Children’s Books

Below is a list of children’s books that I like by topic. The idea is to use this list as a starting point.  If you want books on emotions, take that portion of the list with you and find books that are a good fit for your needs.  Please let me know if you have favorite books that would be a good addition.

Teasing, Mean Kids and Bullies Self-Esteem Understanding Death Honesty Social Skills Social Skills Books by Meiners Social Skills Books by Cook Social Skills Books by Verdick Perfectionism

Siblings Competition Starting School Seperation Anxiety Sharing and Taking Turns Manners Emotions Potty Training A New Baby Friendships

Teasing, Mean Kids and Bullies Hooway for Wodney Wat by Lester Hurty Feelings by Lester The Recess Queen by O’Neill and Huliska-Beith Timothy Goes to School by Wells My Secret Bully by Ludwig and Marble Lucy and the Bull by Alexander Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Bullies by Binkow and Cornelisen Bully Beans by Cook The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others by Sornson, Dismondy and Shaw Chester Raccoon and the Big bad Bully by Penn and Gibson The Bully Blockers Club by Bateman and Urbanovic Stop Picking on Me: A First Look at Bullying by Thomas and Harker\ Nobody Knew What to Do : A Story About Bullying by McCain Say Something by Moss Stop Bullying Bobby! Helping Children Cope with Teasing and Bullying by Mansell Bye Bye Bully: A Kids Guide for Dealing with Bullies by Jackson and Alley Stand Up for Yourself and Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies and Bossiness and Finding a Better Way by American Girl > Back to top Self-Esteem Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Lovell and Catrow I Like Myself by Beaumont and Catrow I’m Gonna Like Me! Letting Off a Little Self Esteem by Curtis and Cornell Stripes by Shannon Spagetti in a  Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be Who You Are by Dismondy and Peterson Happy to be Me! A Kid Book about Self Esteem by Adams, Butch and Alley The Lovables in the Kingdom of Self Esteem by Loomans I Want Your Moo: A Story for Children About Self Esteem by Weiner, Neimark and Adinolfi Being Me: A Kids Guide to Boosting Confidence and Self Esteem by Moss Stick Up for Yourself: Every Kids Guide to Personal Power and Positive Self Esteem by Kaufman, Raphael and Espeland Sometimes I Feel Like I Don’t Have Any Friends (But Not So Much Anymore): A Self Esteem Book to Help Children Improve Their Social Skills by Zimmerman and Shapiro > Back to top Understanding Death What’s Heaven by Shriver I Miss You: A First Look at Death by Thomas When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Brown Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children by Stickney The Dragonfly Door by Adams What is Death by Boritzer I’ll Always Love You by Wilhelm Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying by Mills Tear Soup by Schweibert Lifetimes: A Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children by Mellonie and Ingpen Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies by Silverman Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss by Mundy and Alley > Back to top Honesty Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big By Breathed I’m Telling the Truth: A First Look at Honesty by Thomas Sam Tells Stories by Robberecht Ruthie and the Not So Teeny Tiny Lie by Rankin Berenstain Bears and the Truth by Berenstains Telling the Truth: Learning about Honesty by Burch Be Honest and Tell the Truth by Meiners > Back to top Social Skills Listen Buddy by Lester Not Fair, Won’t Share by Graves and Guicciardini But Why Can’t I by Graves and Guicciardini Howard B Wigglebottom Learns to Listen by Binkow > Back to top Social Skills Books by Meiners Cool Down and Work Through Anger Talk and Work it Out Know and Follow Rules Share and Take Turns Join In and Play Be Polite and Kind > Back to top Social Skills Books by Cook The Worst Day of My Life Ever! (listening) I Just Don’t Like the Sound of No! (accepting no) My Mouth is a Volcano (interrupting) Personal Space Camp It’s Hard to be a Verb (impulsivity) A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue > Back to top Social Skills Books by Verdick Feet Are Not for Kicking Hands Are not for Hitting Words Are Not for Hurting Teeth Are Not for Biting Germs Are Not for Sharing Tails Are Not for Pulling > Back to top Perfectionism Nobody’s Perfect: A Story for Children About Perfectionism by Burns and Villnave What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t good Enough: The Real Deal of Perfectionism by Greenspan Slip, Slide, Skate by Herman The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Rubinstein and Pett > Back to top Siblings Shelia Rae the Brave by Henkes A Pocket Full of Kisses by Penn Julius, Baby of the World by Henkes I Love You the Purplest by Joosse Big Sister, Little Sister by Zolotow Oh Brother, Oh Sister: A Sisters Guide to Getting Along by American GirlSiblings: You’re Stuck with Each Other so Stick Together by Crist Just Me and My Little Brother by Mayer > Back to top Competition Winners Never Quit by Hamm Me First! By Lester The Mightiest by Kasza Help Me Be Good Being a Bad Sport by Berry Liam Wins the Game Sometimes: A Story About Losing with Grace by Banks Competition: Deal with It from Start to Finish by Messier and Murray > Back to top Starting School DWs Guide to Preschool by Brown The Brand New Kid by Couric Wemberly Worried by Henkes Do I Have to Go to School? A First Look at Starting School by Thomas and Harker What to Expect at Preschool by Murkoff Maisy Goes to Preschool by Cousins Going to School by Civardi A Smart Girls Guide to Starting Middle School by American Girl Preschool Day, Hooray! By Strauss > Back to top Separation Anxiety The Kissing Hand by Penn When I Miss You by Spelman and Parkinson Lama, Lama Misses Mama by Dewdney Will You Come Back for Me? By Tompert Owl Babies by Waddell The Invisible String by Karst I Love You All Day Long by Rusackas Oh My Baby, Little One by Appelt > Back to top Sharing and Taking Turns The Mine-O-Saur by Quallen Mine, Mine, Mine by Becker Rainbow Fish by Pfister Share and Take Turns by Meiners Sharing is Fun by Cole The Boy Who Wouldn’t Share by Reiss I am Sharing by Mayer It’s Mine by Lionni One for You, One for Me by Albee Martha Doesn’t Share by Berger > Back to top Manners DWs Guide to Perfect Manners by Brown Do Unto Otters by Keller Cookies: Bite Size Life Lessons by Rosenthal Mind Your Manners in School by Candell Excuse Me! A Little Book of Manners by Katz The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners by Berenstains Monster Manners by Roberts How to Speak Politely and Why by Leaf Big Black Bear by Yee Stoo Hampels Book of Bad Manners Manners by Aliki Be Polite and Kind by Meiners I’m Sorry, I Did It by Buehner Perfect Pigs by Brown Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank You Book Manners Can Be Fun by Leaf A Little Book of Manners for Boys: A Game plan for Getting Along with Others by Branes and Sparks Tea with the Queen by Boyce Dude, That’s Rude: Get Some Manners Activity Book by Espeland A Smart Girls Guide to Manners by American Girl > Back to top Emotions When I Feel Sad and When I Feel Angry by Spelman and Parkinson On Monday When It Rained by Kachenmeister My Many Colored Days by Seuss Double Dip Feelings: Stories to Help Children Understand Emotions by Cain and Patterson Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Viorst and Cruz How Are You Peeling? Foods with Moods by Freymann and Elffers Baby Faces by Dorling Kindersley Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Miranda and Emberley Feeling by Aliki Sometimes I’m Bombaloo by Vail and Heo Lots of Feelings by Rotner Is a Worry Worrying You by Wolff When Sophie Gets Angry, Really, Really Angry by Bang Mouse was Mad by Urban Wemberly Worried by Henkes Today I Feel Silly by Curtis and Cornell The Way I Feel by Cain Feelings to Share from A to Z by Snow, Espeland and Hartman The Feelings Book by Parr Mad maddie Maxwell by Maslyn Is it Right to Fight? A First Look at Anger by Thomas Understanding Myself: A Kids Guide to Intense Emotions and Strong Feelings by Lamia The Feelings Book: The Care and Keeping of Your Emotions by American Girl What to Do When Your Temper Flares by Huebner and Mathews How to Take the Grr Out of Anger by Verdick What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Huebner > Back to top Potty Training Diapers Are Not Forever by Verdick Going to the Potty by Rogers The Potty Book for Boys and The Potty Book for Girls by Capucilli My Big Boy Potty and My Big Girl Potty by Cole Even Firefighters Go to the Potty by Wax Once Upon a Potty by Frankel Big Girls Use the Potty and Big Boys Use the Potty by Pinnington What to Expect When You Use the Potty by Murkoff The Princess Potty and The Pirate Potty by Berger The Potty Train by Hochman and Kennison Have you Seen My Potty by Kelly You Can Go to the Potty by Sears and Kelly No More Diapers by Ross No More Diapers for Ducky by Ford and Williams Dinosaur vs. the Potty by Shea Potty Animals: What to Know When You’ve Gotta Go by Vestergaard > Back to top A New Baby Before You Were Born by Davis My New Baby by Fuller What Baby Needs by Sears and Kelly Waiting for Baby by Ziefert I’m a Big Brother and I’m a Big Sister by Cole Hello Baby by Rockwell Babies Don’t Eat Pizza: A Big kids Book About Baby Brothers and Baby Sisters by Danzig What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home by Murkoff What to Expect When Mommy’s Having a Baby by Murkoff Big Sister Now: A Story About Me and Our New Baby by Sheldon A New Baby is Coming! By Aponte > Back to top Friendships Chester’s Way by Henkes Farfallina and Marcel by Keller How to Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them by Brown How to Lose All Your Friends by Carlson Making Friends by Rogers Be a Friend: Learning About Friendship and Fairness by Burch Will You Be My Friend? A Bunny and Bird Story by Tafuri Friends by Heine Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Hatkoff and Kahumbu Help! A Story of Friendship by Keller Learning to Be a Good Friend: A Guidebook for Kids by Adams How Kids Make Friends: Secrets for Making Lots of Friends No Matter How Shy You Are by Michelle Friends: Making Them and Keeping Them by American Girl > Back to top