Empathy Books

Discover picture books that help children develop empathy and understanding. These stories encourage young readers to see the world from different perspectives, recognize emotions in others, and respond with compassion and care.

A Friend for Dragon

Dav Pilkey

Corduroy

Don Freeman

Elephant and Piggie: The Complete Collection

Mo Willems

Kitten's First Full Moon

Kevin Henkes

Leonardo the Terrible Monster

Mo Willems

Miss Hazeltine's Home for Shy and Fearful Cats

Alice Potter & Birgitta Sif

Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed

Emily Pearson & Fumi Kosaka

Paul Meets Bernadette

Rosy Lamb

Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated)

Florence Parry Heide & Lane Smith

Seven Blind Mice

Ed Young

Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story

Cynthia Rylant & Chris K. Soentpiet

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

Eileen Spinelli & Paul Yalowitz

Sophie's Masterpiece

Eileen Spinelli & Jane Dyer

The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

The Junkyard Wonders

Patricia Polacco

The Lion and the Mouse

Jerry Pinkney

They All Saw a Cat

Brendan Wenzel