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12 Meaningful and Educational Books for Kids
Books can have such an impact on children’s lives, and finding books that are both educational and meaningful can sometimes seem like a difficult task.
But we’re here to help! This list of 12 meaningful and educational books for kids is perfect if you are looking for a read aloud to build classroom community and help your children develop social-emotional skills, compassion, empathy, and more. There are many wonderful books out there but here are a handful of our favorites!
*Pair with our Social-Emotional Pocket Chart Activities!
These 12 meaningful and educational books for kids make perfect additions to any home or classroom library. They have great illustrations, fantastic messages, and they’re something that your kids are sure to want to read over and over again!
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are
This is such a wonderful story that empowers children to always do the right thing and be proud of themselves, even when they are faced with someone as challenging as Ralph.
My Mouth Is a Volcano!
This story provides parents, teachers, and counselors with an entertaining way to teach children the value of respecting others.
It reinforces the idea of listening and waiting for their turn to speak.
What If Everybody Did That?
Remember that saying, “If your friend jumps off of a bridge, are you going to do it too?” That’s the topic that this super smart book handles. This book helps to teach this concept in a child-friendly way and shows the consequences of thoughtless behavior.
But It’s Not My Fault!
Join Noodle, the main character, on his journey as he learns not to blame others or try to find fault; but instead practices accepting responsibility, and turns his very rough day into a very good NEW day!
I Just Don’t Like the Sound of No!
Does your child like the word “no?” Well, who does!? This book teaches your child how to accept “No” for an answer. It also teaches how to disagree appropriately with teachers and parents alike.
I Just Want to Do It My Way!
This fun-filled illustrative book will help children learn how to stay on task and ask for help when needed.
It shows that there are better choices than simply doing things the way they want to do (following directions).
Martin Learns to Share
This is a fabulous book that helps children to understand the importance of sharing feelings and toys with their friends. It also reinforces the importance of being open and honest with each other.
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others
This book covers the delicate topic of what it is to see someone else being bullied and how to speak up for them. It also explores how to find out if you’re actually being the bully.
Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners
This adorable book highlights how to be a good friend and neighbor – simply follow The Golden Rule! Plus, it also touches on the topic of how physical appearances shouldn’t stop people from being friends.
The Judgmental Flower
This delightful book helps to teach children about building friendships and relationships without stressing about their differences from each other.
The Most Magnificent Thing
This is a wonderful book that teaches children how to deal with frustrations. It also shows how to not give up on projects they have started.
How to Be a Friend
As children grow, they may have questions about how to be a good friend and what makes a good friend. This book is super fun, lighthearted, and tackles an important subject for children to learn.
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Little fairy tale
Pavel Zalessky
Fairy tale for children and their parents.
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The text contains: fairy tale, cats, brownie
Full text 241 page
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Vovka, Inca and Herod the rooster
Natalya Alferova Vovka's first vacation in his life begins with troubles: they are going to send him to the village to his great-grandmother for the whole summer, and there are few children, no computer and a rooster ... more
The text contains: fairy tale characters, adventures and humor, a fairy tale for children and their parents
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Dachshund Inkblot and magic flute
Pavel Linitsky
How to defeat an evil sorcerer and an army of turkeys, if all you have is four paws, a tail and shaggy black ears? Luckily, the dachshund Klyaksa is helped by the wit.
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Text contains: fairy tale, dog, magic
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Dancers with the wind
Yulia Shevchenko
Two children at the heart of a nascent war. One is the son and heir of the duke, the second is a wanderer who was brought into this world by curiosity. Now they are together - one life... more
Text contains: dragons, children, other worlds
Full text 91 page
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About a lost mitten, hot tea and a New Year's miracle
Olga Goryshina
Aunt Masha, an experienced janitor, found a mitten and wrote an ad on the front door, not thinking that fairy-tale guests would come to her lonely apartment on December 31 and bring new.
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The text contains: new year, family, miracle
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Fairy tales
Zelena Kryzh (Elena Kryzhanovskaya)
Fairy tales for different ages, not quite for children. Why does a person need fairy tales? ... In fact, it is very important how everyone answers this question for himself. For me personally... more
The text contains: adventure, magic, humor
Full text 577 page
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Abarabum
Yulia Doronina
The main character helps people who ask for help, fairy tales about the adventures of Abarabum, who calls himself a miracle.
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The text contains: fairy tales
In progress: 09 Jan 8 page
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Miracles of Christmas stars
Maria Vilenskaya
This amazing story happened many years ago, when our mom and dad were small and lived in the District, behind the winding river Vilnale. And Zarechye is one of the s... more details
The text contains: fairy tales, fairy-tale characters and creatures
Full text 139 page
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How Baba Yaga sent Koshchei for Peas
Motya Gubina
The work is finished! The first New Year in the life of a married couple is very important.
Especially if he is Koschei the Immortal, and she is Baba Yaga. And if they need to cook Olivier... read more
The text contains: love, koschey, yaga
Full text 7 page
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Royal title in pictures
Vadim Nesterov (Sergey Volchok)
For how many carts of silver did Russia buy Kyiv from Poland? Why did the African lion become the symbol of the northern city of Vladimir, and why does it have an iron crown - one of the tri... more details
The text contains: history, royal title, emblems of ancient lands
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- Children's literature nine0010 Flower story, or Dreams come true Tatyana Tikhomirova 142
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Parasolnik's New Year's wish
Ulyana Grin
Sometimes the most fantastic wishes come true on New Year's Eve.
Especially the ones you make for others! ... more
The text contains: urban fantasy, fairy tale, New Year express
Full text 10 page
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Children's fairy tales. Dragon Adventures.
Natasha Cherman
My children liked it. I hope it will be useful to someone. Cautionary stories about little dragons about their adventures and tricks. Each adventure is a separate story... more
Text contains: magical animals, friendship, adventure
Full text 17 page
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Sleeping handsome man
Olga Yaroshinskaya
Two fairy godmothers gave Nastenka beauty and good luck.
But what if the third fairy gives the girl an unusual gift - mind?0011
Full text 5 page
4606 159
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Wandering in mirrors
Irina Muravieva
When Marie inherited the family business, she had no idea how things could turn out. Now, together with her friend Carl, she has to go through many... more
The text contains: magic, love, adventure
Full text 244 page
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Residents of the Knitted Kingdom
Olga Buykova
Life in fairy kingdoms is already a little magical, and on Christmas days real adventures happen - with heroes (positive and not so good), with a prince.
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Full text 8 page
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Grandson of Father Frost
Olga Goryshina
The sister asks Santa Claus for a pony as a gift, but the parents decide that the daughter has outgrown the toys and write a fake letter supposedly from Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden. The brother decides to use... more
The text contains: New Year, family, Father Frost and Snow Maiden. nine0011
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Arrival of the Dragons
Marina Eshli
"Potter Princess". The princess had read in books that princes should not despair under any circumstances. There was no mention of princesses in the books, but she suspected.
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The text contains: dragons, resilient heroes, princess
Full text 134 page
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Academy of Magic
Sasha Sych
New Year, Christmas is a time of joy and magic. Everyone, big and small, is waiting for a miracle. A good miracle must be properly prepared. And where can you learn this... more
The text contains: fairies, fairy-tale characters, magic nearby
Full text 9 page
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Katya, Bagel and other adventures in time.
Lumara Che
An evil sorceress, greedy for someone else's time, lures the girl Katya to the island of dreams, where she tries to rob her.
Talking cats and inhabitants of the island help the girl, but... more details
The text contains: fairy tale, girl, cats
Full text 112 page
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Unlike witchcraft
© Anchutka
Is it good or bad to be a witch? Vasilisa is forced to ask herself such a question. A girl lives in a small town in the Thirtieth Kingdom with her stepmother and her daughters, she is bored... more
The text contains: intrigue and mystery, magic and adventure, fairy tale characters
Full text 76 page
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Children's literature is a section of books intended for children up to about twelve or fourteen years of age. The characteristic features of this genre are small volume, simplicity of text and recognizable elements.
Most often, stories, fairy tales and poems act as children's literature. But in addition, there are full-fledged series of novels written for older children, for example in the genre of adventure or even fantasy. nine0011
Features of books in the genre Children's literature in 2020
The genre of children's literature is one of the oldest in literature. Numerous folklore tales, epics, stories originate from the depths of centuries, and this is an undoubted part of children's books. Many works were passed down from generation to generation orally, and only in the seventeenth century they began to be recorded and published in small collections. Books of children's literature are in demand not only among children (and their parents), but also among teenagers and even adults who have decided to escape from the gray everyday life. For many, good children's stories are an excellent opportunity to plunge into childhood and nostalgic about it. Here it is worth highlighting the section of works in which famous books written for adults are revised and adapted for children's perception.
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Children, teenagers or fairy-tale creatures are the heroes of the works most often. They get into dangerous situations, from which their parents or friends help them get out, and at the end, morality and conclusions are fairly transparently summed up so that the children learn such a lesson. It is on the example of the heroes of children's books that children are given a simple explanation why you can’t poke your fingers into a socket, you need to study, or eat porridge in the morning. Children's books contain many bright pictures, the purpose of which is to attract and hold the attention of a restless child for as long as possible. Children's literature can be conditionally divided into several categories - educational books, such as the alphabet and primer, bedtime books, mostly fairy tales and fantasy books for older children, poems and poems - easy-to-learn texts designed for the comprehensive development of the child . Children's literature is characterized by simplicity and kindness of narration, and the characters are pure in heart.
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