When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.

In 1944, while her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret gets a new view of the school bully Gordy when she finds him hiding his own brother, an army deserter, and decides to help him.

Provides coping advice using sewing metaphors as a little boy discovers his favorite toy in pieces and tries to put it back together.

An evocative picture book intended to foster reconciliation among children and encourage them to show each other love and support.

Explores many aspects of love that can help one weather any storm, including that love is comfort, effort, connection, and taking care of oneself.

"Encourages us to be tender with ourselves and others, and to open our hearts to the world . . . celebrates connection, compassion, and life"--Publisher.

Two solitary children living in two different apartment buildings have nothing in common except compassion for an old man and his dog.

A picture book exploring the idea of ubuntu--a concept of shared humanity, compassion, and oneness.

Monday with a mad genius: Jack and Annie travel 500 years back in time to Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness. Dark day in the deep sea: When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their...

After Claire's friend Molly is mean to her, Claire's fuzzy pink pig, Pigalina, teaches her words that not only make her feel better, they help her be more compassionate toward others.