Books
Kindness and Courage
Leonardo the Terrible Monster- Mo Willems
Strega Nona- Tomie DePaola
Noodle and Lou- Liz Garton Scanlon and Arthur Howard
Horton Hears a Who- Dr. Seuss
Brave Irene- William Steig
The Day The Crayons Quit- Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by: Philip C. Stead
Be Kind by: Pat Zietlow Miller
Because Amelia Smiled by: David Ezra Stein
The Bicycle Man by: Allen Say
Grumpy Bird by: Jeremy Tankard
How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends? by: Jane Yolen
How Full is Your Bucket for Kids by: Tom Rath & Mary Reckmeyer
How Kind by: Mary Murphy
I Walk Vanessa by: Kerascoet
If you Plant a Seed by: Kadir Nelson
The Invisible String by: Patrice Karst
The Jelly Donut Difference by: Maria Dismondy
Mine by: Shutta Crum
Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by: Emily Pearson
Pass It On by: Sophy Henn
Stick and Stone by: Beth Ferry
Superheroes Club by: Madeleine Sherak
We’re All Wonders by: R. J. Palacio
Superbuns by: Diane Kredensor
Self Control & Self Regulation
Clark the Shark by: Bruce Hale
Click, Clack, Quack to School by: Doreen Cronin
David Gets in Trouble by: David Shannon
I Can Handle It by: Laurie Wright
It’s Hard to be a Verb by: Julia Cook
Katie loves the Kittens by: John Himmelman
Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by: Christianne C. Jones
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by: Kevin Henkes
My Mouth is a Volcano by: Julia Cook
No, David by: David Shannon
Of Course, It’s a Big Deal by: Bryan Smith
Oh No, George by: Chris Haughton
Percy Gets Upset by: Stuart J. Murphy
Sometimes I’m Bombaloo by: Rachel Vail
The Bad Seed by: Jory John
Throwing Tantrums by: Joy Wilt Berry
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks by: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by: Ryan T. Higgins
You Will Be My Friend by: Peter Brown
Empathy
All Are Welcome by: Alexandra Penfold & Suzanne Kaufman
Amazing Grace by: Mary Hoffman
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor by: Maria Dismondy
Chrysanthemum by: Kevin Henkes
Hey Little Ant by: Philip and Hannah Hoose
The Hundred Dresses by: Eleanor Estes
I Am Human- A Book of Empathy by: Susan Verde
The Invisible Boy by: Trudy Ludwig & Patrice Barton
Last Stop on Market Street by: Matt De La Pena
Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by: Lisa Papp
The Monster Who Lost His Mean by: Tiffany Strelitz Haber
My Many Colored Days by: Dr. Seuss
Stick and Stone by: Beth Ferry
Those Shoes by: Maribeth Boelts
Through Grandpa’s Eyes by: Patricia MacLachlan
The Wall by: Eve Bunting
What’s Wrong with Timmy by: Maria Shriver
Self-confidence/ Self-esteem
A Bad Case of Stripes by: David Shannon
The Book of Mistakes by: Corinna Luyken
Calvin Can’t Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie by: Jennifer Berne
The Dot by: Peter H. Reynolds
Giraffes Can’t Dance by: Giles Andreae
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by: Mark Pett
I am Enough by: Grace Byers
I Am So Brave by: Steven Krensky
I Can Handle It (Mindful Mantras) by: Ms Laurie Wright and Ms Ana Santos
I like Myself by: Karen Beaumont
Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster by: Michelle Nelson-Schmidt
The Kissing Hand by: Audrey Penn
Not Quite Narwal by: Jessie Sima
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by: Eric Litwin
The Shiny Bee Who Felt Out of Place by: Natalie Meraki
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by: Patty Lovell
Tacky the Penguin by: Helen Lester
Today I Feel Silly, And Other Moods That Make My Day by: Jamie Lee Curtis
Wemberly Worried by: Kevin Henkes
When You are Brave by: Pat Zietlow Miller
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by: Julia Cook, Illustrated by Anita Dufalla
Compassion
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by: Philip C. Stead
Arnie and the New Kid by: Nancy Carlson
Be Kind by: Pat Zietlow Miller
Come With Me by: Holly M. McGhee
Each Kindness by: Jacqueline Woodson
Emma and the Whale by: Julie Case
Firenze’s Light by: Jessica Collaço and Angela Li
The Friendship Puzzle by: Julie L. Coe
Hooway for Wodney Wat by: Helen Lester
Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores by: James Howe
The Invisible Boy by: Trudy Ludwig
Little Blue Truck by: Alice Schetyle
Lost and Found Cat by: Doug Kuntz and Amy Shrodes
My Brother Charlie by: Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete
My Many Colored Days by: Dr. Seuss
Otis and the Scarecrow by: Laren Long
The Rabbit Listened by: Cori Doerrfeld
Save Me a Seat by: Sarah Weeks
Sumi’s First Day of School Ever by: Soyung Pak
Under the Lemon Moon by: Edith Hope Fine
We’re All Wonders by: R.J. Palacio
Wonder by: R.J. Palacio
Yoko by: Rosemary Wells
Gratitude
All the World by: Liz Garton Scanlon
An Awesome Book of Thanks by: Dan Clayton
Bear Says Thanks by: Karma Wilson
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by: Dr. Suess
The Giving Tree by: Shel Silverstein
Grateful: A Song of Giving Thanks by: John Buccino
Gratitude Soup by: Olivia Rosewood
I’m Thankful by: Terri-Sue Hill
I’m Thankful Each Day! by: P.K. Hallinan
It Could Always Be Worse by: Margot Zamach
Just So Thankful by: Mercer Mayer
Last Stop on Market Street by: Matt De La Pena
Let’s Be Thankful by: P.K. Hallinan
Rubber Shoes by: Gladys Barbieri
Secret of Saying Thanks by: Douglas Wood
Should I Share My Ice Cream? by: Mo Willems
Splat Says Thank You! by: Rob Scotton
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by: William Steig
The Thank You Book by: Mo Willems
Thankful by: Eileen Spinelli
The Thankful Book by: Todd Parr
The Berenstain Bears Count Their Blessings by: Stan Berenstain
Those Shoes by: Maribel Boelts
Friendship
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by: Philip C. Stead
Grumpy Bird by: Jeremy Tankard
How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends? by: Jane Yolen
How to Lose All Your Friends by: Nancy Carlson
The Invisible Boy by: Trudy Ludwig
Llama Llama Time to Share by: Anna Dewdney
The Monster at Recess by: Shira Potter
The Rainbow Fish by: Marcus Pfister
Rules of the Playground by: Joseph Kuefler
Stick and Stone by: Beth Ferry