Book List

Children’s Literature to Address Various Topics

(Kindergarten- 5^th Grade)

Social Skills:

• The Worst Day of My Life Ever- Julia Cooks

• I Just Don’t Like the Sound of NO- Julia Cooks

• A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue- Julia Cooks

• Personal Space Camp- Julia Cooks

• My Mouth is a Volcano- Julia Cooks

• Hands Are Not For Hitting- Martine Agassi

• Don’t Squeal Unless it’s a Big Deal- Jeanie Franz Ransom

• Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen- Howard Binkow

• Social Skills Collection- Cheri J. Meiners

• The Worst Day of My Life Ever - Julia Cooks

Bullying:

• My Secret Bully- Trudy Ludwig

• Chrysanthemum - Kevin Henkes

• Trouble Talk- Trudy Ludwig

• Just Kidding- Trudy Ludwig

• The Brand New Kid- Katie Couric

• The Recess Queen- Alexis O’Neill

• Say Something- Peggy Moss

• Chester Raccoon & the Big Bad Bully- Audrey Penn

Feelings:

• Today I Feel Silly- Curtis Cornell

• Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse - Kevin Henkes

• The Pigeon Has Feelings Too - Mo Willems

• The Way I Feel- Janan Cain

• What Are You So Grumpy About- Tom Lichtenheld

• The Hurt- Teddi Doleski

• Let’s Talk About Feeling (feeling word here). Collection. Written by Joy Berry

Character Education:

• Mr. Peabody’s Apples- Madonna

• Have You Filled a Bucket Today? -Carol McCloud

• Ruthie and the Not So Teeny Tiny Lie- Laura Rankin

Self-Esteem:

• Stand Tall Molly Lou Mellon- Patty Lovell

• I’m Gonna Like Me- Jamie Lee Curtis

• Hooray For You, A Celebration of “You-ness”- Marianne Richmond

• Perfectly You- Julia Taylor

• Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun- Maria Dismondy

Differences:

• The Crayon Box that Talked- Shane Defolf

• Freckleface Strawberry- Julianne Moore

• Ellison the Elephant- Eric Drachman

• Happy in Our Skin - Fran Manushkin

• The Name Jar - Yangsook Choi

Grief and Loss:

• LipLaps Wish- Jonathan London

• When Dinosaours Die- Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown

• A Dog Like Jack- Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan (pet loss)

• Dog Heaven - Cynthia Rylant (pet loss)

• Cat Heaven - Cynthis Rylant (pet loss)

• Ida, Always - Caron Levis

• Nana Upstairs & Nan Downstairs - Tomie dePaola

• I'll Always Love You - Hans Wilhelm

Family Issues:

• Siblings you’re Stuck with Each Other so Stick Together- James J. Crist and Elizabeth Verdick

• My Life Turned Upside Down but I Turned it Right Side Up- Mary Blitzer Field and Hennie Shore

• Getting Yourself Together When Your Family Comes Apart- Janet Bender

Stress/ Anxiety:

• Don’t be Afraid to Drop- Julia Cook

• Wemberly Worried - Kevin Henkes

• What to do When Your Scared and Worried?- James Crist

• Ish- Written by Peter Reynolds (Perfectionism)

• Every time I Blow My Top I Lose My Head- Laura Slap-Shelton & Lawrence Shapro

School Issues:

• How to Do Homework without Throwing up- Trevor Romain

• Get Organized without Losing it- Janet Fox

• First Day Jitters- Julie Danneberg