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 and 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
• I Had a Friend Named Peter: Talking to Children About the Death of a Friend by Janice Cohn, D.S.W

 

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
• Generation Text:  Raising Well Adjusted Kids in An Age of Instant Everything by Dr. Michael Osit
• 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