Here are some books to check out for some deeper inspiration this year. As always, we try to support our local and independent book stores, so think about heading to your local book shop to purchase. As you buy a book, you keep a local business on the right track and help a community thrive. Find your indie bookstore.
Books focused on Kindness for Children
Be Kind! How to Build a Better World. by Sonia Sotomayor
Here We Are, by Oliver Jeffers
Be Kind, by Pat Zietlow Miller
Thank You, Omu!, Oge Mora
Harlem Grown, by Tony Hillery
Last Stop on Market Street, by Matt de la Pena
Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler
I Walk with Vanessa: A Picture Book Story about a Simple Act of Kindness by Kerascoet
Under the Lemon Moon, by Edith Hope Fine
Those Shoes, Maribeth Boelts
The Invisible Boy, Trudy Ludwig
Books focused on Kindness for Adults
The Little Book of Kindness: Everyday actions to change your life and the wold around you, by Bernadette Russell
Kindfullness, by Padraig O’Morain
The Music Shop, by Rachel Joyce
The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World, by Jamil Zaki
Wonder, by R. J. Palacio
A Simple Act of Gratitude: How Learning to say Thank You Changed my Life, by John Kralik
Simple Giving: Easy Ways to Give Everyday, by Jennifer Iocavelli
Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community, by Born this Way Foundation Reporters and Lady Gaga
Other Inspirational Books
A Rhythm of Prayer by Sarah Bessey
Fierce Love: A Bold Path to a Better Life and a Better World by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans with Jeff Chu
Breaking Old Rhythms: Answering the Call of a Creative God by Amena Brown
Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor
The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins
Year of Yes by Shonda Rimes
The Nature Fix by Florence Williams
The Wild Remedy: How Nature Mends Us by Emma Mitchell
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
Where to Begin by Cleo Wade
Professional Troublemaker by Luvvie Ajayi Jones
How to Carry Water: Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton by Lucille Clifton
The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
Do you have a suggestion for a book that women would love to read? The book does not have to be spiritual in nature, but we are hoping to include books, both fiction and non-fiction that will inspire. Please email doll.marcie@gmail.com with your suggestions.