Wear a Cardigan and Spread Kindness

November 13th is World Kindness Day, an international observance created in 1998. Each year, it is celebrated to “highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness which binds us.” (Wikipedia)

This year, WQED, Pittsburgh’s public broadcasting network and home to the beloved Mr. Rogers, is celebrating its 65th anniversary with a Year of Kindness. And they’re asking everyone to spread a little kindness in the spirit of Fred Rogers by wearing a cardigan for World Kindness Day!

So as any good librarian, I’m wearing my cardigan at work, plus I’m planning to bring in doughnuts for the whole staff. The library has been running between 77 and 80 degrees with an HVAC system that is causing just a few problems. Everyone on staff is doing their best to stay positive, so I’m hoping doughnuts might brighten everyone’s spirits!

As for posting on my blog, here are 24 Picture Books About Kindness to share with your little ones. Kindness is something our world could always use a little more of and these books can open up a wonderful conversation about the importance of being kind.

24 Picture Books About Kindness

• All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
• Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
• The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates
• Come With Me by Holly M. McGhee
• Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller
• Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
• Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
• The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett
• Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide for Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud
• How Kind by Mary Murphy
• The Invisible Boy by Patrice Barton
• I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness by Kerascoët
• Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
• The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
• Most People by Michael Leannah
• The Nice Book by David Ezra Stein
• Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson
• The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
• Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev
• Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
• Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
• We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
• We’re All Wonders by R. J. Palacio
• Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell

If you’re looking for even more titles, check out my Picture Book 10 for 10 list!