Kindness with Confucius

Written by Duane Armitage and Maureen McQuerry · Illustrated by Robin Rosenthal

Book #5 in the Big Ideas for Little Philosophers series

Discover how kindness can guide us to wisdom and inspire young minds.

3.7 Goodreads · 32 ratings

22 pages· AD630L

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Bookroo's summary

Introduce young readers to Confucius's timeless wisdom on kindness. This engaging book explores how understanding our emotions can help us treat others with compassion. As children learn to connect their feelings with their actions, they embark on a journey of empathy and understanding. Will they discover the power of kindness to transform their world? Dive into this philosophical adventure and spark meaningful conversations about human connections.

From the publisher

Explore the importance of kindness with the youngest readers in a wonderfully accessible way. Even little children have big questions about life. Confucius believed always treating people with kindness can make us wise, and Kindness with Confucius brings his philosophy to the youngest thinkers. He believed we should use our own feelings as a guide to how to treat others. We feel good when people are kind to us and should want to make others feel that way. Emphasizing the importance of being in touch with your own emotions in order to be kind to others, this book will lead to inspiring conversations about human dynamics between people of all ages. Look for all six Big Ideas for Little Philosophers board books: Equality with Simone de Beauvoir, Happiness with Aristotle, Imagination with René Descartes, Kindness with Confucius, Love with Plato, and Truth with Socrates.

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