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The Best Children's Books Teach Your Kids Big Lessons

by Aimee Algas Alker | 11.6.2018 | OUR ULTIMATE GIFT GUIDES

Good kids books have great stories andengaging characters. The best children's books teach lessons that go beyond numbers, letters, and shapes. Here are some wonderful story books for kids that act as parables for being a good friend, facing the world with confidence, and coping with difficult feelings—all lessons that even adults could use a refresher on.

1

I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness

by Kerascoët

With illustrations and no words, this book should help spur conversations about how to stand up to bullying and how simple acts of kindness can be revolutionary.

Shop I Walk with Vanessa ($14.99)

2

My Magic Breath: Finding Calm Through Mindful Breathing

by Nick Ortner and Alison Taylor; illustrated by Michelle Polizzi

Everything is impermanent, even emotions. To help kids cope with more difficult feelings and find calmness, this book illustrates breathing techniques both kids and parents can benefit from.

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3

The Lorax

by Dr. Seuss

An allegory about the fragility of our planet, this classic kids' book uses Dr. Seuss's signature whimsy to introduce kids to the idea of being good caretakers of our home.

Shop The Lorax ($12.99)

4

What Do You Do With a Chance?

by Kobi Yamada; illustrated by Mae Besom

Reach for the opportunities that come your way—they might change your life. This books shows how amazing things can happen when you just take a chance.

5

We Don't Eat Our Classmates

by Ryan T. Higgins

This silly fable about a dinosaur going to school with humans teaches a serious lesson—if you want friends, treat them how you want to be treated—and encourages little ones to start by not eating their peers.

7

I Am Enough

by Grace Byers; illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo

The lyrical prose in this beautiful book encourages to love themselves for exactly who they are: "Like the sun, I'm here to shine."

Shop I Am Enough ($13.99)

7

Pete the Cat and the New Guy

by Kimberly and James Dean

As Pete the Cat shows his new friend around the neighborhood, they both discover that just because you can't do what your friends can do, doesn't mean you don't have your own special talents.

An Elephant and Piggie Biggie!

by Mo Willems

In Can I Play Too?, one of the books in this five-book anthology, the titular Elephant and Piggie show how to use some creativity to include a new friend in their games. Plus the open and accepting friendship between Elephant and Piggie is #goals.

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