Social Emotional Books for Elementary Students:

Emotions:

• The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

• The Way I Act by Steve Metzger

• Today I Feel Silly by Jamie Lee Curtis

• The Feelings Book byTodd Parr (K-1st )

• In My Heart by Jo Witek

Respect

• A Chair for my Mother by: Vera B. Williams

• All are Welcome Here by: Alexandra Penfold

• Be Bigger by: Colleen Doyle Bryant

• Berenstain Bears Show Some Respect by: Jan & Mike Berenstain

• The Bicycle Man by: Allen Say

• Do Unto Otters by: Laurie Keller

• Great Joy by: Kate DiCamillo

• How Full is your Bucket for Kids by: Tom Rath & Mary Reckmeyer

• I Can’t Believe you Said That by: Julia Cook

• I Just Don’t Like the Sound of No by: Julia Cook

• Interrupting Chicken by: David Ezra Stein

• Kindness Starts with You by: Jacquelyn Stagg

• Matilda by: Roald Dahl

• The Recess Queen by: Alexis O’Neill

• Rulers of the Playground by: Joseph Kuefler

• That Rule Doesn’t Apply to Me by: Julia Cook

• The Way I Act by: Steve Metzger

Responsibility

• Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Saturday by: Judith Viorst

• Arthur’s Pet Business by: Marc Brown

• Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by: Stan & Jan Berenstain

• Berenstain Bears: Blame Game by: Stan & Jan Berenstain

• But It’s Not My Fault by: Julia Cook

• The Emperor’s Egg by: Martin Jenkins

• How do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms? by: Jane Yolen

• I Just Forgot by: Mercer Mayer

• I Just Want to do it My Way by: Julia Cook

• It’s Not My Fault by: Nancy Carlson

• Miss Nelson is Missing by: Harry Allard

• The Paperboy by: Dav Pilkey

• The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by: Mo Willems

• Pigsty by: Mark Teague

• Responsibility by: Cynthia Roberts

• Saving Shadow by: Sanders Dokas & Dara Lynn

• Stanley and the Class Pet by: Barney Saltzberg

• Strega Nona by: Tomie dePaola

• What Should Danny Do? by: Ganit & Adir Levy

• William and the Guinea Pig by: Gill Rose

Honesty

• A Bike Like Sergio’s by: Maribeth Boelts

• The Berenstain Bears and the Truth by: Stan & Jan Berenstain

• The Big Fat Enormous Lie by: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & David McPhail

• The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot by: Scott Magoon

• Doug-Dennis and the Flyaway Fib by: Darren Farrell

• Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big by: Berkeley Breathed

• Eli’s Lie-O-Meter: A Story about Telling the Truth by: Patricia McKissack

• The Empty Pot by: Demi

• The Honest-to-Goodness Truth by: Patricia McKissack

• Howard Wigglebottom and the Monkey on His Back by: Howard Binkow

• I Want my Hat Back by: Jon Klassen

• Jackalope by: Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens Crummel

• Let’s Be Honest by: P.K. Hallinan

• Liar, Liar by: Gary Paulsen

• Lying Up a Storm by: Julia Cook

• Molly the Great Tell the Truth by: Shelley Marshall and Ben Mahan

• Pinky Promise: A Book About Telling the Truth by: Vanita Braver

• Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie by: Laura Rankin

• Sam Tells Stories by: Thierry Robberecht

• Victory Vault by: Jake Maddox

Kindness

• A Sick Day for Amos McGee by: Philip C. Stead

• Be Kind by: Pat Zietlow Miller

• Because Amelia Smiled by: David Ezra Stein

• The Bicycle Man by: Allen Say

• Grumpy Bird by: Jeremy Tankard

• How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends? by: Jane Yolen

• How Full is Your Bucket for Kids by: Tom Rath & Mary Reckmeyer

• How Kind by: Mary Murphy

• I Walk Vanessa by: Kerascoet

• If you Plant a Seed by: Kadir Nelson

• The Invisible String by: Patrice Karst

• The Jelly Donut Difference by: Maria Dismondy

• Mine by: Shutta Crum

• Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by: Emily Pearson

• Pass It On by: Sophy Henn

• Stick and Stone by: Beth Ferry

• Superheroes Club by: Madeleine Sherak

• We’re All Wonders by: R. J. Palacio

• Superbuns by: Diane Kredensor

Self Control & Self Regulation

• Clark the Shark by: Bruce Hale

• Click, Clack, Quack to School by: Doreen Cronin

• David Gets in Trouble by: David Shannon

• I Can Handle It by: Laurie Wright

• It’s Hard to be a Verb by: Julia Cook

• Katie loves the Kittens by: John Himmelman

• Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by: Christianne C. Jones

• Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by: Kevin Henkes

• My Mouth is a Volcano by: Julia Cook

• No, David by: David Shannon

• Of Course, It’s a Big Deal by: Bryan Smith

• Oh No, George by: Chris Haughton

• Percy Gets Upset by: Stuart J. Murphy

• Sometimes I’m Bombaloo by: Rachel Vail

• The Bad Seed by: Jory John

• Throwing Tantrums by: Joy Wilt Berry

• Tyrannosaurus Wrecks by: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

• We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by: Ryan T. Higgins

• You Will Be My Friend by: Peter Brown

Perseverance

• After I Fall by: Dan Santat

• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by: Judith Viorst

• Argyle Fox by: Marie Letourneau

• The Book of Mistakes by: Corinna Luyken

• Dog Breath by: Dav Pilkey

• Emmanuel’s Dream by: Laurie Ann Thompson

• Giraffes Can’t Dance by: Giles Andreae

• I Am So Brave by: Steven Krensky

• I Will Be Okay by: Ms. Laurie N. Wright

• Jabari Jumps by: Gaia Cornwall

• Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster by: Michelle Nelson-Schmidt

• Let’s Go For a Drive by: Mo Willems

• Life by: Cynthia Rylant

• The Most Magnificent Thing by: Ashley Spires

• Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still by: Karlin Gray

• Pete the Cat- I Love my White Shoes by: Eric Litwin

• Salt in His Shoes by: Deloris Jordan

• Sunday Chutney by: Aaron Blabey

• The Dot by: Peter H. Reynolds

• There Might Be Lobsters by: Carolyn Crimi

• The Thing That Lou Couldn’t Do by: Ashley Spires

• Too Shy for Show-and-Tell by: Beth Bracken

• When Charlie McButton Lost Power by: Suzanne Collins

• Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by: Julia Cook

Empathy

• All Are Welcome by: Alexandra Penfold & Suzanne Kaufman

• Amazing Grace by: Mary Hoffman

• Chocolate Milk, Por Favor by: Maria Dismondy

• Chrysanthemum by: Kevin Henkes

• Hey Little Ant by: Philip and Hannah Hoose

• The Hundred Dresses by: Eleanor Estes

• I Am Human- A Book of Empathy by: Susan Verde

• The Invisible Boy by: Trudy Ludwig & Patrice Barton

• Last Stop on Market Street by: Matt De La Pena

• Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by: Lisa Papp

• The Monster Who Lost His Mean by: Tiffany Strelitz Haber

• My Many Colored Days by: Dr. Seuss

• Stick and Stone by: Beth Ferry

• Those Shoes by: Maribeth Boelts

• Through Grandpa’s Eyes by: Patricia MacLachlan

• The Wall by: Eve Bunting

• What’s Wrong with Timmy by: Maria Shriver

Cooperation

• A House in the Woods by: Inga Moore

• Bat’s Big Game by: Margaret Read MacDonald

• The Brownstone by: Paula Scher

• Colors versus Shapes by: Mike Boldt

• Duck and Goose by: Tad Hills

• Duck in the Truck by: Jez Alborough

• Frankie by: Mary Sullivan

• Franklin Plays the Game by: Paulette Bourgeois

• The Little Red Fort by: Brenda Maier

• The Little Red Hen by: Lucinda McQueen

• Mine by: Jeff Mack

• No, David by: David Shannon

• Officer Buckle and Gloria by: Peggy Rathman

• Please Please the Bees by: Gerald Kelley

• Prince and Pirate by: Charlotte Gunnufson

• Red & Yellow’s Noisy Night by: Josh Selig

Self-Confidence

• A Bad Case of Stripes by: David Shannon

• The Book of Mistakes by: Corinna Luyken

• Calvin Can’t Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie by: Jennifer Berne

• The Dot by: Peter H. Reynolds

• Giraffes Can’t Dance by: Giles Andreae

• The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by: Mark Pett

• I am Enough by: Grace Byers

• I Am So Brave by: Steven Krensky

• I Can Handle It (Mindful Mantras) by: Ms Laurie Wright and Ms Ana Santos

• I like Myself by: Karen Beaumont

• Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster by: Michelle Nelson-Schmidt

• The Kissing Hand by: Audrey Penn

• Not Quite Narwal by: Jessie Sima

• Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by: Eric Litwin

• The Shiny Bee Who Felt Out of Place by: Natalie Meraki

• Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by: Patty Lovell

• Tacky the Penguin by: Helen Lester

• Today I Feel Silly, And Other Moods That Make My Day by: Jamie Lee Curtis

• Wemberly Worried by: Kevin Henkes

• When You are Brave by: Pat Zietlow Miller

• Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by: Julia Cook, Illustrated by Anita Dufalla

Compassion

• A Sick Day for Amos McGee by: Philip C. Stead

• Arnie and the New Kid by: Nancy Carlson

• Be Kind by: Pat Zietlow Miller

• Come With Me by: Holly M. McGhee

• Each Kindness by: Jacqueline Woodson

• Emma and the Whale by: Julie Case

• Firenze’s Light by: Jessica Collaço and Angela Li

• The Friendship Puzzle by: Julie L. Coe

• Hooway for Wodney Wat by: Helen Lester

• Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores by: James Howe

• The Invisible Boy by: Trudy Ludwig

• Little Blue Truck by: Alice Schetyle

• Lost and Found Cat by: Doug Kuntz and Amy Shrodes

• My Brother Charlie by: Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete

• My Many Colored Days by: Dr. Seuss

• Otis and the Scarecrow by: Laren Long

• The Rabbit Listened by: Cori Doerrfeld

• Save Me a Seat by: Sarah Weeks

• Sumi’s First Day of School Ever by: Soyung Pak

• Under the Lemon Moon by: Edith Hope Fine

• We’re All Wonders by: R.J. Palacio

• Wonder by: R.J. Palacio

• Yoko by: Rosemary Wells

Gratitude

• All the World by: Liz Garton Scanlon

• An Awesome Book of Thanks by: Dan Clayton

• Bear Says Thanks by: Karma Wilson

• Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by: Dr. Suess

• The Giving Tree by: Shel Silverstein

• Grateful: A Song of Giving Thanks by: John Buccino

• Gratitude Soup by: Olivia Rosewood

• I’m Thankful by: Terri-Sue Hill

• I’m Thankful Each Day! by: P.K. Hallinan

• It Could Always Be Worse by: Margot Zamach

• Just So Thankful by: Mercer Mayer

• Last Stop on Market Street by: Matt De La Pena

• Let’s Be Thankful by: P.K. Hallinan

• Rubber Shoes by: Gladys Barbieri

• Secret of Saying Thanks by: Douglas Wood

• Should I Share My Ice Cream? by: Mo Willems

• Splat Says Thank You! by: Rob Scotton

• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by: William Steig

• The Thank You Book by: Mo Willems

• Thankful by: Eileen Spinelli

• The Thankful Book by: Todd Parr

• The Berenstain Bears Count Their Blessings by: Stan Berenstain

• Those Shoes by: Maribel Boelts

Manners

• Achoo! by: Mij Kelly

• Clifford’s Manners by: Norman Bridwell

• Do Unto Otters by: Laurie Keller

• Dude, That’s Rude! by: Pamela Espeland

• May I Please Have a Cookie? by: Jennifer Morris

• The Monsters’ Monster by: Patrick McDonnell

• Penguin Says Please by Michael Dahl

• Rude Cakes by: Rowboat Watkins

• Rules of the Wild by: Bridget Levin

• Time to Say Please by: Mo Willems

Friendship

• A Sick Day for Amos McGee by: Philip C. Stead

• Grumpy Bird by: Jeremy Tankard

• How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends? by: Jane Yolen

• How to Lose All Your Friends by: Nancy Carlson

• The Invisible Boy by: Trudy Ludwig

• Llama Llama Time to Share by: Anna Dewdney

• The Monster at Recess by: Shira Potter

• The Rainbow Fish by: Marcus Pfister

• Rules of the Playground by: Joseph Kuefler

• Stick and Stone by: Beth Ferry

Mindfulness/ Calming Strategies:

• I Am Yoga, By Susan Verde

• Listening to my Body, By Gabi Garcia

• Bee Still, By Frank J. Sileo

• I am Peace, By Susan Verde

• My Magic Breath, By Nick Ortiner