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Beautiful Hands
Author: Kathryn Otoshi
Illustrator: Bret Baumgarten
Publisher: Blue Dot Press
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 8
Can You Say Peace?
Author: Karen Katz
Illustrator: Karen Katz
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7
In honor of the United Nations’ International Day of Peace, children around the globe share the message of peace in their country’s language. Colorful illustrations enhance the story’s beautiful meaning: “…we all want peace.” Pronunciations are included, along with a brief description of what this Day means and more ways to say “peace” around the world.
Awards: Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
Beautiful Moon: A Child’s Prayer
Author: Tonya Bolden
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers, an Imprint of Abrams
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
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A child’s simple prayer awakens, in all of us, the power of empathy for all lives – those we may never meet, but know they need our prayers; and those we know, and love, everyday.
Awards: NAACP Image Award Nominee; Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book
Peace
Author: Wendy Anderson Halperin
Illustrator: Wendy Anderson Halperin
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
Where does peace start? In this poetic work, it is with the countries of the world; yet, as the pages turn, we learn that peace ends where it must begin – in the individual’s heart. And so Peace continues, going out, from the individual, into a world of homes, schools, neighborhoods, cities, and, finally, nations. A stunning read full of wisdom and truth.
Awards: Winner of a Nautilus Book Award
The Golden Rule
Author: Ilene Cooper
Illustrator: Gabi Swiatkowska
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers, an Imprint of Abrams
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
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The Golden Rule is the story of this ancient rule found throughout many of the world’s religions. In this book, it is “discovered” and discussed through a simple dialogue between a grandfather and his grandson. Innocent and wise, simple and profound, this is powerful literature that wraps a timeless lesson within the pages of a beautifully illustrated book.
Awards: Booklist Editors’ Choice 2007; National Association Parenting Publications Gold Award 2007; The Book Award for Best Children’s Literature on Aging for Elementary Readers 2008
The Suitcase
Author: Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Illustrator: Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 7
Awards: English 4-11 Picture Book Awards, Fiction, 4-7 Years Category
The Three Questions: Based on a Story by Leo Tolstoy
Author: Jon J. Muth
Illustrator: Jon J. Muth
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 9