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