Monthly Values Books

Each month, our PK-2 school focuses on a different value to help with character development. Each value is introduced through a school-wide read aloud. Below you will find the books we have used for each value.

Kindness – September

The Kindest Red (Muhammad and Ali)
Be Kind (Miller)

Honesty – October

Pangolin Tells the Truth (Beatty)
Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie (Rankin)

Gratitude – November

Here and Now (Denos)
Gracias / Thanks (Mora)

Patience – December

Just SNOW Already! (McWilliam)
Tofu Takes Time (Wu)

Cooperation – January

Packs: Strength in Numbers (Salyer)
The One Day House (Durango)

Respect – February

Can I Give You a Squish? (Neilson)
What If Everybody Did That? (Javernick)

    Responsibility – March

    The Lumberjack’s Beard (Beedie)
    How to Apologize (LaRochelle)

    Determination

    She’s Got This (Hernandez)
    After the Fall (Santat)

    Empathy

    Not Little (Myers)
    You, Me, and Empathy (Sanders)

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