Central Kansas Library System

When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.

As a big storm approaches, two strangers arrive in the forest. All the animal families, safe in their homes, are worried, unsure of their motives. So they all turn them away when they ask for shelter, and the strangers are left to fend for themselves. But then the fox family is suddenly forced out into the storm, and they must ask these outsiders for help. Will they find it in their hearts to give it? A timeless - and timely - story about generosity,...

"Everyone in town knows that Cowboy Larry is the clumsiest cowboy in the west. And when he's down, they couldn't care less. Tag along as Cowboy Larry shows those careless cowpokes how to be Compassionate Cowboys."-- back cover.

When an energetic child inadvertently upsets one of his classmates, everyone is reminded that it is important to take responsibility for a mistake, and it is equally important to be ready to forgive. Includes information about apologies and forgiveness.

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference of a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.

Frightened by news of angry people around the world, a young girl gets her parents' help in learning to be compassionate and brave a little at a time.

"To remember you are never alone is something every person needs. Empathy and compassion are the foundation of community. Reach out in kindness wherever possible it may be the one act that changes someone's life."--Jacket flap "Elu is kind. She has a gift. She can see and feel another person's pain. Through her grace, friendship, and understanding, the burden of what another carries is lifted. Love heals. Join Elu in a heartwarming journey of compassion."--Back...

A humorous story of a kind-hearted trekker who gets lost inside a forest for days, ultimately to come out a wiser man, having found the true meaning of life and a great lesson to cherish. Nestor, an amiable trekker, loses his way on his trek and ends up inside a forest. He is hungry and tired, and is afraid of the darkness and wild animals. However much he tries, he fails to find his way back home, and finally, loses all hopes of ever getting out...