Empathy Day Stories That Help Us See Things Differently

Stories That Help Us See Things Differently

Some stories stay with you. Not because they’re like your life, but because they’re not.

As part of Empathy Festival this June, Libraries NI is highlighting a selection of books that encourage young readers to see the world through someone else’s eyes, explore different experiences, and connect with perspectives beyond their own.

If you’re looking for something thoughtful, uplifting or simply a story that encourages us to pause and think differently, these recommendations are a great place to start.

Dance Just Like So By Annemarie Anang And Natelle Quek

Dance Just Like So! by Annemarie Anang

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Bumble & Snug And The Jealous Giants By Mark Bradley

Bumble and Snug and the Jealous Giants by Mark Bradley

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The Playdate By Uje Brandelius & Clara Dackenberg Translated By Nichola Smalley

The Playdate by Uje Brandelius

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The Hideysaurus By Rachel Bright, Chris Chatterton

The Hideysaurus by Rachel Bright

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When I Am Kind Illustrated By Paula Bowles

When I Am Kind by Paula Bowles

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Where By Jordan Collins Illustrated By Phil Lesnie

Where? by Jordan Collins

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Twigs And Stones By Joy Cowley

Twigs and Stones by Joy Cowley

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On The Wall By Anne Fine

On the Wall by Anne Fine

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This Is Us By Emily Hamilton

This is Us: The Story of a Family by Emily Hamilton

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This Is Us By Emily Hamilton

My Life on Fire by Cath Howe

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Jamie By L.D. Lapinski

Jamie by L. D. Lapinski

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The Bird Thief By Rachel Keating Illustrations By Naomi Bennet

The Bird Thief by Rachel Keating

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The Cat Who Couldn't Be Bothered By Jack Kurland

The Cat Who Couldn’t Be Bothered by Jack Kurland

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Gordon The Meanest Goose On Earth By Alex Latimer

Gordon, The Meanest Goose On Earth By Alex Latimer

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Our Story Starts In Africa Written By Award Winning Author, Patrice Lawrence Illustrated By Jeanetta Gonzales

Our Story Starts in Africa by Patrice Lawrence

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Grandpa Kuma By Michelle Maiden

Grandpa Kuma by Michelle Maiden

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Best Of All Worlds By Kenneth Oppel

Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel

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What Feelings Do When No One's Looking By Tina Oziewicz ; Illustrated By Aleksandra Zajac

What Feelings Do When No One's Looking By Tina Oziewicz; Illustrated By Aleksandra Zajac

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Angel Of Grasmere By Tom Palmer

Angel of Grasmere by Tom Palmer

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The Wrong Shoes By Tom Percival

The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival

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Bobby Bains Plays A Blinder Bali Rai Illustrated By Daniel Duncan

Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder by Bali Rai

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Jakub's Otter Coral Rumble Illustrations By Twink

Jakub's Otter by Coral Rumble

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Land Of The Last Wildcat Lui Sit Illustrated By David Dean

Land of the Last Wildcat by Lui Sit

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Troll Frances Stickley & Stefano Martinuz

Troll by Frances Stickley

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Sidney And Carrie Have A Party By Lisa Thompson Illustrated By Jess Rose

Sidney and Carrie Have a Party by Lisa Thompson

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The Missing Bunny Holly Webb Illustrated By Antonia Woodward

The Missing Bunny by Holly Webb

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It's OK To Say No Molly Potter Illustrated By Sarah Jennings

It's Ok To Say No by Molly Potter

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All Brains Are Wonderful Written By Scott Evans, The Reader Teacher Expert Advice From Dr Rachel S.H. Williams Illustrated By The Boy Fitz Hammond

All Brains Are Wonderful by Scott Evans

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Red Sky In The Morning, Poet's Warning Alex Wharton Illustrated By Ian Morris

Red Sky in the Morning, Poet's Warning by Alex Wharton

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This Is Not A Small Voice Poems By Black Poets Selected By Traci N. Todd Illustrated By Jade Orlando

This is Not a Small Voice: Poems by Black Poets by Traci N. Todd

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Star By Michaela Morgan

Star! by Michaela Morgan

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