23 Empowering Children’s Books To Add To Your Bookshelf

Madeline inspires courage, bravery, and an enthusiasm for life. The main character in the story, Madeline, is a fearless girl who isn’t afraid of anything – whether it’s touching a mouse, getting a scar due to an appendix removal, or going near the big animals in the zoo. Even if she’s just a little girl, her fearlessness gives young readers an empowering feeling that they can do anything, that they shouldn’t be scared of the world.

Everyone gets excited about the first few days of school – meeting the teacher and making friends, especially. The teacher is busy doing all the wonderful things teachers do – preparing reading and math lessons and more – but doesn’t notice a problem in her classroom. Whoever thought that happy smiles would turn into frowns all because of a classroom bully? What will the teacher do? Note: I am suggesting this book because the child being bullied knew to speak up. He shared his concerns with this mom, and his teacher. He got them both to listen to him. Because of his strength and courage, the bully received help and the bullying stopped.

The teacher was shocked to learn that the girls were bickering amongst themselves. Pinching? Spitting? Pulling braided ponytails? Oh no! Could there be a bully in the learning group? Once the teacher realized the girls weren’t using their classroom manners, there just had to be a share-pair social skills lesson and discussion of how to get along, play fair, and care for one another. Come quickly, gather ’round — Crisscross applesauce, begs the teacher. Will the girls brainstorm solutions and mend their differences in time for recess? Note: I am suggesting this book because the teacher was ‘spot on’ in redirecting inappropriate behaviors in the classroom. She gathered her students to discuss appropriate ways to get along and interact with one another, and she allowed them to problem solve on their own.

This is a beautifully illustrated book about a (very) little girl who transforms her flaws into talents. Every little girl should be able to embrace their flaws, as characteristics that set us apart, and make us who we are.

This lovely collection is inspiring for adults, as well. Each book focuses on an important person in history and their successes. Buy a single book or the entire group, which comes in a box.

This wonderful and brilliant book answers so many questions that come across kids’ minds from an early age. Use it to spark their imagination and curiosity, while finding out some interesting facts.

ResQ’s motto–Saving One Animal at a Time– motivates the young naturalist and engineer on this non-stop thrilling adventure even as it educates the reader in science, geography, technology, natural history, and other disciplines. Author Eva Pell’s wide-ranging grasp of so many areas of interest ensures anyone an enlightening and empowering reading journey in this second book in the popular ResQ series.

Neurodiverse author and illustrator team up for sensory differences picture book. The vibration in her feet when she runs, the tap-tap-tap of her fork on the table at mealtime, the trickle of cool water running over her hands – these are the things that calm her jitters down. The brightly illustrated story follows a young girl with heightened sensory experiences through her day with fun, interactive sounds and motions. This book is for anyone who has ever felt the need for a wiggle, stomp or squeeze!

This book is simple, helpful, and attractive at the same time for young children. It delivers inspiration and motivation for young children and encourages them to believe in their dreams and takes them seriously so they can and will achieve them. The uniqueness of this book comes from its focusing on mental empowering by putting many positive ideas into children’s minds to makes them happy and more confident in life.

The way some children react to a person or animal with special needs can be disheartening. Sometimes using language that is hurtful, staring or sometimes even bullying. A Home for Sally empowers children with a disability to recognize and accept they are beautiful inside and out; regardless of what others may say about them.

The American Pediatric Association recommends children need a balance between screen time and other healthy activities. This quick reference book for parents and grandparents has over 350+ screen-free activities to give you fast substitutes to get them off digital games, tablets, laptops, TV, etc. and improve and expand their life. It also features some activities for children with handicaps, autism, Asperger, as well as teens.

A series that depicts famous figures as courageous kids that overcome unique and difficult challenges to improve their lives and the world around them.

When the Polish ghetto where she lives is evacuated, Halina narrowly escapes and makes her way to a secret encampment in the woods where Jews survive by living underground. Halina’s bravery is continually tested as the group struggles to obtain food and protect themselves from the encroaching Nazi army.

The inspiration of the stories of the six women in Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists, by Jeannine Atkins will catch the imagination of girls and boys who are attracted to nature. The greater themes of breaking out of traditional roles and pursuing your passions are swept into the charming pictures and biographies of these six award-winning naturalists.

In the delightful book, I Like Myself, by Karen Beaumont, kids get a fun and silly look into all the times to like yourself: always! The writing is engaging, and the pictures are vibrant and joyous. This book makes you want to dance and will inspire young children to, at all times, like themselves!

Matilda is a kind, extraordinary young girl, suddenly realises she has an exceptional ability with which to fight back on her daily struggles from a scary teacher and parents who don’t love her.

The story centres around a twelve-year-old boy who is somewhat of a social outcast and plagued by self-doubt and low confidence. The story is part of a planned trilogy and throws Timothy into a fantasy world where he is expected to be a hero. The story really draws on his self-doubt and lack of belief and journeys with him as he realises and ultimately reaches his own potential. The world he discovers is filled with magical creatures both familiar and newly created for the series and positive feedback has been received for the way in which the subjects are dealt with (attested in various reviews). The story was born from my own desire to give my own son a hero to look up to as he suffers with the core elements of the main character and I wanted to create an engaging story he could ultimately relate to.

They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel, this is a very good book for young ones. This is a story of how the same cat is seen by the other creatures in a different light. The book is full of illustrations and they tell a beautiful story as we read.

Reading Kidpreneurs has empowered our kids 5 and 8 years old and gave them the tools to launch their first business. Their virtual lemonade stand at MandMLemonade.com made over $4,000 in the first week. Half of the donations are going to the Food Banks and the other half to their college funds. Kidpreneurs has been an incredible resource for creating a dialogue around starting a business, following your passion, and understanding work in general. Maxim and Maya’s newfound love for entrepreneurship has been genuinely empowering, and they are just getting started.

This book encourages everyone to be who they wanted to be. It talks about a girl who would follow her dream until the end. Not only did she get what she wanted but she also paved the way for others. This book tackles gender equality and the importance of a support system especially for a child.

This book talks about the hardship and the eagerness of a young Malawian inventor and engineer who helped his community by creating a windmill to power electrical appliances and then a solar-powered water pump. As a child, he used to believe in magic but later on found out that this was not true. This is an inspirational true-to-life story.

I highly recommend bringing this book as a gift for your children, and other people’s children at birthday parties. I think that all children will love this book, because of its beautiful illustrations but most importantly is the idea that this book delivers for these young children; it teaches them positive ideas and affirmations along with each letter of the alphabet. Once they read this book, they will learn how to love and appreciate themselves and the idea of self-worth will be cultivated within their minds and souls as they grow up.

This book is a must-read for parents. It helps parents by creating a new method or a different approach to deal with their children day-by-day in a way that empowers them mentally and physically. The book is discussing different aspects of children’s life and spotting light on a critical point or issue; how to prepare your own children to be ready for that huge world outside, and how to EMPOWER them so they have the needed confidence and the sense of self-worth to handle the challenging situations out there. In addition to that, Danny the author has a simple and easily understood writing style, so I suggest reading this book with your children and ask them about their opinions and discuss with them the included thoughts in the book so you can create the most appropriate approach to empower your own children.