Bibliotherapy Resources

Dinosaurs Divorce by Marc Brown

My Life Turned Upside Down But I Turned It Rightside Up by Mary B Field

Mom and Dad Glue by Kes Gray

Mom and Dad Don't Live Together Anymore by Dr. Judith A Rubin PhD

Families by Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. Kelly (Pre-K – K)

The Family Book by Todd Parr (Pre-K – K)

One Family by George Shannon (Pre-K – 2)

Heather Has Two Mommies, 25th Anniversary Edition by Lesléa Newman (Pre-K – K)

A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager (Pre-K – 1)

This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson (1 – 4) 

Hairs / Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros (Pre-K – 1)  

Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart by Vera B. Williams (1-4)

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson (Pre-K – 2)

Bird by Zetta Elliot (3 – 5)

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (K – 3)

The Different Dragon by Jennifer Bryan (Pre-K – 1)

Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me by Daniel Beaty (K – 2) 

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Peña (K – 1)

We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families by Todd Parr (Pre-K – 1)

When Aidan Became a Big Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita (Pre-K – 2) 

Leaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransom

Saying Goodbye to Lulu by Corrine Demas

I Miss You: A First Look at Death by Pat Thomas

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia

The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

Cry, Heart, But Never Break by Glenn Ringtved

Grief is Like a Snowflake by Julia Cook

The Scar by Charlotte Moundlic

Tear Soup A Recipe For Healing After Loss

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst

Everett Anderson's Goodbye by Lucille Clifton

25 Things To Do When Grandpa Passes Away, Parents Get Divorced, or the Dog Dies  by Laurie A Kanyer

What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? by Trevor Romain

The Memory String by Eve Bunting

Dan's Bad Dream by Pascale Constantin

Help! A Vampire's Coming! by Abby Klein

Little Rabbit and the Night Mare by Kate and M Sarah Klise

Mommy, Daddy, I Had a Bad Dream by Martha Heineman Pieper PhD

Rosie and the Nightmares by Philip Waechter

Sweet Dreams For Sydney by Jean Wiley

The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream by Stan and Jan Berenstain

The Dream Jar by Lindan Lee Johnson

The Kid With Too Many Nightmares by Harland Williams

Tiger Taylor: The Boy Who Talks to His Nightmares by Ben Tousey

What a Bad Dream by Mercer Mayer

Hairs / Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros (Pre-K – 1)  

Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima (Toddler – K)

Just Ask

Islandborn / Lola by Junot Díaz. (Pre-K – 1)

Kite Flying by Grace Lin (Pre-K – 1)

Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/ Marisol McDonald No Combina by Monica Brown (Pre-K – 2)  

Muskrat Will be Swimming by Cheryl Savageau (1 – 5) 

My Abuelita by Tony Johnston (K – 2)

My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete (K – 2) 

The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi (K – 2)

Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer (Pre-K – 1)

Thunder Boy Jr by Sherman Alexie (K – 2)

Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter by Mark Gonzales. (Pre-K – 3) 

Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder

Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

We are Different, We are the Same by Kates Bobbi

When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff

Families Families Families by Suzanne Lang

Love Makes a Family by Sophi Beer

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah  by Laurie Ann Thompson

I'm A Girl by Yasmeen Ismail

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena

Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts

Home is In Between by Mitali Perkins

My Shadow is Pink by Scott Stuart

Sesame Street for Military Families

I Miss You! A Military Kid's Book About Deployment by Beth Andrews

Night Catch by Brenda Ehrmantraut

I Love You Near and Far by Majorie Blain Parker

Love, Lizzie: Letters to a Military Mom by Lisa Tucker McElroy

H is For Honor by Devin Scillian

Lily Hates Goodbyes by Jerilyn Marler

Hero Mom and Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin

A Paper Hug by Stephanie Skolmoski

Countdown 'Til Daddy Comes Home by Kristin Ayyar

My Mom/Dad Deployment Activity Book by Julie LaBelle and Christina Rodriguez

The Little Spot Books

The Way I Feel by Janan Cane

The Happy Book by Andy Rash

Grow Happy by John Lasser PhD

Millie Fierce by Jane Manning

No Fits, Nilson by Zachariah O'Hora

What Should Danny Do?  School Day by Adir Levy

The Unbudgeable Curmudgeon by Matthew Burgess

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak PhD

My Day is Ruined!: A Story Teaching Flexible Thinking by Bryan Smith

What Were You Thinking? A Story About Learning to Control Your Impulses by Bryan Smith

My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook

We're All Wonders by RJ Palacio

Don't Think About Purple Elephants by Susanne Merritt

The What Ifs by Emily Kilgore

There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi

The Dot by Peter H Reynolds

The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken

Ruby's Worry by Tom Percival

The Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Ironside

The Children's Library Lady Books on Empathy and Accepting Others

When I Grow Up by Al Yankovic

What Do You Do with an Idea by Kobi Yamada

What Shoes Will You Wear? by Julia Cook

Who Will I Be by Abby Huntsman

Career Day by Anne Rockwell

Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler and Loren Long

Helping Hospital a Community Helpers Book by Lindsay Ward

If I Were a Park Ranger by Catherine Stier

Pura's Centos by Annette Bay Pimentel

Classified the Secret Career of  Mary Golda Ross by Traci Sorell

Niki Nakayama A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites by Jamie Michalak 

Mario and the Hole in the Sky by Elizabeth Rusch

Rosie Revere the Engineer by Andrea Beaty

The Invisible Boy by Patrice Barton

Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Diary of an Awesome Kid by Jeff Kinney

Rulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler

A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey

Daisy by Jessixa Bagley

Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry