Throughout 2025, we asked our community and social media following to recommend the children’s books that helped shape their view on values. Here is the list of fiction books that sparked curiosity and nurtured values from the very first page.
This list wasn’t shaped by votes or rankings. Each book has been chosen on its own merits, so don’t read too much into the order — every title here is worth your time.
- Oh, The Places You’ll Go – Dr. Seuss
- The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein
- A Sick Day for Amos McGee – Philip C. Stead
- War Horse – Michael Morpurgo
- Have You Filled a Bucket Today? – Carol McCloud
- Lost and Found – Oliver Jeffers
- The Butterfly Lion – Michael Morpurgo
- The Lion Who Wanted to Love – Giles Andreae
- The Lion Inside – Rachel Bright
- Tisha and the Blossom – Wendy Meddour
- The Circles All Around Us – Brad Montague
- The Colour Monster – Anna Llenas
- The Heart and the Bottle – Oliver Jeffers
- The Merky Mess – Adrienne Christin
- Stormy Normy Finds His Forever Home – Leisa Rennie (2-part series)
- Kingdom of Quince – Oana-Florina Chenderes
- Between Tik and Tok – Louise Greig
- The Accidental Adventures of Jack Potts – Suzanne Furness
- The Bumble Bee and the Frog – Chelsea Noel
- Two Giraffes – Chelsea Noel
- Orange Banana Banana Why Are You Orange? – Chelsea Noel
- Mom’s Cloud and the Beach Adventure – Kendall Concini
Our list of fiction books can be viewed here. Our Non-Fiction list is also available here.
