Friday, November 13th was WORLD KINDNESS DAY, a day set aside by the World Kindness Movement, a nonprofit established “to highlight our good deeds in our communities, cities, and nations; it is for us to further focus on the positive power and common thread of kindness, which binds us together.”

In recognition of the day, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), put together a reading list of books for kids highlighting kindness and other, related, topics. I’m proud to have SOMETIMES A WALL, illustrated by Barroux, included on the list.

Of course, we don’t need to limit celebrating kindness to just one day a year. Here are some other picture books I can recommend that seem especially fitting this time of year:

BE KIND by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Jen Hill

DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD: POEMS, QUOTES AND ANECDOTES FROM A – Z by Charles Waters and Irene Lathan, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini

FINDING KINDNESS by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Irene Chan

COUNTING KINDNESS by Hollis Kurman, illustrated by Barroux