“Light up the world—one act of kindness at a time!”
 

Let Your Light So Shine is an inspiring children’s book filled with heartwarming stories that teach timeless values—love, kindness, sharing, compassion, gratitude, courage, and acceptance. Through relatable characters and beautifully illustrated adventures, children learn how small acts of goodness can make a big difference in the world.

June Peters: You Will Save The World One Day – A young girl is inspired to help organise a community picnic for the homeless. An inspirational tale of how we can all make a difference if we just see a need and want to help. By: Alika Turner     Text and Images from June Peters: …

The Barnyard Buddies STOP for Peace – Teaching kids conflict resolution – is an endearing picture book with an important lesson on life skills. The animals in the story have a problem, someone is not sharing. As they lament over their woes, anger rises, and with anger is chaos. Until one wise friend gives a …

Robert, born to immigrant parents, and barely speaking English when he started school, was not considered athletic. Against odds, he becomes a top swimmer, winning many races and surprising his coach. Based on the true story of a hearing impaired Australian swimming champion. By: Elena Silva   See more books like these below   [display-posts category=”diversity-and-differences” …

The New Kid – Neha has just returned from a long vacation. Her friends give her a warm welcome. But in the time she was gone, a new family has moved in to the housing society and her friends have issues with the new kid. Neha wants to be friendly with him, but will her …

The paths of two young women weave around each other, bringing them together then pushing them away from each other—will they remain apart forever?

A Calming Manatee is about being beautiful, and more importantly what real beauty is. It is about how it’s more important what you think of yourself than what others think of you. It’s also about how important it is to be kind. The book is aimed at teaching young children about loving themselves and others, …

An inspiring and educational children’s book that helps young readers understand the urgent issues of climate change, conflict, and forced displacement through the eyes of Samuel, a brave 10-year-old boy. As Samuel journeys with his family in search of safety, children learn about the interconnected challenges facing our world—extreme weather, loss of homes, and the importance of empathy and resilience.

In Uncle Uh-Oh from Kanika G, a grouchy old man moves in to a new neighbourhood full of children. He snaps at the kids there a few times and they are terrified of him. He doesn’t talk to anyone, no one even knows his name. “Uh-oh! Here he comes.” the kids start to say when …

Is There Anyone Like Me? – A short story for young children about being unique. Another great Creative commons book from Bookdash. By: Fred Strydom, Jess Jardim-Wedepohl, Stephen Wallace     Text and Images from Is There Anyone Like Me? I wonder if there’s another me somewhere in the world. Who looks the same. And talks the …