Continuing my series of superb picture books about the kind of world we want to live in and to remind ourselves that people are inherently good, here is my list of ten great picture books on compassion:

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

Fox’s Garden by Princesse Camcam

How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham

Ladder to the Moon by Maya Soetoro-Ng, illustrated by Yuyi Morales

My Heart Will Not Sit Down by Mara Rockliff, illustrated by Ann Tanksley

The Passover Lamb by Linda Elovitz Marshall, illustrated by Tatjana Mai-Wyss

Red Kite, Blue Kite by Ji-li Jiang, illustrated by Greg Ruth

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead

Smoky Night by Eve Bunting, illustrated by David Diaz

Zen Ties by Jon J. Muth