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humility

Books about humility for readers of all ages.

Cover of The proud piglet

The proud piglet

Lucy Daniels

Ages 6–10pridehumility

Cover of The North Wind and the Sun

The North Wind and the Sun

Margaret Nash

Ages 4–8kindnesscooperation

Cover of Singing sisters

Singing sisters

Katherena Vermette

Ages 7–12sisterhoodfamily

Cover of A dozen silk diapers

A dozen silk diapers

Melissa Kajpust

Ages 3–8nativitygenerosity

Cover of The little hills of Nazareth

The little hills of Nazareth

Bijou Le Tord

Ages 3–8nativityanimals

Cover of The Very Boastful Kangaroo

The Very Boastful Kangaroo

Bernard Most

Ages 3–8humilityboasting

Cover of Lola knows a lot

Lola knows a lot

Jenna McCarthy

Ages 4–8confidencelearning

Cover of The proud and fearless lion

The proud and fearless lion

Ann Cartwright

Ages 4–8pride and vanitybullying

Cover of The emperor's new groove

The emperor's new groove

Disney Enterprises

Ages 5–10friendshipkindness

Cover of The king has horse's ears

The king has horse's ears

Peggy Thomson

Ages 4–8greedvanity

Cover of The lion and the rat

The lion and the rat

Jean de La Fontaine

Ages 4–9kindnessfriendship

Cover of Rotten luck!

Rotten luck!

Peter Bently

Ages 7–11luckfriendship

Cover of Even higher

Even higher

Richard Ungar

Ages 4–9generositykindness

Cover of Louise the big cheese and the big smarty-pants

Louise the big cheese and the big smarty-pants

Elise Primavera

Ages 6–10self-confidencehumility

Cover of Pandora gets vain

Pandora gets vain

Carolyn Hennesy

Ages 8–12vanitygreek mythology

Cover of The Fisherman and his wife

The Fisherman and his wife

Gebrüder Grimm [Brothers Grimm], Elizabeth Shub

Ages 4–10greedcontentment

Cover of Tsubu, the little snail

Tsubu, the little snail

Carol Williams

Ages 4–8perseverancenature

Cover of Seven Sillies

Seven Sillies

Golden Books

Ages 3–7pridevanity

Cover of The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit

The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit

Susan Lowell

Ages 4–8perseverancehumility

Cover of One Small Donkey

One Small Donkey

Dandi Daley Mackall

Ages 3–8faithpurpose

Cover of The Proud Elephant

The Proud Elephant

D. Zamani

Ages 3–8pridehumility

Cover of I'm the best

I'm the best

Lucy Cousins

Ages 3–7pride and vanityfriendship

Cover of The Tortoise and the hare

The Tortoise and the hare

Michèle Dufresne

Ages 4–8perseverancehumility

Cover of Gold steps, stone steps

Gold steps, stone steps

Paul Margulies

Ages 4–8humilitygenerosity