Sunnyhaven Books® proudly promotes children’s picture books that encourage kindness, compassion, empathy, respect and love. The stories we promote place focus on the good qualities of mankind; the inherent goodness of people; the miracle and wonder of life, nature and beauty; the heart-warming feelings that arise as we experience kindness, love and compassion; the opportunity to offer a child a sense of well-being.
Though not all of the titles we focus on serve to teach moral lessons, kindness is a consistent theme in every story. We simply (and humbly) wish to spread peace and kindness to a world that appears to be in a steady state of angst. To reach out to young children and inspire them to retain the loving kindness that they were born with is what we hope to achieve.
It is our hope and our intention to inspire readers to align with the goodness of their hearts through stories that encourage love and respect for oneself and for others. It is our hope that the books we promote are entertaining as well as inspiring, and will foster a desire to read and develop an overall appreciation for books.
If a reader closes one of these books feeling happy and inspired to be their “best self” no matter what the situation, our mission will be accomplished.
“Whoever is happy will make others happy, too” ~ Anne Frank, from her Diary
“If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh