Harry The Happy Mouse

Reach for this book when your child is struggling with the concept of how their individual actions affect others, or when you want to encourage a habit of proactive kindness. It is a gentle, rhythmic story about Harry, a mouse who helps a friend in need and sets off a chain reaction of generosity throughout the countryside. Through these simple interactions, children learn that even the smallest gesture can have a big impact on a whole community. Appropriate for toddlers through early elementary schoolers, this story uses repetitive, comforting language and charming illustrations to model social-emotional intelligence. It is an ideal choice for a bedtime wind-down or a classroom setting where you want to foster a culture of looking out for one another. It transforms the abstract idea of paying it forward into a concrete, easy-to-follow visual journey.