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Children's books about responsibility

Children's books about taking responsibility: for a pet, for a friend, for a mistake, for the planet. The shelf at its strongest treats responsibility as something earned and held rather than imposed — the difference between a chore and a calling.

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian

by Rick Riordan · age 9–13

Amulet: Supernova

by Kazu Kibuishi · age 8–12

Amulet: Waverider

by Kazu Kibuishi · age 8–12

by Sara Pennypacker · age 9–13

The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn and the Impossible Three

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

by Kayla Miller · age 8–12

Dino Feelings: The Messysaurus

by Rachel Bright · age 3–6

Hilo: Gina and the Big Secret

by Judd Winick · age 7–11

by Chris Haughton · age 2–6

Sonya's Chickens

by Phoebe Wahl · age 4–8

The Worlds We Leave Behind

by A.F. Harrold · age 10–14

Don't Do It, Doug!

by Maudie Powell-Tuck · age 3–6

by Maudie Powell-Tuck · age 3–6

Witches of Brooklyn: S'Witch Back

by Sophie Escabasse · age 8–12

The Farthest Shore

by Ursula K. Le Guin · age 11–15

Mega Robo Bros 4: Meltdown

by Neill Cameron · age 8–12

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth

by Rick Riordan · age 9–13

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods

by Rick Riordan · age 9–13

The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

Amulet: Escape from Lucien

by Kazu Kibuishi · age 8–12

Amulet: Firelight

by Kazu Kibuishi · age 8–12

Amulet: Prince of the Elves

by Kazu Kibuishi · age 8–12

Amulet: The Last Council

by Kazu Kibuishi · age 8–12

Amulet: The Stonekeeper's Curse

by Kazu Kibuishi · age 8–12

Big Bright Feelings: Ravi's Roar

by Tom Percival · age 3–7

Bone 6: Old Man's Cave

by Jeff Smith · age 8–12

Bone 8: Treasure Hunters

by Jeff Smith · age 8–12

Bone 9: Crown of Horns

by Jeff Smith · age 8–12

by Hannah Gold · age 8–11

Hilda and the Time Worm

by Stephen Davies · age 7–10

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess

by Rick Riordan · age 9–13

Quest for the Spark: Book Three

by Tom Sniegoski · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Bad Joke

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy and the Walking Disaster

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy's Big Day

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Day the Crayons Came Home

by Drew Daywalt · age 3–7

by Jory John · age 4–8

This Moose Belongs to Me

by Oliver Jeffers · age 4–7

Wings of Fire: Talons of Power

by Tui T. Sutherland · age 9–12

Wings of Fire: The Dangerous Gift

by Tui T. Sutherland · age 9–12

Zog and the Flying Doctors

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–6

by Oliver Jeffers · age 7–12

Besties: Work It Out

by Kayla Miller · age 8–12

Bumble and Snug and the Worried Dragons

by Mark Bradley · age 5–8

by Kayla Miller · age 8–12

Hilda and Twig: Wake the Ice Man

by Luke Pearson · age 5–8

Hilo: Gina and the Last City on Earth

by Judd Winick · age 7–11

Hilo: Gina--The Girl Who Broke the World

by Judd Winick · age 7–11

Impossible Creatures

by Katherine Rundell · age 9–13

Legends of Zita the Spacegirl

by Ben Hatke · age 7–11

by Ben Hatke · age 7–11

Mighty Jack and the Goblin King

by Ben Hatke · age 7–11

Mini Rabbit Must Help

by John Bond · age 3–6

Quest for the Spark: Book Two

by Tom Sniegoski · age 8–12

by Jeff Smith · age 8–12

The Great Paper Caper

by Oliver Jeffers · age 4–7

The Moth Keeper

by K. O'Neill · age 9–13

The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean

by Deborah Diesen · age 3–6

The Return of Zita the Spacegirl

by Ben Hatke · age 7–11

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