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Great Books

Use this page to find titles for kids and parents to get talking about counseling related themes.

Bullying

• Arthur's April Foolby Marc Brown
• Blubberby Judy Blume
• Dealing with Bullyingby Marianne Johnston
• Nobody Knew What To Doby Becky R. McCain
• Stop Picking On Meby Pat Thomas
• The Berenstain Bears and the Bullyby Stan Berenstain
• Why Is Everybody Always Picking on Me? A Guide to Understanding Bullies for Young Peopleby Terrence Webster-Doyle
• Amelia Takes Commandby Marisa Moss
• Bullies Are a Pain in the Brainby Trevor Romain
• Chrysanthemumby Kevin Henkes
• Cockroach Cootiesby Laurence Yep
• Mean, Mean Maureen Greenby Judy Cox
• Pinky and Rex and the Bullyby James Howe
• Talking About Bullyingby Jillian Powell
• Thank you Mr. Falkerby Patricia Polacco
• The Hundred Dressesby E. Estes
• The Rat and the Tiger by Keiko Kasza

Friendship

• Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
• Crowboy by Taro Yashima
• Jessica by Kevin Henkes
• Duncan and Delores by Barbara Samuels
• Maebelle's Suitcase by Tricia Tusa
• More titles on Friendship: Books about Making New Friends

Cooperation

Stone Soup - Marcia Brown

Swimmy - Leo Lionni

The Old Tree - Ruth Brown

Farmer Duck - Martin Waddell

The Stray Dog - Marc Simont

Berlioz the Bear - Jan Brett

It Takes a Village - J. Cowen-Fletcher

City Green - D. Disalvo-Ryan

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen - D. Disalvo-Ryan

Zinnia and Dot - L. Ernst

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge - Mem Fox

Herman the Helper - S. Hughes

The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza - Philemon Sturges

The Turnip - various retellers

The Three Questions - John J. Muth

Anansi the Spider: A Tale from Ashanti - Gerald McDermott

The Bicycle Man - Alan Say

The Berenstein Bears and the Prize Pumpkin - Stan Berenstain

A Chair for My Mother - Vera B. Williams

Days with Frog and Toad - Arnold Lobel

Franklin Plays the Game - Paulette Bourgeois

The Doorbell Rang - Pat Hutchins

The Nutty Nut Chase - Kathryn White

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type - Doreen Cronin

The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken - Helen Lester

Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car - John Burningham

Chester’s Way - Kevin Henkes

Baseball Saved Us - Ken Mochizuki

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse - Kevin Henkes

Mrs. Toggle’s Zipper - Robin Pulver

Give Me Half! (Math Starts 2) - Stuart J. Murphy

Fox Makes Friends - Adam Relf

A Charm for Paco’s Mother - Louise Stinetork

A New Coat for Anna - Harriet Ziefert

A Thousand Pails of Water - Ronald Roy

Arthur’s Funny Money - Lillian Hoban

Best Friend’s Club - Elizabeth Winthrop

Changes, Changes - Pat Hutchins

Dance Away - George Shannon

Shoes from Grandpa - Mem Fox

The Ant and the Elephant - Bill Peet

The Knight and the Dragon - Tomie DePaola

The Wednesday Surprise - Eve Bunting

Elephant on My Roof - Erin Harris

The Whipping Boy - Sid Fleischman

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Robert C. O’Brien

Seedfolks - Paul Fleischman

Flush - Carl Hiaasen