Short stories about kindness
In each of these stories somebody notices that someone else needs help, and then does something about it. The kindness is specific and small: carrots left out in the snow, a scarf the size of a squirrel, a drawing slipped into a mailbox.
Small acts are easier for kids to copy than big lessons, which is why these stories never stop to explain the moral.
14 free illustrated stories, each with a read-aloud button and questions to talk about after.
A Drop and a Beam
A tiny raindrop and a cheerful sunbeam meet over a droopy flower and learn they can help it more together than apart.
Ages 4 to 6 4 min read
Candle's Cozy Secret
A bright flashlight wants to feel warm like its friend the candle, so they go looking for all the kinds of warmth in a house.
Ages 4 to 6 4 min read
Chromatic's Magical Lines
Alani finds a green crayon that makes everything it draws come true, and the best thing she draws is a wheel for a friend's broken toy car.
Ages 4 to 6 5 min read
Kaelo's Cozy Knits
Kaelo the yeti knits warm things for all his friends, and when he spots a shivering squirrel he makes the smallest scarf of all.
Ages 4 to 6 4 min read
Kaktus's Cozy Hug
A little cactus wants a hug more than anything, and two friends find a soft, clever way to give him one.
Ages 4 to 6 3 min read
Kazimir's Singing Spells
Every spell Kazimir the witch casts turns into a song, which seems like a problem until a lost little creature needs to find its way home.
Ages 4 to 6 5 min read
Orrin and the Big Sea
Orrin the lighthouse is afraid of the sea, and on a stormy night a girl named Aria climbs all the way up to help him shine.
Ages 4 to 6 4 min read
The Annual Query
In Oakhaven everyone gets one question answered truthfully each year. Chloe asks about her lost ribbon, and Leo saves his question for something bigger.
Ages 8 to 10 6 min read
The Bridge-Builder Troll
Ben meets a troll by the river who does not guard bridges at all. He draws them, and then he builds one just for Ben.
Ages 4 to 6 3 min read
The Mailbox's Dreamy Delivery
Aiko's friend Postwick is a mailbox who delivers dreams to sleeping children, and one night his dream power needs a spark.
Ages 4 to 6 4 min read
The Market of Common Ground
A secret market appears in an alley when two strangers need the same thing, and Sophie and John both need the very last copper gear.
Ages 8 to 10 8 min read
The Marshmallow Rain Day
Soft marshmallows start falling from the sky, and Anya and Javier decide the best thing to do with a basket of them is share.
Ages 4 to 6 3 min read
The Rainy Day Tunnel
On a bored, rainy afternoon, a little moss creature leads Maya and Leo to a glowing tunnel that only appears in the rain.
Ages 4 to 6 5 min read
The Snowy Footprints
River and Moss follow a trail of mystery footprints across a snowy yard and find a hungry bunny at the end of it.
Ages 4 to 6 4 min read
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