Whether it’s a shared meal, a random act of kindness or a great conversation, inspiration can find you anywhere. These 13 picks include fiction, non-fiction, picture books and cookbooks, but they all offer a way to think about how you can make a difference.

1.  A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity by Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn
2. The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change by Adam Braun
3. The Good Neighbor Cookbook: 125 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Surprise and Satisfy the New Moms, New Neighbors, Recuperating Friends, Community-meeting Members, Book Club Cohorts, and Block Party Pals in Your Life by Sara Quessenberry
4. Kindness Boomerang: How to Save the World (and yourself) Through 365 Daily Acts by Orly Wahba
5. Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe Cousteau
6. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
7. The Turquoise Table: Finding Community and Connection in Your Own Front Yard by Kristin Schell
8. The One-Day House by Julia Durango
9. Volunteer: A Traveler’s Guide to Making a Difference Around the World by Charlotte Hindle
10. Can We Help? Kids Volunteering to Help Their Communities by George Ancona
11. Start a Community Food Garden: The Essential Handbook by LaManda Joy
12. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba
13. Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World by Matthieu Ricard

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