Tomorrow, June 11, is Empathy Day: founded by EmpathyLab in 2017, Empathy Day focuses on using books as tool to build more understanding between us all, encouraging everyone to read, share books, and put empathy into action.
To support Empathy Day, EmpathyLab have created two Read for Empathy Guides (one primary-school and one secondary-school age), featuring forty-five powerful, empathy-boosting books for 4-16 year olds. And we are delighted that two Nosy Crow books have been featured in the 2019 reading guides!
Ella on the Outside by Cath Howe is the first of our two selected titles – a hugely compelling middle grade novel, with an incredibly authentic voice and hugely relatable characters. You can take a look inside the book below:
And here’s a preview of the audiobook edition:
And Running on Empty, by S.E. Durrant, is also featured in EmpathyLab’s Read For Empathy Guide – a beautifully told story of unorthodox families, grief, adolescence and running. Here’s a look inside the book:
And here’s a preview of the audiobook edition:
You can find out more about EmpathyDay here – and we’ll be sharing some of our own Reading for Empathy picks here on the blog tomorrow!
