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Empathy

30 books to boost empathy & combat societal divisions
5 Feb 2018

30 books to boost empathy & combat societal divisions

by Zoe | posted in: Playing by the book | 0

EmpathyLab has today announced the titles selected for their 2018 Read for Empathy Guide. These books, a great focus for Empathy Day on 12 June , have been chosen to strengthen children’s ability to understand other people’s feelings and perspectives, … Continued

Empathy
The Murderer’s Ape
23 Aug 2017

The Murderer’s Ape

by Zoe | posted in: Jakob Wegelius, Peter Graves | 4

Some stories silently put down roots in your imagination, catching you quite unawares when they finally blossom filling your head with dizzying and evocative swirls of surprise, excitement and intrigue. The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Wegelius, translated by Peter Graves … Continued

Adventure, Animals, Books in translation, Empathy, Friendship, India, Music, Sweden
Illustrators helping to build empathy
10 Jul 2017

Illustrators helping to build empathy

by Zoe | posted in: Aleksei Bitskoff, Elizabeth Laird, Kristof Devos, Kristyna Litten, Lieke van der Vorst, Mariajose Gajate Molina, Marika Pegoraro, Natalie Smillie, Pintachan | 4

I’m a big fan of the work the Empathy Lab does, using children’s books to nurture and extend empathy, and so I was very interested when I found out about a new EU/United Nations World Food Programme project bringing children’s … Continued

Empathy, Refugees

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