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PEACE STORIES FOR CHILDREN

All About Getting Along and Being Nice to Others 

The following titles can be found in the picture books, (J Picture):

• Ada, Alma Flor. FRIEND FROG
  field mouse and frog learn to be friends by sharing their talents and knowledge with each other.
• Anno, Mitsumasa. ALL IN A DAY
  New Year's Day in children's lives around the world is presented, revealing common features of all people.
• Blos, Joan W. OLD HENRY
  Different kinds of people learn to get along in this story of Henry, the man who comes to live in the house that had been empty for years.
• Burningham, John. MR. GUMPY'S OUTING
  When Mr. Gumpy takes some children, along with a rabbit, cat, dog, pig, sheep, calf, goat and a few chickens for a boat ride, they all learn about the importance of getting along.
• Carle, Eric. THE GROUCHY LADYBUG
  The Grouchy Ladybug, who would not say "please" or "thank you" and thought it was bigger and more important than others, meets its match and becomes a nicer and better-behaved bug.
• Christiansen, Candace. THE MITTEN TREE
  Old Sarah knits mittens and places them on the tree at the bus stop for the little boy who has none. She later covers the tree with new mittens for all the children and receives a surprise from them in return.
• Heine, Helme. FRIENDS
  According to Charlie Rooster, Johnny Mouse and Percy, the pig, "Good friends always stick together," as they celebrate their friendship on a day full of adventure.
• Jahn-Clough, Lisa. MY FRIEND AND I
  A young girl makes friends with the new boy next door and they have wonderful times sharing toys. One day, the boy does not share a new toy and they fight, only to discover that fighting is no fun.
• Jones, Rebecca C. MATTHEW AND TILLY
  Best friends Matthew and Tilly find the busy city to be lonely when they get in a fight with each other.
• King, Stephen Michael. HENRY AND AMY (RIGHT-WAY-ROUND AND UPSIDE DOWN)
  Henry always felt out of step with the world around him and Amy wished that she did not always have to be so perfect. Through their friendship, each helps the other feel more complete.
• Lester, Helen. A PORCUPINE NAMED FLUFFY
  A porcupine named Fluffy and a rhinoceros named Hippo become best of friends while seeing the humor in their names and realizing that names do not matter.
• Lionni, Leo. LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW
  A little blue spot and little yellow spot are best friends, and when they hug, they become green.
• Marshall, James. GEORGE AND MARTHA
  George, the hippopotamus, tries hard not to hurt the feelings of his friend, Martha, another hippopotamus, as he pours her split pea soup in his shoes instead of eating it.
• Raschka, Chris. YO, YES
  Using very few words, two boys decide to become friends.
• Roddie, Shen. TOO CLOSE FRIENDS
  Best friends, Pig and Hippo, learn about how to keep friends by maintaining the privacy of their homes.
• Roth, Roger. THE SIGN PAINTER'S DREAM
  Life is boring for Clarence the sign painter until the day a little old lady asks him to paint a glorious and magnificent sign for free. It is this request that teaches Clarence something about helping others.
• Rylant, Cynthia. THE RELATIVES CAME
  Relatives come to visit in an old station wagon from far-away Virginia. After hugging and eating and breathing and working and sleeping together with their distant family members for weeks, the relatives return home.
• Seuss, Dr. HORTON HEARS A WHO
  Horton, the elephant, protects a city of tiny creatures, called Whos, from total destruction. From a speck of dust where the they live, the smallest one helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.
• Sundgaard, Arnold. THE LAMB AND THE BUTTERFLY
  The lamb and the butterfly live in very different ways. In a secure life, the lamb follows a straight line of other lambs, while the butterfly's life is daring and free. As friends, they learn the merits of each style.
• Thayer, Jane. THE POPCORN DRAGON
  When the young dragon, Dexter, shows off his ability to make smoke clouds, he loses his friends. However, quite accidentally, he discovers how to win them back by using his talent in a new way.
• Wells, Rosemary. YOKO'S PAPER CRANES
  Yoko, the kitten, makes paper cranes like the real cranes she and her grandmother had fed earlier in Japan. Yoko sends the paper cranes, along with a promise to return to Japan, to her grandmother on her birthday.
• Wood, Douglas. OLD TURTLE
  Old Turtle brings peace to all the beings of the world in this story of respect for the earth and the diverse human family.
• Ziefert, Harriet. 39 USES FOR A FRIEND
  Brief text describes the little things friends do for each other, like being an alarm clock, back scratcher, comedian, worm handler, listener, and more.

In Poetry, (J 808.81 B):

• Chorao, Kay. THE BOOK OF GIVING: POEMS OF THANKS, PRAISE AND CELEBRATION
  The poems in this illustrated collection encourage children to think about many aspects of giving.