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30 Of The Best Books To Teach Children Empathy Since storytelling is such a powerful tool to communicate the human condition, we’ve created a list of 30 stories that do exactly that.

Teaching kids EQ is just as important and IQ:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/emeynardie/13-childrens-books-that-encourage-kindness-toward-26paw?utm_term=.cdJoJZo17 #.mszlXOlRp

Community Post: 13 Children's Books That Encourage Kindness Towards Others Kindness is one of the most important character traits, but sometimes kids need an extra reminder about the best ways to be kind to others or why kindness matters. These books provide that reminder...

Two classic childhood stories made into one! Beautifully illustrated and a brilliant idea!!

http://www.boredpanda.com/star-wars-characters-winnie-the-pooh-wookie-the-chew-james-hance/

Star Wars Characters Reimagined As Winnie The Pooh And Friends Florida based illustrator and artist James Hance just combined Star Wars with Winnie the Pooh. Titled “Wookie the Chew,” Hance's illustrations reimagine Chewbacca as Pooh Bear and Eeyore as an Imperial Walker, along other crossovers.

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/12/18/15-picture-books-that-support-childrens-spatial-skills-development/

15 Picture Books That Support Children’s Spatial Skills Development Spatially challenging picture books can help young children develop their ability to mentally manipulate objects, a skill connected to creative pursuits and STEM careers.

http://www.upworthy.com/8-changes-that-were-made-to-a-classic-richard-scarry-book-to-keep-up-with-the-times-progress?g=2

8 changes that were made to a classic Richard Scarry book to keep up with the times. Progress! Because a woman waiting to be rescued from a burning building isn't usually called "beautiful screaming lady."

Reading aloud to children and having them read aloud has even further benefits!!

Bedtime Stories for Young Brains Two new studies examine the unexpectedly complex interactions that happen when you put a small child on your lap and open a picture book.

What an innovative way to get kids to read!!

A barber gave free haircuts to kids, but first they had to read him a story. What a great way to bring a community together.

You can also add these to Little Boys' Bookshelves, too! :D

http://bust.com/12-empowering-children-s-books-to-add-to-little-girls-bookshelves.html

12 Empowering Children's Books To Add To Little Girls' Bookshelves The books we read as children can have a huge impact on the weird humans we eventually become. Our beliefs, aspirations, and morals can all be attributed to the colorful pages we excitedly soaked in during our youth. So, whether you're buying a book for ...

Literacy is so important and can change a person and his/her family's life! An understatement, I know. But ALL children should be encouraged to read and develop the habit of daily reading, especially when learning English (or other languages).
I'd like to be involved with this organization in one way or another when I'm back in Vancouver.

Spreading worldwide literacy and gender equality Instead of the usual formal sit-down event, Room to Read, a global non-profit organization focused on literacy, wants to start a discussion for change. To commemorate its 15th anniversary, the Vanc...

I still prefer bookbooks over Ebooks, for one thing they're easier on the eyes :)

Ikea's incredibly mockery of Apple. I can not stop laughing! This takes the prize as the year's... In a hilarious parody of Apple, IKEA launch its new catalog. This is so great I have no words

Having taught at a school with special needs children, I'm sad to say this happens a lot in Hong Kong and there's not enough people standing up for these kids. If you ever see this happen, I hope we can all be able to differentiate the difference between misbehaviour and autism and defend/treat special needs children and their parents with respect.

https://www.facebook.com/crsldbaltazar/posts/10152786466224864

When A Rude Diner Scolds An Autistic Child, It Brought Me To Tears A hidden camera show examines how people react when an angry restaurant customer chastises an autistic child and his family.