Purpose-Giving Children's Stories
How do you give your granny a hug when she lives far away? Send it through the mail, of course!
Owen’s hug travels across the country in a series of hilarious, sometimes awkward, always heartfelt embraces between animals of different shapes and sizes.
My 6 year old daughter loved this book so much, she asked me to read it again as soon as I finished!
Kindness
Fiction
AR Reading Level 3.9
AR Point .5
Word Count 266
The more you practice sharing, the easier it is to understand fractions!
Kindness
Fiction
AR Reading Level 1.9
AR Point .5
Word Count 266
Wonderful book about helping friends, hard work, and finding contentment.
Empathy and Kindness
Fiction
AR Reading Level 3.8
AR Point .5
Word Count 915
Oscar, who is blind, teaches Lucy how to read his Braille book.
Patience
Fiction
AR Reading Level 1.1
AR Point .5
Word Count 120
A mouse’s courage pays off in a most unexpected way, transforming the offending birthmark into a badge of honor.
Courage
Fiction
AR Reading Level 3.4
AR Point .5
Word Count 744
Adventure on the high seas!
WHAM! The Pliny jolts as if Black Beard himself has just punched her in the belly. Pedro and I slide and smack–bang–into the bulwark.
“We’re grounded,” cries the first mate. “We’ve hit a shoal!”
In May of 1882, a large steamship ran aground off the coast of New Jersey. Elisa Carbone imagines what it was like for two boys on that ship: waking up in the middle of the night, waves crashing over the side, the storm too big to lower the lifeboats. And then the flashing of light from shore–the surfmen, true “heroes of the surf,” come to rescue them. The award-winning author’s meticulous research combined with Nancy Carpenter’s spectacular illustrations make this thrilling adventure on the high seas one not to be missed!
Courage
Fiction
AR Reading Level 3.8
AR Point .5
Word Count 1881
One of the greatest joys I get comes from reading to my children.
But not just reading any story, certain stories.
Notable stories.
Stories that encourage, enlighten, inspire, influence and build awareness.
Stories that get us talking as a family.
We want to share these stories with you and hope you will share your stories with us.
My name is Christy and I have been enjoying every minute of digging for great stories and reading to my kids for 11 years. My oldest is 11, and now our fifth- is 6 six weeks.
In this conquest for great stories, Joeli, my sister has been right there with me. Although she’s in Oklahoma and I’m in Florida, together we have read thousands of children’s stories– always on the lookout for the next great one. Our excitement over finding a fantastic story never lessens.
“You’re the same today as you’ll be in five years except for the people you meet and the books you read” Charlie Jones
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