Nov list - Kindness

When a young man starts "paying it forward" for a social studies project, unusual things happen in this bittersweet and uplifting tale.

"When three mysterious visitors from "Europe" crash-land in Mr. Li's field, he does what any good host would: he invites them back to his farmhouse and offers to help fix up their "car." No, there's nothing strange about these guests at all. Just like other humans, they "make business," "play sportsball" and "wear hat." As the townsfolk also come to the aid of the visitors and the gathering turns into a little party, interplanetary relations reach...

"'There are books that are suitable for a million people, others for only a hundred. There are even remedies--I mean books--that were written for one person only...A book is both medic and medicine at once. It makes a diagnosis as well as offering therapy. Putting the right novels to the appropriate ailments: that's how I sell books.' Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes...

Rattlesnake Ricky was just released from jail and he's looking for Sheriff Bob!. Will this be the end of Sheriff Bob's dodge-ball throwing days forever?. Learn how doing good deeds is a great way to make friends, even with the most unlikely people.

In this action-packed storybook, Wonder Woman races to the rescue of a group of aliens who find themselves far from home! Bonus: Includes full-color illustrations and stickers! When a group of strange space aliens crash lands on Earth, iconic Super Hero Wonder Woman steps up to the rescue! Wonder Woman-and the 3- to 7-year-old readers of this book-will quickly learn that it doesn't matter where you're from or what you look like, but who you are inside....

When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference or at least help a friend.

An American classic first published in 1985 by William Morrow and adapted into an Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules is among John Irving's most beloved novels. Set in rural Maine in the first half of the twentieth century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch-saint and obstetrician, founder and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Cloud's, ether addict and abortionist. It is also the story of Dr. Larch's favorite orphan,...

Looks at different ways to show kindness, including choosing kind words, giving compliments, and offering help without being asked.

Daniel is king for the day ... and he wants to be the best king he can. As he travels the neighborhood, he finds there's more to being roayl than wearing a crown. A good king looks for ways to be kind.

In this collection of essays, Gierach "reflects on what casting a line, waiting for bites beside a stream, or searching for good fishing spots can reveal about human nature. Pondering the power of place, he reflects on the pleasures of fishing close to home, where 'some of the things you know operate beneath the level of full consciousness.' While sharing an amusingly self-deprecating story of almost landing a muskie, Gierach observes that the one...