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Books About Empathy & Kindness for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books About Empathy & Kindness for Ages 8–11

Empathy at chapter book age requires more than noticing. It requires imagining your way into someone else's experience, especially when that experience is very different from your own. These 7,684 books stretch that muscle through characters whose lives demand that kind of attention.

7,684 books

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For the child who feels small in a big world, this Native American legend explores how sacrifice and kindness can transf

Cover of The Emperor's New Groove: Novelization

The Emperor's New Groove

The Emperor's New Groove: Novelization

Disney Book Group

A selfish emperor transformed into a llama must learn to trust a kind villager to reclaim his throne and outwit his powe

Cover of Saint Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy

Saint Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

For the child exploring what it means to be truly kind, this biography follows a man who traded his armor for a simple l

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Kids Talk

Want to Play? Kids Talk about Friendliness

Pamela Hill Nettleton

Eighth-grade advice columnists Frank and Tina answer real questions about how to be a good friend and handle tricky play

Ages 6–9

Cover of Fat Chance!

Marty Louise finds a blind stray cat and hopes she can convince her mother to let the helpless animal stay for good.

Cover of My Friend Has Dyslexia

My Friend Has Dyslexia

Amanda Doering Tourville

For the child who wants to understand why their classmate struggles with reading or how to be a supportive friend to som

Cover of Standing in the Light

Dear America #11

Standing in the Light

Mary Pope Osborne

Taken captive during a time of frontier conflict, a young Quaker girl discovers shared humanity and courage through the

Cover of The Adventures of Sajo and Her Beaver People

The Adventures of Sajo and Her Beaver People

For the child who shares a deep, soulful bond with animals and feels the weight of responsibility for their well-being.

Cover of Arnie and the New Kid

Arnie and the New Kid

Arnie never gave much thought to his classmate in a wheelchair until a set of crutches helps him see the world from a br

Cover of Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad

Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad

For children processing the weight of doing the right thing when it is difficult, this wordless story explores the quiet

Cover of Fishing Day

Red Dragonfly Books

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Reenie and her mother spend a day at the water where a simple act of sharing fishing secrets helps bridge the gap with t

Cover of I Am We: A Book of Community

I Am We: A Book of Community

For the child learning how their small acts of kindness and self-care ripple out to help their neighbors, friends, and t

Cover of My Friend Eddie

The Eddie Series #1

My Friend Eddie

For the child seeking to understand why a friend or classmate acts differently, this gentle story explains autism and se

Cover of I Know Someone with ADHD

Understanding Health Issues #1

I Know Someone with ADHD

Help children understand how ADHD affects behavior and how to be a supportive friend with this clear, relatable guide to

Cover of Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer

Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer

For the child developing an awareness of the wider world, this soothing story follows a young boy whose bedtime prayer e

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Captain Superlative!

Quiet Janey stays in the shadows until a mysterious girl in a superhero cape begins a crusade of kindness that transform

Cover of Now One Foot, Now the Other

Now One Foot, Now the Other

For children navigating the confusion of a grandparent's health crisis. A gentle story about how love and patience can c

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Superfairies to the Rescue

Janey Louise Jones

For the child who loves caring for living things and finds magic in the natural world. These gentle stories show how sma

Cover of The Two Brothers A Legend of Jerusalem

The Two Brothers A Legend of Jerusalem

King Solomon witnesses a miraculous display of love between two brothers and chooses that very spot to build his great t

Cover of A Good Deed Can Grow

A Good Deed Can Grow

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

For the child learning that even the smallest gesture can make a big difference. This lyrical story shows how kindness s

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Castaways of the Flying Dutchman #1

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

A boy and his dog travel through centuries on a legendary ghost ship, arriving in a 19th-century village to solve ancien

Cover of The Winter Bird

The Winter Bird

For a child facing an unexpected change or physical setback, this lyrical story offers comfort through the beauty of the

Cover of Children and the AIDS Virus: A Book for Children, Parents, and Teachers

Children and the AIDS Virus: A Book for Children, Parents, and Teachers

Rosmarie Hausherr

For children who have questions about HIV or are worried about germs, this gentle photo-essay explains how the immune sy

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The Horseshoe Trilogies #9

Josie thought her work was done after rehoming her horses, but the arrival of a lonely, orphaned foal leads to a new mis

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