Empathy Reads for Empathy Day

This Empathy Day, Libraries NI invites young readers to explore stories that open hearts and minds.

We’ve put together a carefully chosen collection of books for ages 3 to 16 that encourage kindness, understanding, and seeing the world through someone else’s eyes.

Explore the full collection below

The Last Dragon by Polly Ho-Yen

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Rune: the tale of a thousand faces by Carlos Sánchez

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Destiny Ink by Adeola Sokunbi

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Angel of Grasmere by Tom Palmer

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Norah's Ark by Victoria Williamson

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Bird Boy by Catherine Bruton

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Nina Peanut is Amazing by Sarah Bowie

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The 10 p.m. Question by Kate De Goldi

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Flora Stormer and the Golden Lotus by Isabella Harcourt

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Tosh's Island by Linda Sargent and Joe Brady

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King of Nothing by Nathanael Lessore

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Homebody: An Ode to an Abode by Theo Parish

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The Fights That Make Us by Sarah Hagger-Holt

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The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

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Northern Soul by Phil Earle

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