Hearts & Habitats Kindness on the Farm: 15 Heartwarming Tales About Being Kind for Children Ages 6-8 - A Social Emotional Learning Story C, Book 1, (Paperback)

<p><b>Fifteen warm farm stories that quietly teach kids what it really means to be kind.</b></p><p>For children ages 6 to 8 who are just learning that <b>kindness isn't only one thing</b>. Each story follows a different child and a different farm animal in a familiar, cozy setting - a cow, a runt piglet, a standoffish llama, an old turkey, a newborn lamb - as they discover what kindness looks like when it actually costs something.</p><p>It's noticing the neighbor's thirsty cow without being asked. It's waking up early so the smallest piglet gets fed. It's staying beside a frightened goat when there's nothing to fix, forgiving a friend who broke something you loved, and choosing to bottle-feed a lamb at 2 a.m. even when you don't feel like it.</p><p><b>Real animals, real farm chores, real feelings</b> - no magic, no talking animals, just kids and creatures who need each other. Every story quietly names one facet of kindness, then trusts the child to feel it - <i>never a lecture</i>.</p><p><b>Why parents, teachers, and counselors reach for this one: </b></p><ul><br><li><b>A read-aloud at five and six</b>, an independent read at seven to nine, and discussion-rich right through ten.</li><br><li><b>A "For the grown-ups" question</b> ends every story - ready for bedtime or the classroom circle.</li><br><li><b>Short, easy sentences</b> carry vivid words that stretch growing vocabularies.</li><br><li><b>Built around the five core social-emotional skills</b> educators teach.</li> <p> </p></ul><p><i>Book 1 of the <b>Hearts &amp; Habitats</b> series - every volume pairs a new animal world with a new life lesson, so the children who love this one will be ready for the next.</i></p>

• Hearts & Habitats Kindness on the Farm: 15 Heartwarming Tales About Being Kind for Children Ages 6-8 - A Social Emotional Learning Story C, Book 1, (Paperback)
• Author: Posy Barnes
• ISBN: 9798184233918
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-06-26
• Page Count: 156