K is for Kindness.

A selection of some of the best picture books for teaching toddlers, pre-schoolers and early primary aged children about being kind:

    Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

    30/10/2019 Lollipop Library

    When a baby monkey declares he has lost his mum a friendly butterfly swoops in to offer comfort and a helping hand to find her. Following a series of clues given by the monkey, the pair set off through the jungle in search of her. The well-intentioned butterfly repeatedly presents the wrong creature as the…

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    Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury

    30/10/2019 Lollipop Library

    A timeless classic recounting the life of a poor little duck who is set to work on the farm by his lazy farmer boss. The downtrodden duck is tasked with all manner of hard labour jobs which the farmer is too lazy to do himself. Indeed, while Duck grows tired, the farmer grows fatter and…

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    Billy’s Beetle by Mick Inpken

    30/10/2019 Lollipop Library

    The familiar format of this picture book will appeal to pre-schoolers, while the simple illustrations with oodles of white space (characteristic of Inpken’s drawings) will delight and engage toddlers too. At the heart of the story is a little boy called Billy whose pet beetle has escaped. Cue a cast of colourful characters lining up…

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