SEL Resources
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." ~ Aristotle
Anger
Allie All Along by Sarah Lynne Reul
Amazing Mallika by Jami Parkison
Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang
How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad by Jane Yolen
Lucas Tames the Anger Dragon by Megan Johnson
Simon & the Big Bad Angry Beasts by Matthew Burgess
That Makes Me Mad by Steven Kroll
The Unbudgeable Curmudgeon by Matthew Burgess
When I Feel Angry by Cornelia Spelman
You Get What You Get by Julie Gassman
Anxiety
All Birds Have Anxiety by Kathy Hoopmann
Captain Starfish by Davina Bell
Don't Worry, Murray by David Ezra Stein
Fist Day Critter Jitters by Jory John
The Kiss Box by Bonnie Verburg
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me by Daniel Beaty
Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney
Miriam Lassoes the Worry Whirlwind by Megan Johnson
Olivia Wrapped in Vines by Maude Nepveu-Villeneuve
The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale by Debora Diesen
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook
Compassion
Moody Cow Learns Compassion by Kerry Lee MacLean
Beethoven Lives Upstairs by Barbara Nichol
Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker
Olivia Uproots the Arrogant Weed by Sophia Day
Empathy
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour
Not So Different by Shane Burcaw
Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse by Marcy Campbell
Hey Little Ant by Philip and Hannah Hoose
Fear
Amanda Pig and the Awful, Scary Monster by Jean VanLeeuwen
Be Brave Little Penguin by Giles Andreae
The Berenstain Bears in the Dark by Stan/Jan Berenstain
The Black Rabbit by Philippa Leathers
Dad and the Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko
Epossumondas Plays Possum by Coleen Salley
Franklin in the Dark by Paulette Bourgeois
No Babysitters Allowed by Amber Stewart
Olvina Flies by Grace Lin
Pennies in a Jar by Dori Chaconas
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
Speak up, Spike! By Franzeska G. Ewart
Snip Snap! What’s That? By Mara Bergman
Something Might Happen by Helen Lester
When I Feel Scared by Cornelia Spelman
Failure
Blake Rewires the Failure Circuit by Megan Johnson
The Invisible Mistakecase by Charise Mericle Harper
A Thousand No's by DJ Corchin
General
The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness by Colin Thompson
Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods by Jamie Lee Curtis
The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
When I’m Feeling… Series by Tracey Moroney
Gratitude
An Awesome Book of Thanks by Dallas Clayton
Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson
Eraser by Anna Kang
Look and Be Grateful by Tomie dePaola
The Power of Gratitude by Bobbie Kalman
Grief
Bimmi Finds a Cat by Elisabeth J. Stewart
Everything Naomi Loved by Katie Yamasaki & Ian Lendler
The Immortal Jellyfish by Sang Miao
Ira Says Goodbye by Bernard Waber
My Father's Arms Are a Boat by Stein Erik Lunde
The Rough Patch by Brian Lies
Pink by Nan Gregory
Sophie by Mem Fox
Tio Armando by Florence Parry Heide
Happiness
Happy by Pharrell Williams
The Happy Book by Andy Rash
The Happy Hedgehog by Marcus Pfister
Perfect Square by Michael Hall
Think Happy by Nancy Carlson
Individuality
Being You by Alexs Pate
Big Bouffant by Kate Hosford
Black, White, Just Right by Davol Marguerite
Chocolate Me! By Taye Diggs
Clancy the Courageous Cow by Lachie Hume
The Contrary Kid by Matt Cibula
The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf
Edda: A Little Valkyrie’s First Day of School by Adam Auerbach
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
The Family Book by Todd Parr
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
How to Become a Perfect Knight in Five Days by Pierrette Dube
I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
It's Me, Henry! by Stephanie Deslauriers
It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
Leo the Lop by Stephen Cosgrove
The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Not All Princesses Dress in Pink by Jane Yolen
Odd Velvet by Mary Whitcomb
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley by Aaron Blabey
People by Peter Spier
Rusty the Squeaky Robot by Neil Clark
So Many Smarts! By Michael Genhart
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy
Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison
What’s Up with You, Tauandra Fu? By Matt Cibula
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
Who Am I? By Gervase Phinn
You are Enough by Margaret O'Hair
Kindness
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
Not So Tall for Six by Dianna Hutts Aston
Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson
Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace by James Proimos
The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill
Teasing Trouble by Valerie Tripp
Thomas the Toadilly Terrible Bully by Janice Levy
When Randolph Turned Rotten by Charise Mericle Harper
Mindfulness
The ABCs of Yoga for Kids by Teresa Anne Power
Be Mindful!: be here now by Bobbie Kalman
The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story by Uma Krishnaswami
I am Peace: a book of mindfulness by Susan Verde
The Lemonade Hurricane: a story of mindfulness and meditation by Licia Morelli
Mindful Mr. Sloth by Katy Hudson
Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean
Straw by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Sadness & Depression
The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness by Colin Thompson
Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet
How Frederick Found his Light by Katherine E. McIntyre
I'm Sad by Michael Ian Black
Sad, Sad William by Gitte Spee
When I Feel Sad by Cornelia Spelman
Self Confidence
Better than You by Trudy Ludwig
The Biggest Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
Dear Girl by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Don't Be Afraid to Say No! by Iloa Lammertink & Lucie Georger
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
Dragolin by Stephen Cosgrove
First Place Freddie by Peter Bently
Giraffe Problems by John Jory
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
Lucia the Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza
The Magic Fan by Keith Baker
The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Memily by Stephen Cosgrove
The Mermaid Who Couldn’t by Ali Redford
Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin
Olivia Uproots the Arrogant Weed by Sophia Day
One Green Apple by Eve Bunting
Pequena, the Burro by Jami Parkison
Princess Truly in My Magical, Sparkling Curls by Kelly Greenawalt
Sarah Sizes up the Insecurity Ant by Megan Johnson
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Superluminous by Ian De Haes
Unlovable by Dan Yaccarino
When I Feel Good About Myself by Cornelia Spelman
You Matter by Christian Robinson