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Books To Read With Your Child

There are many picture books that cover a wide array of social, emotional, or behavioral issues in young children's lives. Reading books to your children on some of these topics can be a great way to start a conversation with your child about problems that need to be addressed. Listed below are a few books that can be very helpful.

Books about Interpersonal Communication

Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook, For ages 4-8

Words Are Not For Hurting by Elizabeth Verdick, For ages 4-8

My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook, For ages 4-8

Books about Managing Emotions

Sometimes I'm Bombaloo by Rachel Vail, For ages 4-8

You Get What You Get by Julie A. Gassman, For ages 4-8

Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes, For ages 4-8

What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Huebner & Bonnie Matthews, For ages 6-12

Books about Dealing with Divorce

Dinosaurs Divorce by Marc Brown, For ages 4-8

What in the World Do You Do When Your Parents Divorce? By Kent Winchester & Roberta Beyer, For ages 7 & up

Books about Loss and Grief

The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers, For ages 4-8

Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen, For ages 8 & up

Books about Friendships & Bullying

Stand Up For Yourself & Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies and Bossiness and Finding a Better Way by Patti Kelley Criswell, For ages 8 & up

Cliques, Phonies, and Other Baloney by Trevor Romain, For ages 8 & up

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