picture books to support the theme of compassion  

Cherry Pie by Gretel Killeen 

Dogger by Shirley Hughes

 Rose Blanche, by Roberto Innocenti
Let the celebrations begin, by Margaret Wild.
The colour of home, by Mary Hoffman.

 'The Red Tree' by Shaun Tan - there is so much
to see and discuss with this book.  

'Old Pig' (aging/death); 

'Jim'sLion' (serious illness); 

Morimoto's 'Thousand paper cranes'.

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