Counselors' Favorites
Prepared by the Primary and Intermediate School Counselors of the Bridgewater-Raritan School District
Feelings
Today I Feel Silly and Other Methods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis
Sometimes I Feel Like A Mouse: A Book About Feelings by Jeanne Modesitt
The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
Feelings: From Sadness To Happiness by Nuria Roca and Rosa Maria Curto
Mr. Worry: A Story About OCD by Holly L. Niner
Don’t Be Afraid to Drop by Julia Cook
Rising Above the Storm Clouds: What It’s Like to Forgive by Robert D. Enright
Anger Management
Don’t Pop Your Cork On Monday by Adolph Moser, Ed.D.
Andrew’s Angry Words by Dorothea Lachner
The Quarreling Book by Charolette Zolotow
Mad Isn’t Bad by Michaelene Mundy
When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
Friendship
My Friends and Me by Pat Thomas
Bernstein Bear’s Trouble With Friends by Stan and Jan Bernstein
Rockabye Crocodile by Jose Aruego and Arianne Dewey
When I Care About Others by Cornelia Maude Spelman
How To Be A Friend by Marc T. Brown, Lawrence Brown, Marc T. Brown and Laurie K. Brown
Friends by Helma Heine
One Smile by Cindy McKinley
Henry and the Kite Dragon by Bruce Edward Hall
Conflict Resolution and Bullying
The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric
The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill
Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose
Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People’s Ears by Verna Aardema
King Of The Playground by Phyllis Naylor
Simon’s Hook by Karen Gedig Burnett
Alice And Greta by Steven J. Simmons
Greta’s Revenge by Steven Simmons
How to Lose All Your Friends by Nancy Carlson
Too Perfect by Trudy Ludwig
Our Friendship Rules by Peggy Moss and Dee Dee Tardif
Trouble Talk by Trudy Ludwig
Sorry by Trudy Ludwig
Circle of Three by Elizabeth Brokemp
The Case of the Lunchroom Spy by Susan DeBell
My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig
Oliver Button Is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola
Simon’s Hook: A Story About Teases and Put-Downs by Karen Gedig Burnett
The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey
Bully B.E.A.N.S. by Julia Cook
Divorce and Separation
Where is Daddy? Story of Divorce by Beth Goff
The Divorce Workbook: A Guide For Kids and Families by S. Ives, D. Fassler and M. Lash
My Family’s Changing by Pat Thomas
What is Family? by Gretchen Super
What Kind of Family Do You Have? by Gretchen Super
Impulsivity
Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D & Ellen B. Dixon, Ph.D
Sometimes I Drive My Mom Crazy, But I Know She’s Crazy About Me: A Self-Esteem Book for ADHD Children by Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D
It’s Hard to be a Verb by Julia Cook
Siblings
A Pocketful of Kisses by Audrey Penn
Self-Esteem
I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off A Little Self-esteem by Jamie Lee Curtis
Dandelion by Don Freeman
The Feel Good Book by Todd Parr
Hooray For You! A Celebration of Youness by Marianne Richmond
Perfectly You by Julia V. Taylor
Social Skills
Bernstein Bears Forget Their Manners by Stan and Jan Bernstein
Words Are Not For Hurting by Elizabeth Verdick
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Share by Mike Reiss
Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook
Grief
A Story for Hippo: A Book About Loss by Simon Puttock
When Dinosaurs Die by Marc Brown
The Fall of Freddie The Leaf by Leo Buscaglia
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst
I Had a Friend Named Peter: Talking To Children About The Death of A Friend by Janice Cohn, DSW
Sad Isn’t Bad by Michaelene Mundy
I Miss You: A First Look At Death by Pat Thomas
Moonshadow’s Journey by Gillian Lobel
Samantha Jane’s Missing Smile by Julie Kaplow
A Child’s Grief Journey by Amy Joy Barry
Lifetimes by Bryan Mellanie and Robert Ingpen
Gentle Willow by Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst
When Someone You Love Has Cancer: A Guide to Help Kids Cope by Alaric Lewis, OSB
Respect for Differences
It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
The Sneetches by Dr. Suess
The Terrible Things by Eve Bunting
We’re Different, We’re the Same by Bobbi Jane Kates
We Are All Alike, We Are All Different by Scholastic, Inc.
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes
What’s Wrong With Timmy? by Maria Shriver
Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester
Eggbert, the Slightly Cracked Egg by Tom Ross
Odd Velvet by Mary E. Whitcomb
Colorful World by CeCe Winans, Keith Thomas, & Alvin Love III
Adoption
Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis
Zachary’s New Home: A Story For Foster and Adopted Children by P. and G. Blomquist
Self Identity and Self Improvement
Oliver Button Is A Sissy by Tomie de Paola
A Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon
Bernstein Bears’ Bad Habit by Stan and Jan Bernstein
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook
Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal: A Tale of Tattletales by Jeanie Franz Ransom
Positive Thinking
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Today Was A Terrible Day by Patricia Reilly Giff
A Difficult Day by Eugenie Fernandes
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
My Body Belongs to Me
Your Body Belongs to You by Cornelia Spelman
Honesty
Pinky’s Promise by Vanita Braver, Ed.D
Perspectives
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! By Jon Scieszka
How Do I Stand in Your Shoes by Susan DeBell, Ph.D
Rules and Safety
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Assessment/Standardized Testing
Testing Miss Malarkey by Judy Finchler
Parenting Resources
Unwritten Rules of Friendship by Natalie Madorsky Elman & Eileen Kennedy-Moore
It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend by Richard Lavoie
1-2-3 Magic by Thomas W. Phelan
Hope and Healing: Peaceful Parenting In An Uncertain World by Naomi Drew
What Do We Say? What Do We Do? by Dr. Dorothy Rich
Queen Bee’s and Wanna Be’s by Rosalind Wiseman
Problem Child or Quirky Kid? by Rita and John Somers-Flanagan
Speaking of Divorce by Roberta Beyer and Kent Winchester
Helping Your Child Make Friends by Lawrence Shapiro
Learning Disorders: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by William Feldman, MD
A Mind At A Time by Mel Levine, MD
The Magical Thought of Grieving Children by James Fogarty
