Book Resources

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
Accountability
  • But It’s Not My Fault by Julia Cook
  • Lying up a Storm by Julia Cook
  • A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook
  • What if Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick
  • What if Everybody Thought That? by Ellen Javernick
  • What Should Danny Do? by Adir Levy
  • Don’t Think About Purple Elephants by Susanne Merritt

Anger
  • Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang
  • When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry…by Molly Bang
  • Angry Octopus by Lori Lite
  • I Was So Mad by Ron Miller
  • Roaring Mad Riley by Allison Szczecinkski
  • I Hate Everything! by Sue Graves

Anxiety
  • Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
  • Anxious Ninja by Mary Nhin
  • Everything Will Be OK by Anna Dewdney
  • The Whatifs by Emily Kilgore
  • Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
  • Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna
  • The Good Egg by Jory John
  • Ruby’s Worry by Tom Percival
  • There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi
  • Wilma Jean, The Worry Machine by Julia Cook

Big Emotions
  • Me and My Feelings by Vanessa Green Allen
  • Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker
  • A Little Spot of Feelings Box Set by Diana Adler
  • The Color Monster by Anna Llenas
  • Big Feelings by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman
  • I Am Okay to Feel by Karamo Brown
  • My Feelings and Me by Holde Kreul
  • It’s Okay to Not be Okay by Emily Hayes
  • My Body Sends a Signal by Natalia Maguire

Bullying
  • The Juice Box Bully by Bob Sornson
  • Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill
  • I Walk with Vanessa by Kerascoët
  • Bully B.E.A.N.S. by Julia Cook
  • Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney

Conflict Resolution
  • Anton and the Battle by Ole Konnecke
  • Draw the Line by Kathryn Otoshi
  • Peace Week in Miss Fox’s Class by Eileen Spinelli
  • Hot Day on Abbott Avenue by Karen English
  • Pink Tiara Cookies for Three by Maria Dismondy
  • The Hueys in It Wasn't Me by Oliver Jeffers
  • The Peace Book by Todd Parr
  • The Steves by Morag Hood
  • There’s a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins
  • Two by Kathryn Otoshi

Diversity/Inclusion
  • The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
  • Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy
  • The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be by Joanna Gaines
  • The World Needs More Purple People by Benjamin Hart and Kristen Bell
  • Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mactchev
  • Brontorina by James Howe
  • Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
  • The Judgmental Flower by Julia Cook
  • Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor

Divorce
  • Was it the Chocolate Pudding? by Sandra Levins
  • When My Parents Forgot How to Be Friends by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
  • My Family’s Changing by Pat Thomas
  • Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
  • Two Homes by Claire Masurel
  • Mum, Dad Can You Hear Me? by Despina Mavridou

Empathy
  • Stand in My Shoes by Bob Sornson
  • The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss
  • Hey, Little Ant by Phillip Hoose and Hannah Hoose
  • Come with Me by Holly M. McGhee

Friendships
  • A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey
  • The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
  • Ways to Make Friends by Jairo Buitrago
  • The Pigeon and the Peacock by Jennifer L. Trace
  • Pink Tiara Cookies for Three by Maria Dismondy

Grief
  • The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
  • Ida, Always by Caron Levis and Charles Santoso
  • I Miss You by Pat Thomas
  • The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
  • Evelyn Del Ray is Moving Away by Meg Medina
  • The Hunt for the Nightingale by Sarah Ann Juckes
  • Lost in the Clouds by Tom Tinn-Disbury
  • The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Erik Blegvad

Growth Mindset/Resiliency
  • The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi
  • Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
  • My Strong Mind by Niels Van Hove
  • I Can’t Do That Yet by Esther Pia Cordova
  • How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
  • Flight School by Lita Judge
  • After the Fall by Dan Santat
  • Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey

Impulse/Self-Control/Self-Regulation
  • My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook
  • Hunter and His Amazing Remote Control by Lori Ann Copeland
  • You Will be My Friend! by Peter Brown
  • That Fruit is Mine! by Anuska Allepuz
  • The Bad Seed by Jory John
  • Train Your Angry Dragon by Steve Herman
  • I’ll Wait, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
  • Click, Clack, Quack to School by Doreen Cronin
  • The Choices I Make by Michael Gordon

Kindness
  • Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
  • Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Dolores
  • John’s Turn by Mac Barnett
  • A Small Kindness by Stacy McAnulty
  • Pass it On by Sophy Henn
  • Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
  • Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud
  • The Cool Bean by Jory John
  • The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy
  • We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palacio

Mindfulness
  • Alphabreaths by Christopher Willard
  • Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker
  • Here and Now by Julia Denos
  • Meditation is an Open Sky: Mindfulness for Kids by Whitney Stewart
  • Visiting Feelings by Lauren Rubenstein
  • A World of Pausabilities: An Exercise in Mindfulness by Frank J. Sileo
  • My Body is a Rainbow: The Color of My feelings by Malika Chopra
  • A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles by Thich Nhat Hanh
  • My Magic Breath: Finding Calm Through Mindful Breathing by Nick Ortner
  • The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
  • Breathe like a Bear by Kira Willey
  • Puppy Mind by Andrew Jordan Nance
  • Hurry Up! By Kate Dopirak

Self-Esteem
  • Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
  • Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
  • I am Enough by Grace Byers
  • Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
  • I Am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown
  • Geraldine by Elizabeth Lilly
  • Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
  • A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
  • Fiona Flamingo by Rachael Urrutia Chu
  • The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be by Joanna Gaines
Zones of Regulation
  • Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney
  • When Sophie Gets Angry–Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
  • Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson
  • Bye Bye Pesky Fly by Lysa Mullady
  • I Feel Happy: Why do I feel happy today? by DK
  • Marvelous Me: Inside and Out by Lisa Bullard
  • Bored Claude by Jill Newton
  • I’m Sad by Michael Ian Black
  • The Color Monster by Anna Llenas
  • The Feelings Book by Todd Par
  • What Should Danny Do? by Adir Levy and Ganit Levy