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Books on Character Traits

in Elementary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

Respect

To respect is to show honor for the worth of someone or something. The following books illustrate either respect for others or respect for oneself:

Butterworth, William; Leroy and the Old Man

Byars, Betsy; The House of Wings

Cohen; No Good in Art

MacLachlan, Patricia; Sarah Plain and Tall

Mathis, Sharon Bell; The Hundred Penny Box

Rathman; Ruby the Copy Cat

Mathis, Sharon Bell; The Hundred Penny Box

Stone; I’m Glad I’m Me

Responsibility

The following books illustrate being able to count on, depend on, and trust:

Abolafia, Yoossi; Harry in Trouble

Brown, Marc; Arthur’s Pet Business

Dahlstedt; The Terrible Wave

Day, A.; Frank and Ernest

Gardiner, John; Stone Fox

Green, Norma; The Hole in the Dike

Hoban, Lillian; Awful Thursday

Wells, Rosemary; Fritz and the Mess Fair

Cooperation

The following books are good examples of working together for a common purpose:

Berson, Harold; Pop Goes the Turnip

Brenner, Barbara; Mr. Tall and Mr. Small

Brett, Jan; Berlioz the Bear

Brown, Marcia Wise; Stone Soup

Ernst, Lisa Campbell; Zinna and Dot

Evans; A Bundle of Sticks

Galdone, Paul; The Little Red Hen

Hoban. Lillian; A Bargain for Frances

Lionni, Leo; Swimmy

Lord, John Vernon; The Giant Jam Sandwich

Mitchell, Margarie King; Uncle Jed’s Barbershop

Silverman, Erica; The Big Pumpkin

Compassion

The following books are good examples of showing concern or sympathy for others:

Alden, Raymond; Why the Chimes Rang

Avi; Nothing But the Truth

Carlson, Natalie; A Brother for the Orphelines

Clymer; My Brother Steve

Cohen, M.; Molly’s Pilgrim

Fritz, Jean; The Cabin Faced West

Herold, Maggie R.; A Very Important Day

Kennedy, Richard; The Contests at Cowlick

Lewis, C. S.; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Maestro, Betsy; Coming to America

McGuire, Leslie; This Farm is a Mess

O’Brian, Robert; Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Peck, Robert N.; Soup and Me

Pfeffer, Susan; Kid Power

White, E. B.; The Trumpet of the Swan

Williams, Margery; The Velveteen Rabbit

– Gene Bedley

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