CHARACTER COUNTS!

Patience
Book recommendations for character education from The Teachers' Place

Elementary School

At the Crossroads
by Rachel Isadora
South African children gather to welcome home their fathers who have been away for several months working in the mines.

Hard to Be Six
by Arnold Adoff
A six-year-old boy who wants to grow up fast learns a lesson about patience from his grandmother.

Michael and the Cats
by Barbara Abercrombie
On a visit to his aunt and uncle, Michael is delighted by their two cats but must learn the proper way to make friends with them.

The Carrot Seed
by Ruth Krauss
illustrated by Crockett Johnson
Everyone tells a small boy that the carrot seed he has planted will never grow, but his patience is rewarded.

When Will I Read?
by Miriam Cohen
Impatient to begin reading, a first-grader doesn't realize that there is more to reading than books.

Resources for Teachers

Books that Build Character: A Guide to Teaching Your Child Moral Values Through Stories
by William Kilpatrick
Recommended books to help combat moral illiteracy and build a child's character.

Children's Literature for All God's Children
by Virginia Thomas
Recommended children's books that express faith, belief, theology, and Christian principles.

Literature-Based Moral Education: Children's Books & Activities for Teaching Values, Responsibility & Good Judgment In the Elementary School
by Linda Leonard Lamme
Reviews children's book in the context of nine values important in a child's moral development, and integrates learning ideas and activities for classroom, library, or home use.

The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
by William J. Bennett
Well-known works including fables, folklore, fiction, drama, and more, by such authors as Aesop, Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and Baldwin, are presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.