Resources
Resources
Interface Referral Service:
William James Interface Referral Service is a new referral service, free to parents and students of Lexington Public Schools. This is a free, confidential referral service for individuals across the lifespan. Callers are matched with licensed mental health providers from the extensive database. Each referral meets the location, insurance, and specialty needs of the caller.
https://interface.williamjames.edu/contact
Lexington Resources:
https://interface.williamjames.edu/community/lexington
Children's Book Recommendations and Resources
Below is a sampling of some of our favorite books to use with students. We recommend previewing books before reading them with your child. Please reach out to us if you would like some more suggestions.
Anxiety & Worries
Is a Worry Worrying You? by Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz
Scaredy Mouse by Alan Macdonald
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook
What to Do When You Dread Your Bed by Dawn Huebner
What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Huebner
Friendship
Matthew and Tilly by Rebecca Jones
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Sportsmanship by Howard Binkow & Susan Cornellison
The Playground Problem by Margaret McNamara
New Bear at School by Carrie Weston
Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenfeld
Sorry by Tracy Ludwig
Just Kidding by Tracy Ludwig
Making Friends is an Art by Julia Cook
Resiliency/Growth Mindset
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein
Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
Ish by Peter Reynolds
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
Too Perfect by Tracy Ludwig
Making a Splash by Carol E. Reiley
General Feelings
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek
Feelings to Share from A to Z by Todd and Peggy Snow
The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry by Molly Ban
Courage by Bernard Waber
Lots of Feelings by Shelley Rotner
Sometimes I’m Scared by Jane Annunziata and Marc Nemiroff
Is a Worry Worrying You by Ferida Wolff
Strategies for Learning
Whole Body Listening Larry at School by Kristen Wilson and Elizabeth Sautter
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen by Howard Binkow
It’s Hard Being a Verb by Julia Cook
My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook
Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook
Diversity & Family
The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch
Suki’s Kimono by Chieri Uegaki and Stephane Jorisch
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
Yoko by Rosemary Wells
How My Family Lives in America by Susan Kuklin
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette G. Ford
We Are All Alike…We Are All Different by the Cheltenham Elementary School Kindergartners