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Why read books? Because BOOKS open doors into other worlds, and other people's experiences of the world. They help us to see beyond our own point of view. And that is the basis of empathy.
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(Art: Mariusz Stawarski
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see tweet below for lovely book list. And here's a more cynical view.

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Today is Empathy allows us to understand the feelings of others - something more important now than ever before. Why do YOU think it is so important to show empathy to others? ❤️

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Today is & I’m sharing my recommendations of authors whose books have helped us to and stepping into someone else’s shoes.

After previously learning BSL, my fourth tweet’s aim is to raise awareness, understanding & empathy of deaf characters in books.

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in was a poignant and strangely moving one. School still closed, uncertain times around the world, but our community felt at its strongest. These are the books I read to our pupils.

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On Mrs Clary's favourite empathy reads are The Boy at the Back of the Class and Perfectly Norman

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Did you know that it's today? I always try to encourage kindness, compassion and empathy with illustrations, here is one of my favourites. https://t.co/yLSqYsncVv

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Today is and I would like to urge everyone who has kids to truly look at their own bookshelves and ask themselves how culturally and ethnically diverse their book collection is.
The end to racism starts on bookshelves. (1/4)

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Join , for her read-along of to celebrate

Lubna and Pebble are inseparable until a new refugee boy arrives in the world of tents who needs him more...

Watch now:
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To mark our librarian, Mrs Turrell, has shared this incredible link to 's Book Collection, with a wonderful book range for children aged 4-16. https://t.co/GpyF9X1Oo3. Mrs Turrell has also been sharing some of these books in library time.

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Happy Empathy Day! Let's listen and understand each other before we judge 💗 Illustration taken from my next picture book: The Peg People.

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Today is & I’m sharing my recommendations of authors whose books have helped us to by stepping into someone else’s shoes.

My next shout-out goes to whose books, especially these ones, characterise feelings in such an accessible way.

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The Unicorn Prince: the story of a girl who gives shelter to an injured unicorn & a family of homeless fairies. But will the privileged princes who seek her hand in marriage have the same empathy?

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Today is Books are one of the best ways we can raise a generation with excellent empathy skills. Here are some wonderful book lists:
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Empathy day live: https://t.co/jOeirw3tfx

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(1) Why not do one of the fantastic empathy building activities from their Family Activities Pack? https://t.co/B9cCiFFle5

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Today is Earlier this year we were delighted that Latvian children's poetry collection THE NOISY CLASSROOM was chosen for 's booklist. Illustrator Vivianna Maria Staņislavska created this special image for today.

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We're celebrating great for Empathy Day!

The Mega Magic Hair Swap by is a joyful and fun story about celebrating differences and loving yourself from head to toe.

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It's Empathy is our ability to understand others & feel their emotions, and it's never been more important for us to have empathy for each other. One of the best ways to do this is to Which are your favourite books for empathy? Here's some of ours!

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It’s and it really couldn’t be coming at a better time. I’ve always advocated the power of children’s books in developing empathy. Here are just a few of my personal favourites that I feel do just that.

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Picked 4 for empathy day. Could have chosen countless others. There's empathy to be explored in every book if you look for it and draw it out with children. So often, it's as much about *how* you read something as *what* you're reading.

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