Resources

Books for Children

Affirmation:

• I like Being Me by Judy Lalli

• The Affirmation Web by Lori Lite

• Just Because I am by Lauren Murphy Payne, M.S.W.

Bullying:

• Arthur's April Fool by Marc Brown

• Blubber by Judy Blume

• Why Is Everybody Always Picking on Me? A Guide to Understanding Bullies for Young People by Terrence Webster-Doyle

• Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

• Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain by Trevor Romain

• The Hundred Dresses by E. Estes

• Secret of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

• Stop Picking on Me: A First Look At Bullying by Pat Thomas

• The Ant Bully by John Nickle

Divorce and Separation:

• Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by Laurie Krasny Brown

• My Family's Changing: A First Look At My Family Break Up by Pat Thomas

• Was It the Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids About Divorce by Sandra Levins

Death and Dying:

• Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst

• When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny Brown

• When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard

• Why Do People Die? by Cynthia MacGregor

Feelings:

• My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

• Scared? From Fear to Courage - Barron's Educational Series

• Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis

• When Sophie Gets Angry, Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang

• What Are You So Grumpy About? by Tom Lichtenheld

Friendship:

• We Can Get Along by Lauren Murphy Payne M.S.W.

• Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel

• And to Think That We Thought That We'd Never Be Friends by Mary Ann Hoberman

Tattling:

• Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal by Jeanie Franz Ransom

• A Bad Case of the Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook