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A community that supports and respects each other creates citizens who inspire and support each other.
The library serves everyone in the quest for knowledge and lifelong learning.
We know there is a lot happening right now, and many conversations to be had as family, friends, communities, and neighbors.
With this ongoing series, we'll be focusing on parts of our collection to help support your conversations at home and with others.
Enjoy Nonfiction as well as Fiction (with stories of characters that learn about empathy or help us strengthen our own empathy through reading their stories.)
To place holds from Bluffton Public Library, click on the links below:
Note: This is not a complete list. Looking for more options or titles? Please explore the library catalog or request help from the library staff.
for children
- I am human : a book of empathy / by Susan Verde ; illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
- Kindness counts 123 [board book] / by R.A. Strong ; illustrated by Ekaterina Trukhan
- Each kindness / Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis
- The red bicycle : the extraordinary story of one ordinary bicycle / written by Jude Isabella ; illustrated by Simone Shin
- Be kind / Pat Zietlow Miller ; illustrated by Jen Hill
- Ten cents a pound / written by Nhung N. Tran-Davies ; illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
- The rabbit listened / by Cori Doerrfeld
- Adrian Simcox does not have a horse / Marcy Campbell ; illustrated by Corinna Luyken
- Oops-a-Daisy! / by Claire Freedman ; illustrated by Gaby Hansen
- La la la : a story of hope / Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Jaime Kim
- Usha and the stolen sun / by Bree Galbraith ; illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
- How do you care for a very sick bear? / Vanessa Bayer ; illustrated by Rosie Butcher
- Strictly no elephants / Lisa Mantchev ; illustrated by Taeeun Yoo
- The kindness book / Todd Parr
- 100 ways to make the world better! / Lisa M. Gerry
- Ishi : simple tips from a solid friend / photography and words by Akiko Yabuki ; art direction by Yuko Brown
- Bully / Patricia Polacco
- The Wednesday Surprise / Eve Bunting
- I Walk With Vanessa / Karascoet
- Sidewalk Flowers / JonArno Lawson
- A Hat for Mrs. Goldman / Michelle Edwards
- Cloud Tea Monkeys / Mal Peet
- I Know a Lady / Charlotte Zolotow
- Extra Yarn / Mac Barnett
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Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed / Emily Pearson
- Come With Me / Holly M. McGhee
- The Lemonade Club / Patricia Polacco
- The lion & the mouse / Jerry Pinkney
- Charlotte's web / E.B. White ; pictures by Garth Williams
- Mockingbird / Kathryn Erskine
- Wonder [book on CD] / R.J. Palacio
- A whole new ballgame : a Rip and Red story / Phil Bildner
- El deafo / Cece Bell ; color by David Lasky
- Front desk / Kelly Yang
- Hello, universe / Erin Entrada Kelly
- Joey Pigza swallowed the key / Jack Gantos
- Moo / Sharon Creech
- Ms. Bixby's last day / John David Anderson
- Hey, kiddo / by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- A smart girl's guide. Friendship troubles : dealing with fights, being left out and the whole popularity thing / by Patti Kelley Criswell ; illustrated by Angela Martini
- A smart girl's guide. Drama, rumors & secrets : staying true to yourself in changing times / by Nancy Holyoke ; illustrated by Brigette Barrager
For teens
- Words wound : delete cyberbullying and make kindness go viral / Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja
- How to keep rolling after a fall / Karole Cozzo
- The perks of being a wallflower / Stephen Chbosky
- Speak / Laurie Halse Anderson
- To kill a mockingbird / Harper Lee
- Shouting at the rain / Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- Paul, big, and small / David Glen Robb
- Yes no maybe so / Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed
- I have lost my way / by Gayle Forman
- Darius the Great is not okay / Adib Khorram
- Stargirl / Jerry Spinelli
for adults
- Connection culture : the competitive advantage of shared identity, empathy, and understanding at work / Michael Lee Stallard ; with Jason Pankau and Katharine P. Stallard
- Sticks and stones : defeating the culture of bullying and rediscovering the power of character and empathy / by Emily Bazelon
- Dare to lead : brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts / Brene Brown
- Mindful games : sharing mindfulness and meditation with children, teens, and families / Susan Kaiser Greenland ; games edited by Annaka Harris
- Do the kind thing : think boundlessly, work purposefully, live passionately / Daniel Lubetzky
- E is for ethics : how to talk to kids about morals, values, and what matters most / Ian James Corlett ; illustrated by R. A. Holt
- Brave girls : raising young women with passion and purpose to become powerful leaders / Stacey Radin, PsyD, with Leslie Goldman
- Say what you mean : a mindful approach to nonviolent communication / Oren Jay Sofer
- Talking to strangers : what we should know about the people we don't know / Malcolm Gladwell
- The zen of listening : mindful communication in the age of distraction / Rebecca Z. Shafir
- The inner life of animals : love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world / Peter Wohlleben ; foreword by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson ; translation by Jane Billinghurst
- An open heart : practicing compassion in everyday life / by the Dalai Lama ; edited by Nicholas Vreeland
- Mamaleh knows best : what Jewish mothers do to raise successful, creative, empathetic, independent children / Marjorie Ingall
- I know why the caged bird sings / Maya Angelou
- Such a fun age / Kiley Reid
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency / Alexander McCall Smith
