Life can be hard. A good book can be warm and inviting. Are you looking for a book to share with your child that highlights friendship and kindness? Books that warm your heart. Books that inspire love for others. Isn’t it nice when life gets hard, you can escape into a book?
I’d love to hear your suggestions of books that have a message about the importance of love, friendship, and family too! Here are some of my favorite heart warming books. Some may be new to you, some are classics, but they are all treasures!
Picture Books that Touch Your Heart
All the World by Liz Scanlon
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Koala Lou by Mem Fox
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Burton
No Matter What (Send-A-Story) by Debi Gliori
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (paperback) by Eileen Spineli
Someday by Alison McGhee
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Palaco
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman
You Are Special by Max Lucado
You Are My Work of Art by Sue DiCicco
Chapter Books that Touch Your Heart
Note: Please respect your child’s emotional maturity. If your child is reading at a higher grade level, the content needs to be reviewed for social and emotional issues. Click here for sites that review books for kids. The grade level listed next to each book is not the reading level, it is an approximate target age for emotional maturity.
The Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set by L.M. Montgomery (3rd grade)
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (3rd grade)
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (1st grade)
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick (4th grade)
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel (Preschool/Kindergarten)
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (7th grade)
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (3rd grade)
Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (3rd grade)
The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo (3rd grade)
To Kills a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (7th grade +)
For Adults or Family Reading
*The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
*The Christmas Jar by Jason Wright
*Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman (Books for every area: Couples, Adults, Military, Singles, Teens and Children)
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
What a fun list! Can’t wait to check some of these out 🙂 There are a few I hadn’t heard of yet
Thanks @Rachel! I certainly appreciated your contributions!