Book Suggestions

KNOWING AND LIKING MYSELF

Who am I?

Ellison the Elephant by Eric Drachman

I Believe in You by Marianne Richmond

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

Big Al by Andrew Clements

The Colors of Us by Karen Katz

People Are So Different! by Ann Clarke

I Like Me

The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane DeRolf

I Like Me by Nancy Carlson

I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem by Jamie Lee Curtis

Hooray For You! A Celebration of “You-ness” by Marianne Richmond

Melrose and Croc: Friends for Life by Emma Chichester Clark

I Can Do It

A Frog Thing by Eric Drachman

The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper

I Can Do It! by Sarah Albee (pre-K)

I Can Do It! by Jana Novotny

Cleversticks by Bernard Ashley

Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus

Elephants Cannot Dance! by Mo Willems

 

UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING MY FEELINGS

Today I Feel Silly by Jamie Lee Curtis

Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberley and Anne Miranda

When I Feel Scared by Cornelia Maude Spelman

Lots of Feelings by Shelley Rotner (pre-K)

How Are You Peeling? Foods with Moods by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

Just Because I Am by Lauren Murphy Payne

When I Feel Scared by Cornelia Maude Spelman

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Just Because I Am: A Child’s Book of Affirmation by Lauren Murphy Payne

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse (English) by Kevin Henkes

Lily y su Bolso de Plastico Morado (Spanish) by Kevin Henkes

When I Feel Angry by Cornelia Maude Spelman

There is a Bird On Your Head! by Mo Willems

 

​MAKING AND KEEPING FRIENDS

Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems

Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a BIG Deal by Jeanie Franz Ranson

A Book of Friends by Dave Ross

Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes

Friends by Helme Heine

I Love My New Toy! by Mo Willems

Share and Take Turns by C. Meiners

The Rainbow Fish by M. Pfister

 

PARTICIPATING IN AND CONTRIBUTING TO A CARING COMMUNITY

How Full is Your Bucket for Kids by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer

When I Care About Others by Cornelia Maude Spelman

Stone Soup by Jon J. Muth

Bucket Filling from A to Z: The Key to Being Happy by Carol McCloud, Caryn Butzke

 

SEPARATION ANXIETY/START OF SCHOOL

Kissing Hands by Audrey Penn

Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney

 
DIVORCE

It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A read-together book for parents and young children ​by Vicki Lansky

My Family’s Changing by Pat Thomas

Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown 

BOOKS FOR PARENTS

Mindful Parenting by Kristine Race

Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents by Christine Carter

How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine

Freeing Your Child From Anxiety by Tamar Chomsky

Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson & Richard Guare

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting by Gottman and Goleman

10 Mindful Minutes: Giving Our Children-and Ourselves- the Social and Emotional Skills to Reduce Stress and Anxiety by Goldie Hawn and Wendy Holden

The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Green​