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