Read for Empathy book collection announced

January 31st 2018

Get involved with Empathy Day with the newly announced Read for Empathy book collection from Empathy Lab, a set of 30 specially selected, empathy-boosting books that schools and libraries can use as a tool to build connections, and even challenge prejudices, amongst their young readers.

The Read for Empathy collection is as follows and you can order the collection with 20% off.

Leo by Mac Barnett

El Deafo by Cece Bell

Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce

Tender Earth by Sita Brahmachari

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Willy and the Cloud by Anthony Browne

Overheard in a Tower Block by Joseph Coelho

Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin

Grandad’s Island by Benji Davies

King of the Sky by Nicola Davies

Me and Mister P by Maria Farrer

The Song from Somewhere Else by AF Harrold

Here I am by Patti Kim

Sky Dancer by Gill Lewis

Lulu gets a Cat by Anna McQuinn

Perfectly Norman by Tom Percival

The Parrot and the Merchant by Rumi

Smart by Kim Slater

The Guggenheim Mystery by Robin Stevens

In my Heart by Jo Witek

The Road to Ever After by Moira Young

Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea by Morag Hood

The No.1 Car Spotter by Atinuke

15 Things Not to do with a Granny by Holly Sterling

The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Hargrave-Millwood

Can I Join your Club by John Kelly

Charlie and Me by Mark Lowery

My Name is Refugee by Kate Milner

You’re Safe with Me by Chitra Soundar

Ballerina by Michaela DePrince

Click our link to order and discover the difference the Empathy Lab books collection can make when placed in children’s hands. If you would like to learn more about Empathy Day (which takes place on June 12 2018), take a look at EmpathyLab’s website. You can also download our handy Read for Empathy PDF guide here.