I think reading to your child is probably one of the greatest things that you can do for your child. I like books that teach character. I like to be able to discuss with them about the meaning of the books when we are finished.
Here is our list, I will be continually adding to it as we find more great books at our local library. They are arranged by character trait.
AWARENESS
what if everybody did that?
a cool drink of water
berenstain bears go green
where once there was a wood
BAD DAY
Alexander and the terrible horrible no good very bad day
BORED
petes a pizza
BRAVERY
big chickens
my brave year of firsts
Sheila rae the brave
the kissing hand
don’t worry douglas
first day jitters
COMPASSION
nana upstairs and nana downstairs
now one foot now the other
I remember miss perry
ENCOURAGEMENT
the gardener family
FITTING IN
a bad case of stripes—for the most part this book is excellent but it does have some talk about being “one” with her room, we skip that page.
FRIENDSHIP
best friends
swimmy
fish is fish
the sandwich swap
GIVING
the joy of giving berenstain bears
GROWING UP
big red lollipop
mop top
maple
INTERRUPTING
interrupting chicken
KINDNESS
tawny scrawny lion
children make terrible pets
LOVE OF READING
petunia
thank your mr falker
LOVE
guess how much I love you
i love you forever
piglet and papa
pablo’s tree
MANNERS
how do dinosaurs eat their food
please and thank you
MESSY ROOM
pigsty
five little monkeys with nothing to do
just a mess
max cleans up
sloppy joe
what mess?
whats with this room
NOT PERFECT
the girl who never made mistakes
PICKY EATER
I will never not ever eat a tomato
PERSEVERE
a chair for my mother
REGRET
where’s lulu
RESOURCEFUL
the man who cooked for himself
something from nothing
SELF CONTROL
my mouth is a volcano
SHARING
its mine
the apple pie that papa baked
the ice cream king
the pigeon finds a hot dog
the smartest giant in town
a pocket full of kisses
the doorbell rang
TALKING/WORDS
lacey walker nonstop talker
watch your tongue cecily beasley
THANKFULNESS
no roses for harry
TRUTH
berenstain bears and the truth
ruthie and the not so teeny tiny lie
sam tells stories
the boy who cried wolf by hennessy
the empty pot
The loudest roar
WISDOM
pigeon wants a puppy
Don’t fidget a feather
inch by inch
six crows
