Social Awareness Books for 1st Grade

First graders are ready to practice perspective-taking in more complex scenarios. These books present situations where characters have different feelings about the same event — building the foundation for genuine empathy.

980 books

Meant to Be

Jo Knowles

Ages 4–11

Big Cat, Little Cat

Elisha Cooper

Ages 4–11

An Elephant and Piggie Book #18

My New Friend Is So Fun!

Mo Willems

Ages 6–9

Like the Moon Loves the Sky

Hena Khan

Ages 4–11

Sneaky Pony Series #4

Keeker and the Springtime Surprise

Hadley Higginson

Ages 4–8

Amos McGee #2

A Snow Day for Amos McGee

Philip C. Stead

Ages 4–11

My Little Pony

My Little Pony: Welcome to the Crystal Empire!

Olivia London

Ages 4–11

The Berenstain Bears #5

The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

Ages 3–7

Beany #3

Beany and the Meany

Susan Wojciechowski, Susanna Natti

Ages 6–9

Mis Amigos

Taro Gomi

Ages 4–11

Big Sister, Little Sister

LeUyen Pham

Ages 4–11

Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls #1

Moving Day

Meg Cabot

Ages 7–10

The Lost Flower Children

Janet Taylor Lisle

Ages 4–11

Jude Banks, Superhero

Ann Hood

Ages 4–11

The Goblin Baby

Lauren A. Mills

Ages 4–11

Where the Water Takes Us

Alan Barillaro

Ages 4–11

My Grandma and Me

Mina Javaherbin

Ages 4–11

Go With the Flow

Look on the Bright Side

Lily Williams, Karen Schneemann

Ages 4–11

Because You're Lucky

Irene Smalls

Ages 4–11

Dear Papa

Anne Ylvisaker

Ages 4–11