

by Lize Meddings · age 12–15

Gordon the Meanest Goose on Earth

by Alex Latimer · age 5–8

Small in the City

by Sydney Smith · age 4–8

The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back

by Jonathan Stutzman · age 3–6

Grandad's Secret Giant

by David Litchfield · age 4–7

The Dinosaur Next Door

by David Litchfield · age 3–6

The Seeds We Sow

by Alexandra Riza · age 4–8

Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives

by Dav Pilkey · age 6–10

by Brenna Thummler · age 10–14

The Boy Who Saved a Bear

by Nizrana Farook · age 8–11

The Grand Hotel of Feelings

by Lidia Brankovic · age 4–8

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7

Hilda and the Black Hound

by Luke Pearson · age 7–11

Hilda and the Nowhere Space

by Stephen Davies · age 7–10

The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and Mean Janine

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Bad Joke

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

by Hannah Gold · age 8–11

Bumble and Snug and the Shy Ghost

by Mark Bradley · age 5–8

Bumble and Snug and the Worried Dragons

by Mark Bradley · age 5–8

by Kayla Miller · age 8–12

by Shaun Tan · age 6–11

Frog and Toad are Friends

by Arnold Lobel · age 4–8

Garlic and the Vampire: A Graphic Novel

by Bree Paulsen · age 8–12

Kindness Makes Us Strong

by Sophie Beer · age 1–4

Last Stop on Market Street

by Matt de la Pena · age 4–8

Lightfall: The Dark Times

by Tim Probert · age 8–12

Meanwhile Back on Earth

by Oliver Jeffers · age 5–9

Owly: A Time to Be Brave

by Andy Runton · age 5–8

Owly: Just a Little Blue

by Andy Runton · age 5–8

Owly: The Way Home

by Andy Runton · age 5–8

Owly: Tiny Tales

by Andy Runton · age 5–8

The Day the Crayons Made Friends

by Drew Daywalt · age 3–7

by Shaun Tan · age 6–11

The Sad Ghost Club Volume 3

by Lize Meddings · age 12–15

by Jory John · age 4–8

We Are Definitely Human

by X. Fang · age 4–8

Big Ideas for Curious Minds

by The School of Life · age 8–12

Hilda and the Faratok Tree

by Stephen Davies · age 7–10

Norris, the Bear Who Shared

by Catherine Rayner · age 3–6

The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk

by Anne Booth · age 4–8

by Alfredo Soderguit · age 4–8

The Sad Ghost Club Volume 5

by Lize Meddings · age 12–15

The Space We're In

by Katya Balen · age 10–14

Just One Little Light

by Kat Yeh · age 4–8

Leo and the Gorgon's Curse

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 6–10

Luna and the Treasure of Tlaloc

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 6–10

The Song from Somewhere Else

by A.F. Harrold · age 9–13

The Wolf's Secret

by Myriam Dahman · age 5–9

Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties

by Dav Pilkey · age 6–10

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