Book Lists

Last updated 12/21/20.

Book Recommendations:

Acceptance and Diversity:

• All Kinds of Families by Mary Ann Hoberman

• It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr

• The Judgmental Flower By Julia Cook (1st to 4th)

• Where Oliver Fits By Cale Atkinson (K to 4th)

Anger Management:

• When Sophia Gets Angry - Really Really Angry By Molly Bang (Pre-K to 1st)

Building Confidence:

• Amazing Grace By Mary Hoffman

• Exclamation Mark By Amy Drouse Rosenthal

• Zero By Kathryn Otoshi

Bullying:

• Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon By Patty Lovell (K to 2nd)

• The Recess Queen By Alexis O'Neill (K to 2nd)

• My Secret Bully By Trudy Ludwig (2nd to 6th)

• The Juice Box Bully By Bob Sornson and Maria Dismondy (2nd to 5th)

Calming Strategies:

• Stress Can Really Get on Your Nerves! By Trevor Romain

• You Get What You Get By Julie Gassman

• I Can Handle It! By Laurie Wright

Character:

• Call It Courage by Lauren Rubenstein

• The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot by Scott Magoon

• A Day's Work by Eve Bunting

• The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney

Conflict Resolution:

• Eat Your Peas By Kes Gray

• Sharing a Shell By Julia Donaldson

• Iris and Isaac By Cheterine Rayner

Divorce and Changing Families:

• I Have Two Homes By Marian DeSmet and Nunke Talsma (Pre K to 2nd)

• Monday, Wednesday and Every Other Weekend By Karen Stanton (1st to 4th)

Empathy:

• The Invisible Boy By Trudy Ludwig

• The Bicycle Man By Allen Say

• Do Unto Otters By Laurie Keller

• Stand In My Shoes By Bob Somson

• Zen Ties By Jon J Muth

Feelings and Emotions:

• The Way I feel By Janan Cain (Pre-k to 2nd)

• In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek (Pre-k to 2)

• Visiting Feelings By Lauren Rubenstein

• The Color Monster By Anna Llenas

• In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek

• Millie Fierce By Jane manning

Friendship Skills:

• Rainbow Fish By Marcus Pfister (K to 2nd)

• How To Lose All Your Friends By Nancy Carlson (K to 2nd)

• Enemy Pie By Derek Munson (1st to 4th)

Grief and Loss:

• The Memory Box: A Book About Grief By Joanna Rowland (K to 3)

• The Goodbye Book By Todd Parr (Pre-K to 2nd)

Growth Mindset:

• Your Fantastic Elastic Brain By JoAnn Deak (3rd to 6th)

• Bubblegum Brain By Julia Cook (K to 3rd)

Kindness:

• Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler By Margery Cuyler (K to 3rd)

• The Kindness Quilt By Nancy Elizabeth Wallace (K to 3rd)

• A Chair for My Mother By Vera B Williams

• Those Shoes By Maribeth Boelts

Making Up for Mistakes:

• Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse By Kevin Henkes

• Martha Doesn't Say Sorry! By Samantha Berer

• I Did It, I'm Sorry By Caaralyn Buehner

Mindfulness:

• Puppy Mind By Andrea Jordan Nance (K to 3rd)

• Moody Cow Meditates By Kerry Lee MacLean (K to 3rd)

• I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness By Susan Verde (K to 4th)

Peer Influence:

• The Juice Box Bully By Bob Somson & Maria Dismondy

• One By Kathryn Otoshi

• A Bad Case of the Stripes By David Shannon

Perseverance & Resilience:

• Salt in His Shoes By Deloris Jordan

• Brave Irene By William Steig

• Wilma Unlimited By Kathleen Krull

• The Most Magnificent Thing By Ashley Spires

Positive Thinking Skills:

• What Does It Mean to Be Present? By Rana DiOrio

• Be Positive! By Cheri J Meiners & Elizabeth Allen

• Incredible You! By Wayne Dyer & Kristina Trey

Problem Solving:

• What Do You Do With a Problem? By Kobi Yamada

• Your Fantastic Elastic Brain By JoAnn Deak

• Not a Box By Antoinette Portis

Self Control:

• My Mouth is a Volcano By Julia Cook (K to 3rd)

• The Busy Beaver By Nicholas Oldland (K to 3rd)

• Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

• How to Be a Superhero Called Self Control By Lauren Brukner

• What If? by Collen Doyle Bryant

Self Esteem:

• Chrysanthemum By Kevin Henkes (K to 2nd)

• A Bad Case of Stripes By David Shannon (K to 3rd)

• Dear Girl By Amy Krouse Rosenthal (2nd to 6th)

Social Skills:

• What If Everybody Did That? By Ellen Javernick (Pre-k to 2nd)

• Personal Space Camp By Julia Cook (K to 3rd)

• Manners By Aliki

• My Mouth is a Volcano By Julia Cook

Teamwork and Cooperation:

• Up the Creek By Nicholas Oldland (Pre-K to 3rd)

• The Little Red Hen By Lucinda McQueen (Pre-K to 2nd)

Worry and Anxiety:

• Wemberly Worried By Kevin Henkes (K to 2nd)

• Wilma Jean: The Worry Machine By Julia Cook (K to 3rd)