“What are the best Children’s books about Helping Others?” We looked at 163 of the top Kids Helping Others books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 21 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Kids Helping Other” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 125+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.
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Maasai tribal members, after hearing the story of the September 11th attacks from a young Massai, who was in New York on that day, decide to present the American people with fourteen sacred cows as a healing gift.
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A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
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Mrs. Ruler guides her students in discovering ways of being kind to their family members, their community, and each other. When Mrs. Ruler asks five of her kindergarteners to miss recess, she’s got a special plan up her sleeve. She’s about to teach a new golden rule: Kindness is cool! Soon the entire class is doing so many good deeds that their kindness bulletin board barely fits their classroom! From clearing the table after dinner, to helping the elderly, one kindergarten class is proving that kids really can make a difference. Count along with Mrs. Ruler’s class. Can all their good deeds really add up to 100 acts of kindness?…
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Maddi’s fridge is almost empty, while Sophia’s fridge is full of food. How can Sophia help her friend Maddi without breaking her promise not to tell anyone?
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Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.
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When Mama Bear decides that the family has accumulated too many old toys, books, and games, they sort through all their extra stuff and take it to the Old Bears Home, the Beartown Children’s Hospital, and the Bears-Who-Care store.
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The Giving Book is filled with activities that let you think about your hopes and dreams for the world. You can do “tons” of cool things and have so much fun while you help people and the world around you!
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When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of dolls, toys, and good food over the mountain.
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George wished he wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town. So, one day, when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it’s time for a new look. With smart trousers, a smart shirt, stripy tie and shiny shoes, George is a new giant. But on his way home, he meets various animals who desperately need his help … and his clothes!…
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This joyful Sesame Street song embraces the notion that no matter where children live, what they look like, or what they do, they’re all the same where it counts–at heart.
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After a young Dutch girl writes to her new American friend in thanks for the care package sent after World War II, she begins to receive increasingly larger boxes.
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When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya’s shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.
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A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton’s friends that Whos really exist.
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When Will finds a bird with a broken wing, he takes it home and cares for it, hoping in time it will be able to return to the sky.
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A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
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Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student, Justin, arrives, everything changes.
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Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.
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One day Amos McGee is sick and the animals come to visit him.
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A young girl’s good deed is multiplied as it is passed on by those who have been touched by the kindesss of others.
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A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.
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Through sweet, simple prose and vivid illustrations, this book encourages positive behavior as children see how very easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love on a daily basis.
| # | Books | Authors | Lists |
| 22 | 31 Ways to Change the World | A Mighty Girl | |
| 23 | A Kid’s Guide to Giving | Freddi Zeiler | Grow Your Giving |
| 24 | A Symphony of Whales | Pragmatic Mom | |
| 25 | A World of Kindness | Ann Featherstone | Goodreads |
| 26 | A Year Down Yonder | Richard Peck | Goodreads |
| 27 | Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay | A Mighty Girl | |
| 28 | Anywhere Farm | A Mighty Girl | |
| 29 | Barnaby Never Forgets | Pierre Collet-Derby, Illustrated By Pierre Collet-Derby | CBC |
| 30 | Be A Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters | A Mighty Girl | |
| 31 | Beatrice’s Goat | A Mighty Girl | |
| 32 | Beautiful Oops | Barney Saltzberg | CBC |
| 33 | Blizzard | John Rocco | A Literary Feast |
| 34 | Charlotte’s Web | E.B. White | Goodreads |
| 35 | Circle | Mac Barnett | Goodreads |
| 36 | Come With Me | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 37 | Corduroy | Don Freeman | Shepherds Friendly |
| 38 | Crenshaw | Katherine Applegate | Goodreads |
| 39 | Dancing in the Wings | Debbie Allen | Shepherds Friendly |
| 40 | Diana’s White House Garden | A Mighty Girl | |
| 41 | Do Nice, Be Kind, Spread Happy | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 42 | Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners | Read Brightly | |
| 43 | Don’t Eat That | Drew Sheneman | Goodreads |
| 44 | Drum Dream Girl | Margarita Engle, Illustrated By Rafael Lopez | CBC |
| 45 | Du Iz Tak? | Carson Ellis | Goodreads |
| 46 | Duck Soup | by Jackie Urbanovic | A Literary Feast |
| 47 | Elmer | David McKee | Shepherds Friendly |
| 48 | Emmanuel’s Dream: the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah | Pragmatic Mom | |
| 49 | Enemy Pie | Derek Munson | BuzzFeed |
| 50 | Everybody’s Welcome | Read Brightly | |
| 51 | Finding Grandma’s Memories | Jiyeon Pak | Goodreads |
| 52 | Follow The Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles | A Mighty Girl | |
| 53 | Ghost Dog Secrets | Peg Kehret | Goodreads |
| 54 | Give Me Half! | Stuart J. Murphy | Grow Your Giving |
| 55 | Good People Everywhere | Read Brightly | |
| 56 | Hair Love | Matthew A. Cherry | Goodreads |
| 57 | Home | A Mighty Girl | |
| 58 | Horse and Buggy Paint It Out! | Ethan Long | Goodreads |
| 59 | How Are You Feeling Today | Molly Potter | Shepherds Friendly |
| 60 | How Kind! | Read Brightly | |
| 61 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | Dr. Seuss | Goodreads |
| 62 | I Am Henry Finch | Alexis Deacon | Goodreads |
| 63 | I Am the Messenger | Markus Zusak | Goodreads |
| 64 | I Can Make a Difference: A Treasury to Inspire Our Children | Marian Wright Edelman | Goodreads |
| 65 | I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness | Read Brightly | |
| 66 | It Takes A Village | A Mighty Girl | |
| 67 | It’s Your World! Get Informed, Get Inspired, & Get Going! | A Mighty Girl | |
| 68 | K is for Kindness | Read Brightly | |
| 69 | Kindness Counts: A Story for Teaching Random Acts of Kindness (Without Limits) | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 70 | King of the Sky | Nicola Davies | Goodreads |
| 71 | Leaf | Sandra Dieckmann | Goodreads |
| 72 | Let’s Have a Dog Party | Mikela Prevost | Goodreads |
| 73 | Listening with my Heart | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 74 | Little Smokey | Robert Neubecker | Goodreads |
| 75 | Lovely | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 76 | Make A Stand: When Life Gives You Lemons, Change The World! | A Mighty Girl | |
| 77 | Mama, I’ll Give You the World | Roni Schotter | Grow Your Giving |
| 78 | Matilda | Roald Dahl | Shepherds Friendly |
| 79 | Maya and the Lost Cat | Caroline Magerl | Goodreads |
| 80 | Money Savvy Pig | A Mighty Girl | |
| 81 | Moonjar Moneybox | A Mighty Girl | |
| 82 | Most People | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 83 | My Rows and Piles of Coins | Pragmatic Mom | |
| 84 | Noah Builds an Ark | Kate Banks | Goodreads |
| 85 | Olivia’s Birds: Saving the Gulf | A Mighty Girl | |
| 86 | One | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 87 | One Fine Day | Nonny Hogrogian | Goodreads |
| 88 | One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference | Katie Smith Milway | Grow Your Giving |
| 89 | One Love | A Mighty Girl | |
| 90 | Owly, Vol. 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer | Andy Runton | Goodreads |
| 91 | Panda Cake | Rosalie Seidler | A Literary Feast |
| 92 | Pass It On | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 93 | Patch | David Slonim | A Literary Feast |
| 94 | Peace Is an Offering | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 95 | Pumpkin Town! Or, Nothing Is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins | Katie McKy | Goodreads |
| 96 | Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change: Courageous Actions Around The World | A Mighty Girl | |
| 97 | Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree | A Mighty Girl | |
| 98 | Rude Cakes | Rowboat Watkins | BuzzFeed |
| 99 | Rufus and Ryan Give Thanks | Kathleen Long Bostrom | Grow Your Giving |
| 100 | Sam and the Lucky Money | Pragmatic Mom | |
| 101 | Sea Monkey & Bob | Aaron Reynolds | Goodreads |
| 102 | Seedfolks | A Mighty Girl | |
| 103 | Shark Lady | Jess Keating, Illustrated By Marta Alvarez Miguens | CBC |
| 104 | Smart Pig Trio Bank | A Mighty Girl | |
| 105 | Somebody Loves you, Mr. Hatch | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 106 | Sophie’s Lovely Locks | A Mighty Girl | |
| 107 | Start Now! You Can Make a DifferenceNew! | A Mighty Girl | |
| 108 | Stick and Stone | Beth Ferry | Goodreads |
| 109 | Stuck in the Mud | Jane Clarke | Goodreads |
| 110 | Super Amoeba | Jennifer L. Holm | Goodreads |
| 111 | Super Manny Cleans Up! | Kelly DiPucchio | Goodreads |
| 112 | Swallows and Amazons | Arthur Ransome | Shepherds Friendly |
| 113 | The Bad Seed | Jory John | Goodreads |
| 114 | The Boy Who Wouldn’t Share | Mike Reiss | CBC |
| 115 | The Darkest Dark | Chris Hadfield | CBC |
| 116 | The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town | Mary Casanova | Goodreads |
| 117 | The Dot | Peter H. Reynolds | Goodreads |
| 118 | The Family Book | Todd Parr | Shepherds Friendly |
| 119 | The Gift of Nothing | Barnes & Noble | |
| 120 | The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust | Karen Gray Ruelle | Goodreads |
| 121 | The Huge Bag of Worries | Virginia Ironside | Shepherds Friendly |
| 122 | The Island | Armin Greder | Goodreads |
| 123 | The Jelly Donut Difference: Sharing Kindness with the World | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 124 | The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 125 | The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects: Over 500 Service Ideas for Young People Who Want to Make A Difference | A Mighty Girl | |
| 126 | The Lady in the Box | Pragmatic Mom | |
| 127 | The Last Stop on Market Street | Read Brightly | |
| 128 | The Library | A Mighty Girl | |
| 129 | The Little Green Hen | Alison Murray | Goodreads |
| 130 | The Little Red Hen | Lucinda McQueen | Goodreads |
| 131 | The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza | Philemon Sturges | Goodreads |
| 132 | The Lorax | Dr Seuss | Shepherds Friendly |
| 133 | The Mitten String | A Mighty Girl | |
| 134 | The Monster Who Lost His Mean | Read Brightly | |
| 135 | The Nice Book | Read Brightly | |
| 136 | The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money | A Mighty Girl | |
| 137 | The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle | Pragmatic Mom | |
| 138 | The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 139 | The Snail and the Whale | Julia Donaldson | Goodreads |
| 140 | The Spirit of Christmas: A Giving Tradition | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 141 | The Teddy Bear | David McPhail | A Literary Feast |
| 142 | The Three Questions | Jon J Muth | BuzzFeed |
| 143 | The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed A City Forever | A Mighty Girl | |
| 144 | The Way Back Home | Oliver Jeffers | Goodreads |
| 145 | There, There | Tim Beiser, Illustrated By Bill Slavin | CBC |
| 146 | This Is How We Do It | Matt Lamothe | CBC |
| 147 | Thunder Pug | Kim Norman | Goodreads |
| 148 | Twenty-Two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and The Village Bank | Pragmatic Mom | |
| 149 | Under the Lemon Moon | Barnes & Noble | |
| 150 | UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World | A Mighty Girl | |
| 151 | Waiting for the Biblioburro | A Mighty Girl | |
| 152 | We’re All Wonders | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 153 | What Does It Mean To Be Kind? | Read Brightly | |
| 154 | What Is Given from the Heart | Patricia C. McKissack | Goodreads |
| 155 | What it’s about: | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 156 | Why Am I Me? | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 157 | Widget | Lyn Rossiter McFarland | A Literary Feast |
| 158 | Wishtree | Katherine Applegate | Goodreads |
| 159 | Won’t You Be My Neighbor? — a Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood book | A Literary Feast | |
| 160 | You and Me and Home Sweet Home | A Mighty Girl | |
| 161 | You Are Friendly (YOU ARE IMPORTANT) | Look For Little Helpers | |
| 162 | You Go First | Read Brightly | |
| 163 | You, Me and Empathy: Teaching children about empathy, feelings, kindness, compassion, tolerance and recognising bullying behaviours | Look For Little Helpers |
| Source | Article |
| A Literary Feast | 12 Children’s Books About Helping Others |
| A Mighty Girl | Making an Impact: 30 Mighty Girl Books About Charity and Community |
| Barnes & Noble | 6 Picture Books About the Joy of Giving |
| BuzzFeed | 13 Children’s Books That Encourage Kindness Toward Others |
| CBC | 10 Books That Teach Kids To Be Mindful Of Themselves And Others |
| Goodreads | Popular Helping Others Books |
| Grow Your Giving | 10 Children’s Books About Giving |
| Look For Little Helpers | 27 Children’s Books to Teach Kindness |
| Pragmatic Mom | 10 Amazing Multicultural Picture Books About Helping Others |
| Read Brightly | Children’s Books That Champion Kindness |
| Shepherds Friendly | 10 Best Children’s Books That Teach Important Life Lessons |
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