Self Management

These picture books on self-management illustrate characters regulating their emotions, thoughts and behaviours and working towards personal and academic goals.

Featured books are available at each D39 Elementary School Library.

The Good Egg

Meet the good egg. He’s a verrrrrry good egg indeed.
But trying to be so good is hard when everyone else is plain ol’ rotten.
As the other eggs in the dozen behave badly, the good egg starts to crack from all the pressure of feeling like he has to be perfect.
So, he decides enough is enough! It’s time for him to make a change…


It's Okay to Make Mistakes

It's Okay to Make Mistakes embraces life's happy accidents, the mistakes and mess-ups that can lead to self discovery. Todd Parr brings a timely theme to life with his signature bold, kid-friendly illustrations and a passion for making readers feel good about themselves, encouraging them to try new things, experiment, and dare to explore new paths.

Nerdy Birdy Tweets

Nerdy Birdy and his best friend, Vulture, are very different. Nerdy Birdy loves video games, but Vulture finds them BORING. Vulture loves snacking on dead things, but Nerdy Birdy finds that GROSS. Luckily, you don’t have to agree on everything to still be friends.

No David!

When David Shannon was five years old, he wrote and illustrated his first book. On every page were these words: NO, DAVID! . . . and a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do.

Now David is all grown up. But some things never change. . . .

Waiting is Not Easy

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.

Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.

Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.

Gerald and Piggie are best friends.

In Waiting Is Not Easy!, Piggie has a surprise for Gerald, but he is going to have to wait for it. And Wait. And wait some more...

We Don't Eat Our Classmates

It's the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can't wait to meet her classmates. But it's hard to make human friends when they're so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all.

Titles Available in D39

Bug in a Vacuum by Melanie Watt - Harper and McKenzie
Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker - Harper
The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett - McKenzie and Romona
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett - McKenzie, Romona and Central
Harriet, You’ll Drive Me Wild! by Mem Fox - Romona
Meditation is an Open SKy: Mindfulness for Kids by Whitney Stewart - Romona
My Heart by Corinna Luyken - Central
Oh No! George! By Chris Haughton - Harper
One Word for Sophia by Jim Averbeck - Romona
Over-Scheduled Andrew by Ashley Spires  - Romona
Sweep by Louise Grieg - McKenzie and Central
Tidy by Emily Gravett - Central

Other Book Suggestions

Again! by Emily Gravett
Decibella and her 6-inch Voice by Julia Cook
Eat Pete! by Michael Rex
Fergal is Fuming by Robert Starling
Flat Rabbit by Barour Oskarsson
Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer
A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Lemonade Hurricane: A Story of Mindfulness and Meditation by Licia Morelli
My Father’s Arms Are a Boat by Stein Erik Lunde
My Magic Breath: Finding Calm THrough Mindful Breathing by Nick Ortner
No Fits, Nilson! By Zacahariah O’Hora
Noni Says No by Heather Hartt-Sussman
Parachute by Danny Parker
Silence by Lemniscates
Take the Time: Mindfulness for Kids by Maud Roegiers
This is Sadie by Sara O’Leary