Empathy Day 2023 - Read for Empathy

Today is Empathy Day, an opportunity to celebrate and develop empathy as 'our human superpower'.  Created and run by Empathy Lab, Empathy Day is about encouraging children and young people to read empathy-boosting stories to gain a better understanding of people and how they think and feel.

The 2023 Empathy Book Collection for Secondary featuring 25 fantastic books aimed at 12-16 years is available to view here.  Most of the books from the Secondary School Collection are now available to borrow from the Library.  

There are also a series of Empathy Shorts, 500-word short stories written by a selection of fantastic authors and illustrators.  These empathy boosting stories are available to access on the Empathy Lab website by clicking here.

We would love to hear what you favourite read for empathy book is.  Let us know via the Library Insta account @ephs_library!