SEL Book Nook
A simple way to support children's SEL growth is through reading meaningful books together. Please check out some of my favorite titles below:
Friendship
How to Grow a Friend by Sara Gillingham
Hello, My Name is Ruby by Philip C. Stead
How to Lose All Your Friends by Nancy Carlson
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
Don't Call Me Fuzzybutt! by Robin Newman
How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends? by Jane Yolen
Self Regulation
The Choices I Make by Michael Gordon
Little Red Fox Has Feelings by Didi Dragon
A Little Spot of Feelings: Emotion Detective by Diane Alber
My Magical Choices by Becky Cummings
B is for Breathe by Melissa Boyd
Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker
Self Control
Oh No, George by Chris Haughton
Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice by Julia Cook
Lacey Walker, Non-Stop Talker by Christianne Jones
Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale
How Do Dinosaurs Say "I'm Mad?" by Jane Yolen
What Should Danny Do? by Ganit and Adir Levy
Social Skills
Hello, My Name is Ruby by Philip C. Stead
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen by Howard Winkow
Up The Creek by Nicholas Oldland
Rulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler
Lucia Lacorte, Poor Sport by Christianne Jones
The Power of One by Trudy Ludwig
Self Esteem
Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self Esteem by Jamie Lee Curtis
Be Who You Are by Todd Parr
I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
Understanding Anxiety
Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
Anxious Little Pishy by Brittany Joseph
Is a Worry Worrying You? by Ferida Wolff
Worry Says What? by Allison Edwards
Wilma Jean Worry Machine by Julia Cook
Respect for All
Do Unto Others by Laurie Keller
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud
Taste Your Words by Bonnie Clark
The Way I Act by Steve Metzger
What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick
A Little Respectful Spot by Diane Alber
Understanding Anger
Allie All Along by Sarah Lynne Reul
What are you So Grumpy About? by Tom Litchenheld
Today I Am a Monster by Agnes Green
How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad? by Jane Yolen
Roaring Mad Riley by Allison Szczecinski
When Miles Got Mad by Sam Kurtzman Counter and Abbie Schiller