AUTHORS 

Dr. Seuss, Carol McCloud, Todd Parr, Jamie Lee Curtis, Steve Herman, Julia Cook, Trudy Ludwig, Diane Alber, Mary Nhin

BOOKS By Subject

Learning Kindness

• 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

Managing Feelings/Emotions/Impulses

• 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

Building Self Esteem/Self Confidence

• One by Kathryn Otoshi

• Leo the Lightning Bug by Eric Drachman

• Change Sings by Amanda Gorman

• Listening with My Heart by Gabi Garcia

Practicing Mindfulness

• 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

Building a Growth Mindset / Developing Perseverance

• 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

Learning Respect

• 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

• Lerner Books

Learning Social and Friendship Skills

• 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

Managing Grief

• 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

Military-Deployment

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

Parental Separation/Divorce

• 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

New Baby in the Home

• 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

Incarceration

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

• Reading Rainbow