Recommended SEL Books for Children
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Kindness Starts with You-At School by Jacquelyn Stagg
Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer
Kindness Makes Me Stronger and My Way to Kindness by Elizabeth Cole
Kindness is Cool by Melissa Boyd
A Little Spot of Kindness by Diane Alber
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
Kindness is my Superpower by Alicia Ortego
Train Your Dragon to be Kind by Steve Herman
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? and Fill A Bucket by Carol McCloud
The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates
Kind Ninja by Mary Nhin
Clark the Shark Dares to Share by Bruce Hale
Monty the Manatee by Natalie Prichard
The Big Feelings Book for Children by Sharon Selby
My Magical Feelings by Becky Cummings
The Boy with Big, Big Feelings by Britney Winn
The Color Monster by Anna Llenas
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
I am Stronger than Anger by Elizabeth Cole
What To Do When Your Temper Flares, What to Do When You... Worry Too Much and Grumble Too Much by Dawn Huebner
My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really, Angry by Molly Bang
Double-Dip Feelings by Barbara Cain
Don’t Pop Your Cork on Monday by Adolph Moser
Train Your Angry Dragon, Train Your Dragon to Deal with Anxiety, Help Your Dragon Deal with Change by Steve Herman
Help Your Dragon Deal with Jealosy and Envy by Steve Herman
Ninja Life Hacks--all series by Mary Nhin
I Have Ants in my Pants by Julia Cook
Hunter and his Amazing Remote Control by Lori Ann Copeland
What Were You Thinking? by Bryan Smith
Self Control to the Rescue! by Lauren Brukner
Impulsive Ninja by Mary Nhin
Pause Power by Jennifer Law and Brian Martin
My Magical Choices by Becky Cummings
One by Kathryn Otoshi
Leo the Lightning Bug by Eric Drachman
Change Sings by Amanda Gorman
Listening with My Heart by Gabi Garcia
Listening to My Body and Listening with my Heart by Gabi Garcia
The Mindful Dragon by Steve Herman
Positive Ninja: Mindfulness and Managing Negative Emotions and Feelings by Mary Nihn
Breathing is my Superpower by Alicia Ortego
Perseverance Makes Me Stronger by Elizabeth Cole
My Magical Choices by Becky Cummings
I Can Do Hard Things by Gabi Garcia
A Perfectly Messed Up Story by Patrick McDonnell
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
After the Fall by Dan Santat
Leo the Lightning Bug by Eric Drachman
Restart by Gordan Korman
Inch and Miles: The Journey to Success by John Wooden
Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger by Elizabeth Cole
We're the Same, We're Different and We All Belong by Kay Jay Miller
It's OK to be Different by Sharon Purtill
I Said “No” by Zack and Kimberly King
Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook
The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss
We’re All Wonders by Raquel J. Palacio
It Takes a Village by Hillary Clinton
Better Together: The ABCs of Building Social Skills and Friendships by Melissa Boyd
You, Me and Empathy by Jayneen Sanders
My Way to Good Manners by Elizabeth Cole
Teach Your Dragon to Make Friends by Steve Herman
Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
The Not So Friendly Friend by Christina Furnival
Say Something by Peggy Moss
Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann
Just Kidding by Trudy Ludwig
My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig
Sorry! by Trudy Ludwig
Rumor Has It by Julia Cook
It's My Way or the Highway by Julia Cook
The Juice Box Bully by Bob Sornson
The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr
When Something Terrible Happens by Marge Heegaard
Samantha Jane's Missing Smile by Julie Kaplow
Help Your Dragon Cope with Trauma by Steve Herman
The Memory Box by Joanna Rowland
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
Everywhere, Still by M.H. Clark
When Someone You Love has Died by Stephanie Siedler
Resource: https://sesameworkshop.org/topics/military-families/
Deployment: One of Our Pieces is Missing by Julia Cook
When You are Away by Dominique James
Why I Must Go: A Book to Help Children with Military Deployment by Jennifer Nielsen Thill
I'll Lend You My Daddy: A Deployment Book for Kids by Becky King and Cynthea Liu
Night Catch by Brenda Ehrmantraut and Vicki Wehrman
I Love You Near and Far by Marjorie Blain Parker
Hero Mom/Dad by Melinda Hardin
My Daddy Sleeps Everywhere by Jesse Franklin
Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus
Our Time Apart: A Children's Book About Military Deployment by Dollie Page
Daddy's Boots by Sandra Miller Linhart
What Makes a Family? by Hannah Bruner
Two Homes Filled with Love by Steve Herman
Two Homes by Claire Masurel
Dinosaurs Divorce by Marc Brown
We will always Love you by Ethan Arabov
My Family Is Changing (drawing and activity book) by Tracy McConaghie
Shine: Why don't Moon Fairy and Sun Prince Live Together? by Mrs. Polona Kisovec
Divorce is not the end of the World by Zoe Stern
Talking to Children about Divorce by Jean McBride
The New Small Person by Lauren Child
I Need a Hug Too: Jealosy by Shyhrete & Mergime Berisha
Help Your Dragon Deal with Jealosy and Envy by Steve Herman
Resource: https://sesameworkshop.org/topics/incarceration/
My Daddy is in Jail by Janet Bender
Far Apart, Close in Heart by Becky Birtha
The Night Dad Went to Jail by Melissa Higgins
Foster Care One Dog's Story of Change by Julia Cook