The Best Children’s Books About Values and Virtues

A zookeeper spends every day noticing what each animal needs — until the morning he wakes up too sick to come in.

A gentle bull faces the bullfights in Madrid. Will he stay true to himself?

A mysterious package changes a lonely man's life forever.

Everyone carries an invisible bucket, and everything you say either fills someone’s or empties it.

An emperor gives every child in the kingdom a seed and promises the throne to whoever grows the most beautiful flower.

A child tries to build something but it doesn't go as planned.

A panda's tales challenge three siblings' views on life and values.

Three tasks are set for a whole life — and the third one, making the world more beautiful, takes decades to work out.

A young girl struggles to connect with a new classmate who is shunned by their peers.

A young boy tries to get a pair of shoes he really wants, but they are too expensive, so he and his grandma try to find a cheaper alternative.

A tree gives a boy everything it has, one piece at a time, across an entire life.

A girl claims to own a hundred dresses, but classmates' ridicule leads to regret and a vow for change.

A pig befriends a spider who devises a plan to save his life from slaughter.

A boy risks everything to protect a runaway dog from its abusive owner.

A boy with a unique face faces school for the first time, seeking acceptance.