Over my years as an educator and counselor I collected book titles to share with students, colleagues and parents. Now that I consult for schools I continue adding to the list and share relevant sections with my workshop participants. As it is World Book Day, I thought I would share with others and welcome new titles to be included, please email me at jencortedcon@gmail.com for contribution suggestions.
Books for Children and Adolescents
Ability
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Choldenko (Middle School)
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
Mango Shaped Space by Mass (Middle School)
Marcello in the Real World by Stork (Middle School)
Mockingbird by Erskine (Middle School)
Out of My Mind by Draper (Middle School)
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Stewart (Middle School)
The View from Saturday by Konigsburg (Middle School)
Whale Talk by Crutcher (Middle School)
ADD and ADHD
50 Activities and Games for Kids with ADHD by Patricia O. Quinn and Judith M. Stern
ADD and the College Student, a Guide for High School and College Students with
Attention Deficit Disorder by Patricia O. Quinn
Adolescents and ADD, Gaining the Advantage by Patricia O. Quinn
Annie’s Plan, Taking Charge of Schoolwork and Homework by Kraus (Grades 2-5)
Cory’s Stories, A Kid’s Book About Living with ADHD by Jeanne Kraus (Ages 6-11)
Ethan Has Too Much Energy by Lawrence Shapiro (grades PreK-3)
Help is On the Way, A Child’s Book About ADD by Marc A. Nemiroff and Jane
Annunziata (Ages 5-9)
Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention, A Book for Kids About ADHD by Kathleen Nadeau
and Ellen Dixon (Ages 6-10)
Otto Learns About His Medicine, A Story About Medication for Children with ADHD by
Matthew Galvin (Ages 4-8)
Putting on the Brakes, Young People’s Guide to Understanding ADHD by Patricia O. Quinn
(Ages 8-13)
Sometimes I Drive My Mom Crazy, But I Know She’s Crazy About Me, A Self-esteem Book for
ADHD Children by Lawrence Shapiro
Sparky’s Excellent Misadventures, My ADD Journal by Me (Sparky) by Phyllis Carpenter
and Marti Ford (Ages 5-11)
Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD by Kathleen Nadeau
Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD or LD by Kathleen Nadeau (Grades 4-6)
The “Putting on the Brakes” Activity Book for Young People with ADHD by Patricia O. Quinn
(Ages 8-13)
The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD by John F. Taylor
Adoption and Foster Care
All About Adoption, How Families Are Made and How Kids Feel About It by Marc
Nemiroff and Jame Annunziata (Ages 4-8)
Finding The Right Sport, When Kids Can’t Live With Their Parents by Janice Levy (Ages
3-6)
Horace by H. Keller
Maybe Days, A Book for Children in Foster Care by Jennifer Wilgocki and Marcia Kahn
Wright (Ages 4-10)
The Forever Family by R. Banish
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
This is Howe We Became a Family, An Adoption Story by Wayne Willis (All Ages)
Zachary’s New Home, A Story for Foster and Adopted Children by Geraldine and Paul
Blomquist (Ages 3-8)
Age
Brave New World by Huxley (Middle School)
Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Kelly (Middle School)
Feather Boy by Singer (Middle School)
Finding Grace by Brugman (Middle School)
Lord of the Flies by Golding (Middle School)
Mare’s War by Davis (Middle School)
One Crazy Summer by Williams-Garcia (Middle School)
The Giver by Lowry (Middle School)
Anger Management
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Voirst
Andrew’s Angry Words by D. Lachner
Don’t Pop Your Cork on Monday’s: The Children’s Anti-Stress Book by Adolph Moser
Don’t Rant and Rave on Wednesday’s: The Children’s Anger-Control Book by Adolph Moser
Happy and Sad, Grouchy and Glad by Sesame Street
I Hate My Sister Maggie by Crescent Dragonwagon
I Was So Mad! By Mercer Mayer
Josh’s Smiley Faces, A Story About Anger by Gina Ditta Donahue (Ages 3-6)
Oh Bother! Somebody’s Fighting by Nikki Grimes
Oh Bother! Somebody’s Grumpy by Betty Birney
Sometimes I’m Bombaloo by Rachel Vail
The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Anger Workbook by Lorraine Bilodeau
The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
Too Nice! By Marjorie White Pellegrino Ages 8-12
Tristan’s Temper Tantrum by Caroline Formby
What to Do When Your Temper Flares, A Kid’s guide to Overcoming Problems with Anger by
Dawn Huebner (Ages 6-12)
When I Feel Angry by Cornelia Maude Spelman
When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry… by Molly Bang
Anxiety/Worries
A Boy and A bear: The Children’s Relaxation Book by Lori Lite
A Terrible Thing Happened, A Story For Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma by
Margaret Holmes (Ages 4-8)
Cat’s Got Your Tongue? A Story for Children Afraid to Speak by Charles E. Schaefer (Ages 8-
15)
Into The Great Forest, A Story for Children Away From Parents for the First Time by Irene
Wineman Marcus and Paul Marcus (Ages 3-7)
I Don’t Know Why, I Guess I’m Shy, A Story About Taming Imaginary Fears by Barbara S. Cain
(Ages 4-8)
I Know What To do, A Kid’s Guide to Natural Disasters by Bonnie S. Mark and Aviva Layton
(Ages 8-13)
Jessica and the Wolf, A story for Children Who Have Bad Dreams by Ted Lobb (Ages 3-8)
Jenny Is Scared! When Sad Things Happen in the World by Carol Shuman (Ages 4-8)
Mom, Dad, Come Back Soon by Debra L. Pappas (Ages 3-7)
Night Light, A Story for Children Who Are Afraid of the Dark by Jack Dutro (Ages 3-7)
Scary Night Visitors, a Story for Children with Bedtime Fears by Irene Wineman Marcus and
Paul Marcus (Ages 3-7)
The Magic Box, When Parents Can’t Be There To Tuck You In by Marty Sederman and Seymour Epstein (Ages 3-8)
What To Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn
Huebner (Ages 6-12)
When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Big and Loud Things by Inger Maier (Ages 3-7)
When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Losing His Mother by Inger Maier (Ages 3-7)
When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Trying New Things by Inger Maier (Ages 3-7)
Body Image- Girls
Firebird by Misty Copeland (Ages 8+)
Flora the Flamingo by Molly Idle (Ages 4+)
Flora the Penguin by Molly Idle (Ages 4+)
Freckleface Strawberry by Julie Ann Moore (Ages 5+)
Grace, Gold and Glory: My Leap of Faith by Gabby Douglas and Michelle Burford
(Ages 10+)
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow (Ages 12+)
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson (Ages 12+)
Grace, Gold and Glory: My Leap of Faith by Gabby Douglas and Michelle Burford
Boundaries
Boundaries, Where You End and Begin by Anne Katherine (7th grade through teen)
Too Nice! By Marjorie White Pellegrino (Ages 8-12)
Uncle Willy’s Tickles, A Child’s Right to Say No by Marcie Aboff (Ages 3-8)
Boys
100 Things Guys Need to Know by Bill Zimmerman
Boys Know It All, Wise Thoughts and Tacky Ideas From Guys Like You by Boys Just Like You
Boy V. Girl? How Gender Shapes Who We Are, What We Want, and How We Get Along With
Others by George Abrahams and Sheila Ahlbrand
From Boys to Men by Michael Gurian
Great Books for Boys by Kathleen Odean
Just the Two of Us by Will Smith
What’s Going On Down There? Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask Answers to
Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask by Karen Gravelle
What’s Happening to My Body Book for Boys by Lynda Madaras
What’s Happening to My Feelings Book for Boys by Lynda Madaras
Bullying/Fitting In/Conflict Resolution
A Weekend with Wendell by Kevin Henkes (Lower/Elementary School)
Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet, How to Deal with Bullies by Catherine DePino (Ages 6-12)
Bullies are a Pain in the Brain by Trevor Romain
Cliques, Phonies and other Baloney by Trevor Romain
Don’t Touch, I’ll Pop by M. K. Abbott (grades K-5)
Freedom from Bullying by Mildred Masheder
I Hate Wendy Club by Debra Wosnik (Grades 2-5)
Ish by Peter Reynolds
Just Kidding by Trudy Ludwig (Lower/Elementary School)
King of the Playground by Phyllis Naylor (Lower/Elementary School)
Mookey the Monkey Gets Over Being Teased by Heather Lonczak
My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig
One of Us by Peggy Moss (Lower/Elementary School)
Say Something by Peggy Moss
Stop Picking on Me A First Look at Bullying by Pat Thomas
Sorry! by Trudy Ludwig (Lower/Elementary School)
The Berenstain Bears and The Bully by Stan and Jan Berestain (Lower/Elementary School)
The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill (Lower/Elementary School)
Why Good Kids Act Cruel by Carl Pickhardt
Changing Bodies:
Amazing You (Boys and Girls) by Gail Salts
What's Happening to Me? By Lyle Stuart
The Boy's Body Book, Everything You Need for Growing Up You by
Dunham/Bjorkman
On Your Mark, Get Set Grow! by Paul Gilligan
The Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen by the American Medical Association
What's Happening to My Body? For Boys by Lynda Madaras
Feed Your Head: Some Excellent Stuff on Being Yourself by Earl Hipp (resisting peer pressure)
Our Boys Speak by John Nikkah (Letters and essays written by young boys)
Preteen Health Talk http://www.pamf.org/preteen (Changing Bodies)
BAM! Body and Mind http://bam.gov/ (diseases, food, nutrition, stress, family matters and conflict resolution)
Asking About Sex and Growing Up, A Question and Answer Book for Boys and Girls by Joanna Cole
Changing Bodies, Changing Lives by Ruth Bell
Girltalk: All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You by Carol Weston
It’s Perfectly Normal, Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health by Robie Harris
It’s So Amazing a Book That Answers Most Questions Younger Children May Have About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families by Robie Harris
Don’t Sweat It! Every Body’s Answers to Questions You Don’t Want to Ask by Marguerite Crump
Hair in Funny Places by Babette Cole
My Body, Myself for Girls for Preteens and Teens by Lynda Madaras
My Feelings, Myself by Lynda Madaras
No B.O.! The Head-to-Toe Book of Hygiene for Preteens by Marguerite Crump
Outside-In by Clare Smallman and Edwina Riddle
The Care and Keeping of You, The Body Book for Girls By American Girl Library
The Care and Keeping of Your Feelings for Girls By American Girl Library
The Girls Guide to Growing Up by Karen Bokram and Alexis Sinex
The Period Book, Everything You Don’t Want to Ask (But Need to Know) by Karen and Jennifer Gravelle
The Teenage Body Book by Kathy McCoy
What’s Going On Down There? Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask by Karen Gravelle
What’s Happening to My Body Book for Boys by Lynda Madaras
What’s Happening to My Body Book for Girls by Lynda Madaras
What’s Happening to My Feelings Book for Boys by Lynda Madaras
What’s Happening to My Feelings Book for Girls by Lynda Madaras
College
ADD and the College Student, A Guide for High School and College Students with
Attention Deficit Disorder by Patricia O. Quinn
Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD by Kathleen Nadeau
Communication
A Child’s Book about Being Rude by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Complaining by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Lying by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Tattling by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Teasing by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Whining by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
Talking to Tweens by Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
The Meanest Thing to Say, Little Bill by Bill Cosby (elementary)
Community
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Community Service
Reach Out and Give by Cheri Meiners
The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects by Barbara A. Lewis
The Kid’s Guide to Social Action by Barabara A. Lewis
Conflict Resolution
Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal, A Tale of Tattletales by Jeanie Franz Ransom (Ages 4-8)
I Hate Wendy Club by Debra Wosnik (Grades 2-5)
Just Kidding by Trudy Ludwig (Lower/Elementary School)
King of the Playground by Phyllis Naylor (Lower/Elementary School)
Make Someone Smile and 40 More Ways to be a Peaceful Person by Judy Lalli
One of Us by Peggy Moss (Lower/Elementary School)
Peace Begin With You by Katherine Scholes
Rising Above the Storm ,What It’s Like to Forgive by Robert Enright (Ages 4-8)
Respect, a Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect and Dealing When Your Line is Crossed by Courtney Macavinta and Andrea Vander Pluym
Say Something by Peggy Moss (Lower/Elementary School)
Sorry! by Trudy Ludwig (Lower/Elementary School)
Speak Up and Get Along, Learn the Mighty Might, Thought Chop, and More Tools to Make Friends, Stop Teasing and Feel Good About Yourself by Scott Cooper (Ages 8-12)
The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf (Ages 2-8)
The Guides Guide To Working Out Conflicts, How to Keep Cool, Stay Safe and Get Along by Naomi Drew
The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill (Lower/Elementary School)
We Can Work It Out Conflict Resolution for Children by Barbara K. Polland
Confidence
Ish by Peter Reynolds
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
Dating
The How Rude! Handbook of Friendships and Dating Manners for Teens by Alex J. Packer
The Teen Survival Guide to Dating and Relating, Real-World Advice on Guys, Girls, Growing Up and Getting Along by Annie Fox
Decision Making
Courage to Be Yourself , True Stories by Teens About Cliques, Conflicts and Overcoming Peer Pressure by Al Desetto
If You Had To Choose, What Would You Do? By Sandra McLeod Humphrey
Making Choices, Making Friends, The Social Competencies Assets by Pamela Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick
We Can Get Along A Child’s Book of Choices by Lauren Murphy Payne
What Do You Really Want? How to Set a Goal and Go For It! A Guide for Teens by Beverly K. Bachel
What Teens Need to Succeed, Proven, Practical Ways to Shape Your Own Future by Peter L. Benson
What Would You Do? A Kid’s Guide to Tricky and Sticky Situations by Linda Schwartz
Depression
Depression Is the Pits: But I’m Getting Better, A Guide for Adolescents by E. Jane Garland (Ages 12-15)
The Boy Who Didn’t Want To Be Sad by Robert Goldblatt (Ages 4-8)
The Power to Prevent Suicide by Richard Nelson and Judith C. Galas
What to Do When You’re Sad and Lonely by James J. Crist
Why Are You So Sad? A Child’s Book About Parental Depression by Beth Andrews
(Ages 3-8)
Diversity
Accept and Value Each Person by Cheri Meiners
City Kids Speak on Prejudice by Random House
I’m Like You, You’re Like Me by Cindy Gainer
Divorce
All About Divorce by Mary Blitzer Field
Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurence Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
Divorce is Not The End Of The World Zoe’s and Evan’s Coping Guide for Kids by Zoe and Evan Stern
Don't Fall Apart on Saturdays, The Children's Divorce Survival Book by Adolph Moser
Ginny Morris and Dad’s New Girlfriend by Mary Collins Gallagher
Ginny Morris and Mom’s House, Dad’s House by Mary Collins Gallagher (Ages 8-12)
My Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore, A Drawing Book for Children of Separated and Divorced Parents by Judith Rubin (Ages 4-10)
My Parents Are Divorced Too, a Book for Kids by Kids by Melanie, Annie and Steven Ford
This is Me and My Two Families, an Awareness Scrapbook/Journal for Children Living in Stepfamilies by Marla D. Evans (Ages 4-12)
Two Homes by Claire Masurel
Was It The Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids about Divorce by Sandra Levins (Ages 2-6)
What Can I Do? A Book for Children of Divorce by Danielle Lowry (Ages 8-12)
What In The World Do You Do When Your Parents Divorce? A Survival Guide for Kids by Kent Winchester and Roberta Beyer
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TeensHealth http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/divorce.html (Divorce and other teen issues)
Eating
Full Mouse, Empty Mouse, a Tale of Food and Feelings by Dina Zechhausen (Ages 7-12)
Ethnicity/Race
Africa is not a Country by Margy Knight (Lower/Elementary School)
Black is Brown is Tan by A. Adoff (Lower/Elementary School)
Black, White, Just Right by M. Davol (Lower/Elementary School)
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes (also in Spanish by Crisanthemo) (Lower/Elementary School)
Cleversticks by Bernard Ashley (Lower/Elementary School)
Friends from the Other Side/Amigos del Otro Lado by Gloria Anzaldua (Lower/Elementary School)
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp (Lower/Elementary School)
Grace for President by Kelly Dipucchio (Lower/Elementary School)
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say (Lower/Elementary School)
Hairs/Pellitos by Sandra Cisneros (Lower/Elementary School)
Henry’s Freedom Box by E. Levine (Lower/Elementary School)
Hip Hop Speaks to Children by Nikki Giovanni (Lower/Elementary School)
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson (Lower/Elementary School)
I Love my Hair by Natasha Tarpley (Lower/Elementary School)
In My Family/En Mi Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza (Lower/Elementary School)
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of MLK by D. Rappaport (Lower/Elementary School)
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni (Lower/Elementary School)
Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson (Lower/Elementary School)
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz (Lower/Elementary School)
The Name Jar by Choi (Lower/Elementary School)
The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson (Lower/Elementary School)
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles (Lower/Elementary School)
The Upside Down Boy/El Nino de Cabeza by J. Herrera (Lower/Elementary School)
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts (Lower/Elementary School)
Yoko by Rosemary Wells (Lower/Elementary School)
Families
All Families are Different by S. Gordon (Lower/Elementary School)
All Families are Special by N. Simon (Lower/Elementary School)
And Tango Makes Three by J. Hoffman (Lower/Elementary School)
Best, Best Colors/Los Mejores Colores by Eric Hoffman (Lower/Elementary School)
Bringing Up Parents, The Teenager’s Handbook by Alex J. Packer
Everywhere Babies by S. Meyers (Lower/Elementary School)
Home Sweet Tree by Stan and Jan Berenstain
In My Family/ En Mi Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza (Lower/Elementary School)
It’s OK to be Adopted by Todd Parr (Lower/Elementary School)
It’s Okay to be Different by Todd Parr (Lower/Elementary School)
Mom, Dad, Come Back Soon by Debra L. Pappas (Ages 3-7)
My Grandma’s The Mayor by Marjorie White Pellegrino (Ages 6-12)
The Different Dragon by J. Bryant (Lower/Elementary School)
The Family Book by Todd Parr (Lower/Elementary School)
The Peace Book by Todd Parr (Lower/Elementary School)
The How Rude! Handbook of Family Manners for Teens by Alex J. Packer
The Magic Box, When Parent’s Can’t Be There to Tuck You In by Marty Sederman and Seymour Epstein (Ages 3-8)
Why Am I an Only Child? By Jane Annunziata and Marc A. Nemiroff (Ages 4-7)
Feelings
A Child’s Book about Being Rude by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Being Selfish by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Being Destructive by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Complaining by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Lying by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Tattling by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Teasing by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Whining by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s First Book about Play Therapy by Marc A. Nemiroff
And Here’s to You! By David Elliott
Building Emotional Intelligence http://www.amazon.com/Building-Emotional-Intelligence-Techniques-Cultivate/dp/1591797896/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251997208&sr=8-8
Care and Keeping of Your Feelings for Girls by American Girl Library
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Double Dip Feelings by Barbara Cain
Feeling Better, A Kid’s Book About Therapy by Rachel Rashkin (Ages 8-14)
Feelings by Aliki
From Fear to Courage by Nuri Roca and Rosa Curto
Happy and Sad, Grouchy and Glad by Sesame Street
How to Take the GRRR Out of Anger by Elizabeth Verkick and Marjorie Lisovskis
I’ll Know What To Do, A Kid’s Guide to Natural Disasters by Bonnie S. Mark and Aviva Layton (Ages 8-13)
I’m Not Bobby! (Seeking Independence) by Jules Feiffer (elementary)
Let’s Talk About Needing Attention by Joy Berry
Mama Will Be Home Soon by Nancy Minchella
My Gum is Gone, A Story About Resourcefulness by Richard P. Yurcheshen (Ages 2-5)
Perfectionism What’s Bad About Being Too Good? By Miriam Adderhldt-Elliott
Proud of Our Feelings by Lindsay Leghorn (Ages 3-6)
Solving Problems Together, Family Therapy for the Whole Family by Jane Annunziata (All Ages)
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Tanya and the Tobo Man, A Story for Children Entering Therapy by Lesley Koplow (Ages 4-8)
The Boy Who Didn’t Want To Be Sad by Robert Goldblatt (Ages 4-8)
The Meanest Thing to Say, Little Bill by Bill Cosby (elementary)
The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
Too Nice by Marjorie White Pellegrino (Ages 8-12)
Too Stressed to Thin? A Teen Guide to Staying Sane When Life Makes You Crazy by Annie Fox
What To Do When Your Grumble Too Much, A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Negativity by Dawn Heubner (Ages 6-12)
What To Do When You Are Scared and Worried, A Guide for Kids by James J. Crist
When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry… by Molly Bang
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too by Walt Disney
Fitting-In
A Weekend with Wendell by Kevin Henkes (Lower/Elementary School)
Just Kidding by Trudy Ludwig (Lower/Elementary School)
King of the Playground by Phyllis Naylor (Lower/Elementary School)
My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig (Lower/Elementary School)
One of Us by Peggy Moss (Lower/Elementary School)
Say Something by Peggy Moss (Lower/Elementary School)
Sorry! by Trudy Ludwig (Lower/Elementary School)
The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill (Lower/Elementary School)
Forgiveness
Rising Above the Storm Clouds, What It’s Like to Forgive by Robert Enright, (Ages 4-8)
Friendships/Social Skills
A Friend Indeed by E. Anthony
Amos & Boris by William Steig
Being the Best Me, Social skills by Essential Learning Products
Clara and Asha by Eric Rohmann
Cliques, Phonies and other Baloney by Trevor Romain
Courage to Be Yourself , True Stories by Teens About Cliques, Conflicts and Overcoming Peer Pressure by Al Desetto
Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin
Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal, A Tale of Tattletales by Jeanie Franz Ransom (Ages 4-8)
Hands Are Not For Hitting by Martine Agassi
How to be a Friend, a Guide to Making and Keeping Friends by Laurie Kransy Brown
Get Off My Brain A Survival Guide for Lazy Students (Bored, Frustrated, and Otherwise Sick of School) By Randall McCutcheon
Good Friends Are Hard to Find Helping Your Child, Find, Make and Keep Friends and Also Deal With Teasing, Bullying Meanness and Stormy Relationships by Fred Frankel
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
Making Choices, Making Friends, The Social Competencies Assets by Paemlia Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick
Owen and Mzee by Hatkoff, Kahumbu and Greste
Perfectionism, What’s Bad About Being Too Good by Miriam Adderholdt and Jan Goldberg
Respecting our Differences, A Guide To Getting Along in a Changing World by Lynn Duvall
Rising Above the Storm Clouds, What It’s Like to Forgive by Robert Enright, (Ages 4-8)
Share and Take Turns by Cheri Meiners
Teeth are Not For Biting by Elizabeth Verdick
The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble With Friends by Stan & Jan Berenstain
The Biggest Leaf Pile by Steve Metzger
The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf (Ages 2-8)
The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
The How Rude! Handbook of Friendships and Dating Manners for Teens by Alex J. Packer
The Meanest Thing to Say, Little Bill by Bill Cosby (elementary)
The Teen Survival Guide to Dating and Relating, Real-World Advice on Guys, Girls, Growing Up and Getting Along by Annie Fox
Too Nice! By Marjorie White Pellegrino (Ages 8-12)
We Can Get Along a Child’s Book of Choices by Lauren Payne
When Kids Drive Kids Crazy, How to Get Along with Your Friends and Enemies by Eda LeShan
Why Doesn’t Anybody Like Me? A Guide to Raising Socially Confident Kids by Hara Estroff
Why Good Kids Act Cruel by Carl Pickhardt Marano
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
Gender
Bound by Napoli (Middle School)
Daughter of Venice by Napoli (Middle School)
For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy by Bradley (Middle School)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by Lockhart (Middle School)
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Ness (Middle School)
Wringer by Spinelli (Middle School)
Gender Identity/Fluidity/Non-Conforming
10,000 Dresses by M. Ewert (Lower/Elementary School)
Grace for President by Kelly Dipucchio (Lower/Elementary School)
Horace and Morris but But Mostly Dolores by J. Howe (Lower/Elementary School)
My Princess Boy by C. Kilodavis (Lower/Elementary School)
The Princess Knight by C. Funke (Lower/Elementary School)
Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen (Lower/Elementary School)
William’s Doll by C. Zolotow (Lower/Elementary School)
Gifted and Talented
The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide for Teens by Judy Galbraith and Jim Delisle
When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All the Answers by Jim Delise and Judy Galbraith
Girls
Boy V. Girl? How Gender Shapes Who We Are, What We Want, and How We Get Along With Others by George Abrahams and Sheila Ahlbrand
Girls Speak Out, Finding Your True Self by Johnston (teen)
Great Books for Girls by Kathleen Odean
Gutsy Girls by Tina Schwater
My Body, Myself for Girls for Preteens and Teens by Lynda Madaras
Respect, A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect and Dealing When Your Line is Crossed by Courtney Macavinta and Andrea Vander Pluym
See Jane Win for Girls, A Smart Girl’s Guide to Success by Dr. Sylvia Rimm
The Care and Keeping of Your Feelings for Girls by American Girl Library
The Girls Guide to Growing Up by Karen Bokram and Alexis Sinex
The Period Book, Everything You Don’t Want to Ask (But Need to Know) by Karen and Jennifer Gravelle
Totally Private and Personal, Journaling Ideas for Girls and Young Women by Jessica Wilber
What’s Happening to My Body Book for Girls by Lynda Madaras
What’s Happening to My Feelings Book for Girls by Lynda Madaras
www.girlshealth.gov
God In Everyone
And Here’s to You! By David Elliott
Owen and Mzee by Hatkoff, Kahumbu and Greste
Good and Bad Touches
When I Was Little Like You by Jane Porett
Grief and Loss
A Place In My Heart by Annetta Aubrey (Ages 2-9)
After You Lose Someone You Love, Advice and Insight from the Diaries of Three Kids Who’ve Been There by Amy, Allie and David Dennison
A Story for Hippo a Book About Loss by Simon Pottock and Alison Bartlette
Don't Despair on Thursdays, The Children's Grief-Management Book by Adolph Moser
Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscagli
Gentle Willow, A Story for Children About Dying by Joyce C. Mills (Ages 4-8)
Gran Gran's Best Trick by L. Dwight Holden
Help for The Hard Times Getting Through Loss by Earl Hipp
I Don’t Have Uncle Phil Anymore by Marjorie White Pellegrino (Ages 5-12)
If Nathan Were Here by Mary Bahr (elementary)
If You Listen (Loss of a Parent) by C. Zolotow
Laura’s Star by K. Baumgart (all ages)
Lifetimes, The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children by Bryan Mellonie
Mama Will Be Home Soon by Nancy Minchella
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
Sad Isn't Bad A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss by Michaelene
Mundy and R.W. Alley
Samatha Jane’s Missing Smile, A Story About Coping With the Loss of a Parent by Julie Kaplow and Donna Pincus (Ages 4-8)
Saying Goodbye to Daddy by Judith Vigna
Saying Good-Bye to Your Pet by Marge Heegaard
Straight Talk About Death For Teenagers by E. Gollman (teen)
Something to Remember Me By by Susan V. Bosak with Laurie McGaw
Tell Me Papa by J. & M. Johnson
The Goodbye Boat by Mary Joslin
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
The Next Place by Warren Hanson
The Purple Balloon by Chris Raschka (Ages 6-13)
Two Moons in August (Loss of a Parent) by M. Brooks
Understanding Buddy (Loss of a Parent) by M. Kornblatt
We Are Moving by Rachel Biale
What On Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? By Trevor Romain
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Brown and Marc Brown (Elementary)
Why Would Someone Want to Die? By Rebecca C. Schmidt (grades K-3)
You Hold Me and I’ll Hold You by J. Carson
Death of a Pet
The Accident (loss of a pet) by C. Carrick
Cat Heaven (loss of a pet) by C. Rylant
Dog Heaven (loss of a pet) by C. Rylant
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney (loss of a pet) by J. Viorst
The Old Dog (loss of a pet) by C. Zolotow
Homework, Schoolwork and Tests
Annie’s Plan, Taking Charge of Schoolwork and Homework by Jeanne Kraus (Ages 6-11)
Get Off My Brain A Survival Guide for Lazy Students (Bored, Frustrated, and Otherwise Sick of School) By Randall McCutcheon
Get Organized Without Losing It by Janet S. Fox
How to Do Homework Without Throwing UP by Trevor Romain
True or False? Tests Stink by Trevor Romain
Honesty
A Child’s Book about Lying by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
Don’t Tell A Whopper On Friday by Adolph Moser
Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna (all ages)
The Berenstain Bears and The Truth by Stan and Jan Berenstain (elementary school)
Illness in the Family
Little Tree, A Story for Children With Serious Medical Problems by Joyce C.
Mills (Ages 4-8)
My Grandpa Had a Stroke by Dori Hillestad Butler (Ages 4-8)
Oh Brother! Growing Up With a Special Needs Sibling by Natalie Hale (Ages 8-
13)
Tibby Tried It, An Inspiring Story about Coping with Physical Disability by Cary
Pillo (Ages 3-8)
Learning Differences
Many Ways to Learn, Young People’s Guide to Learning Disabilities by Judith Stern
(Ages 8-14)
Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD or LD by Kathleen Nadeau
The School Survival Guide for Kids with LD by Rhoda Cummings and Gary Fisher
The Survival Guide for Kids with LD by Rhoda Cummings and Gary Fisher
The Survival Guide for Teenagers with LD by Rhoda Cummings and Gary Fisher
Manners
A Child’s Book about Being Rude by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Being Selfish by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
A Child’s Book about Being Destructive by Joy Berry (Early Elementary)
It’s My Turn by Robert Munsch (Ages 2-6)
The How Rude! Handbook to Good Manners, Proper Behavior, and Not Grossing People Out by Alex J. Packer
We Share Everything by Robert Munsch (Ages 2-6)
What Do You Say Dear? A Book of Manners for All Occasions by Maurice Sendak
Medical and Mental Illness
Always My Grandpa, A Story for Children About Alzheimer’s Disease by Linda Scacco
(Ages 6-10)
Breathe Easy, Young People’s Guide to Asthma by Jonathan H. Weiss (Ages 8-13)
Clouds and Clocks, A Story for Children Who Soil by Matthew Galvin (Ages 4-8)
Coping with Self-Mutilation by Clarke
Imagine a Rainbow, A child’s Guide for Soothing Pain by Brenda S. Miles
Lions Aren’t Scared of Shots, A Story for Children About Visiting the Doctor by Howard
Bennett
Little Tree, A Story for Children With Serious Medical Problems by Joyce C. Mills
(Ages 4-8)
Living With Childhood Cancer, A Practical Guide to Help Families Cope by Leigh
Woznick and Carol Goodheart
Luna and the Big Blur, A Story for Children Who Wear Glasses by Shirley Day (Ages 4-
8)
My Grandpa Had a Stroke by Dori Hillestad Butler (Ages 4-8)
Sammy the Elephant and Mr. Camel, A story to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting by
Joyce Mills (Ages 4-8)
Sammy’s Mom Has Cancer by Sherry Kohlenberg (Ages 4-8)
Sarah and Puffle, A Story for Children About Diabetes by Linnea Mulder (Ages 4-8)
Striped Shirts and Flowered Pants, A Story About Alzheimer’s Disease for Young
Children by Barbara Shnurbush
The Purple Balloon by Chris Raschka (Ages 6-10 years)
The Year, My Mother Was Bald by Ann Speltz (Ages 8-13)
What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick by Allan Peterkin (Ages 4-8)
Why Are You So Sad? A Child’s Book About Parental Depression by Beth Andrews
(Ages 3-8)
Wishing Wellness, A Workbook for Children of Parents with Mental Illness by Lisa Anne
Clark (Ages 6-12)
You Can Call Me Willy, A Story for Children About AIDS by Joan C. Verniero (Ages 4-8)
Moving
Big Ernie’s New Home, A Story For Children Who Are Moving by Teresa Martin (Ages 2-6)
Boxes, Boxes, Everywhere! Crystal Bowman (elementary)
We are Moving by Rachel Bailey
Help for The Hard Times Getting Through Loss by Earl Hipp
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
Sad Isn't Bad A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss by Michaelene
Mundy and R.W. Alley
Saying Goodbye to Daddy by Judith Vigna
We Are Moving by Rachel Biale
New School
Mookey the Monkey Gets Over Being Teased by Heather Lonczak (Ages 4-8)
Sam and Gram and the First Day of School by Diane Blomberg (Ages 4-6)
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
The Berenstain Bears Go to School by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The How Rude! Handbook of School Manners for Teens by Alex J. Packer
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Too Old for This, Too Young For That! Your Survival Guide for the Middle-School Years by Harriett S. Mosatache
What Will My Mommy do When I’m at School? By Dolores Johnson
When You Go to Kindergarten by James Howe
OCD
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD by Dawn Huebner (Ages 6-12)
Peer Pressure
Cliques, Phonies and other Baloney by Trevor Romain
Courage to Be Yourself , True Stories by Teens About Cliques, Conflicts and Overcoming Peer Pressure by Al Desetto
Physical Disabilities
Luna and the Big Blur, A Story for Children Who Wear Glasses by Shirley Day (Ages 4-
8)
Tibby Tried It, An Inspiring Story about Coping with Physical Disability by Cary Pillo (Ages 3-8)
Potty Training/Accidents
Clouds and Clocks, A Story for Children Who Soil by Matthew Galvin (Ages 4-8)
It Hurts When I Poop! A Story for Children Who are Scared to Use the Potty by Howard
Bennett (Ages 3-6)
Sammy the Elephant & Mr. Camel, A Story to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting by Joyce C. Mills, (Ages 4-8)
Race/Ethnicity
Africa is not a Country by Margy Knight (Lower/Elementary School)
American Born Chinese by Yang (Middle School)
Before We Were Free by Alvarez (Middle School)
Black is Brown is Tan by A. Adoff (Lower/Elementary School)
Black, White, Just Right by M. Davol (Lower/Elementary School)
Born Confused by Desai (Middle School)
Burn My Heart by Naidoo (Middle School)
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes (also in Spanish by Crisanthemo) (Lower/Elementary School)
Cleversticks by Bernard Ashley (Lower/Elementary School)
Color of My Words by Joseph (Middle School)
Cuba 15 by Osa (Middle School)
Day of Tears by Lester (Middle School)
Does My Head Look Big in This? by Abdel-Fattah (Middle School)
Esperanza Rising by Ryan (Middle School)
Friends from the Other Side/Amigos del Otro Lado by Gloria Anzaldua (Lower/Elementary School)
Getting Away with Murder by Crowe (Middle School)
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp (Lower/Elementary School)
Grace for President by Kelly Dipucchio (Lower/Elementary School)
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say (Lower/Elementary School)
Hairs/Pellitos by Sandra Cisneros (Lower/Elementary School)
Henry’s Freedom Box by E. Levine (Lower/Elementary School)
Hip Hop Speaks to Children by Nikki Giovanni (Lower/Elementary School)
Homeless Bird by Whelan (Middle School)
House on Mango Street by Cisneros (Middle School)
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson (Lower/Elementary School)
I Love my Hair by Natasha Tarpley (Lower/Elementary School)
In My Family/En Mi Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza (Lower/Elementary School)
In the Shade of the Nispero Tree by Bernier Grand (Middle School)
Kira Kira by Kadohata (Middle School)
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of MLK by D. Rappaport (Lower/Elementary School)
New Boy by Houston (Middle School)
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni (Lower/Elementary School)
Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson (Lower/Elementary School)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Alexie (Middle School)
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz (Lower/Elementary School)
The Name Jar by Choi (Lower/Elementary School)
The Other Half of My Heart by Frazier (Middle School)
The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson (Lower/Elementary School)
The Season of the Long Rain by Kim (Middle School)
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles (Lower/Elementary School)
The Upside Down Boy/El Nino de Cabeza by J. Herrera (Lower/Elementary School)
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts (Lower/Elementary School)
Tiger Moon by Michaelis (Middle School)
Yoko by Rosemary Wells (Lower/Elementary School)
Relaxation
A Boy and A Bear: The Children’s Relaxation Book by Lori Lite
Religion
Armageddon Summer by Yolen (Middle School)
Charles & Emma by Heiligman (Middle School)
Does my Head Look Big in This? by Abdel-Fattah (Middle School)
Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature by Brande (Middle School)
Persepolis by Satrapi (Middle School)
The Book Thief by Zusak (Middle School)
The Diary of Anne Frank by Frank (Middle School)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Kelly (Middle School)
What I Saw and How I Lied by Blundell (Middle School)
When Pirates Came to Brooklyn by Shalant (Middle School)
Resiliency
How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids by Rath/Rechmeyer/Manning
Mookey the Monkey Gets Over Being Teased by Heather Lonczak (Ages 4-8)
Unstoppable Me by Dr. Wayne Dyer
Safety
Uncle Willy’s Tickles, A Child’s Right to Say No by Marcie Aboff, (Ages 3-8)
Self-Esteem
Ella by Camela and Steven D’Amico (Ages 2-7)
Have you Filled a Bucket today? by McCloud and Messing
I Like Myself! By Karen Beaumont
I Want Your Moo, A Story for Children About Self-Esteem by Marcella Bakur Weiner and Jill Neimark (Ages 4-8)
More Than a Label, Why What You Wear or Who You’re with Doesn’t Define Who You Are by Aisha Muharrar
Proud to Be You by Pamela Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick
Speak Up and Get Along, Learn the Mighty Might, Thought Chop, and More Tools to Make Friends, Stop Teasing and Feel Good About Yourself by Scott Cooper (Ages 8-12)
Stick Up For Yourself! Every Kid’s Guide to Personal Power and Positive Self-Esteem by Gershen Kaufman
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O by Shell Silverstein
Unstoppable Me by Dr. Wayne Dyer
Sex
Everybody’s Doing It by Andrea Warren and Jay Wiedenkeller (teen)
Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole.
Where do Babies Come From: A Delightful First Look at How Life Begins by Angela Royston
Sexual Orientation
Absolutely, Positively Not by LaRochelle (Middle School)
Almost Perfect by Katcher (Middle School)
Am I Blue? Coming Out of Silence by Marion Dane Bauer
Becoming Visible by Kevin Jennings
Boys, Bears and Hiking Boots by McDonald (Middle School)
Boy Meets Boy by Levithan (Middle School)
Different Daughters by Louise Rafkin
Forever by Blume (Middle School)
For Keeps by Friend (Middle School)
Geography Club by Hartinger (Middle School)
GLBTQ by Kelly Huegel
Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian by Bennette Singer
I Love You, Beth Cooper by Doyle (Middle School)
Parrotfish by Wittlinger (Middle School)
Totally Joe by Howe (Middle School)
Two Teenagers in 20 by Ann Heron
Siblings
Big Sister Now, A Story About Me and Our New Baby by Annette Sheldon (Ages 2-6)
Elana’s Ears, Or How I Became The Best Big Sister In the World by Gloria Roth Lowell (Ages 3-8)
Hello Baby! By Lizzy Rockwell (Ages 2-5)
Oh Brother! Growing Up With a Special Needs Sibling by Natalie Hale (Ages 8-13)
Pocket Full of Kisses by Audrey Penn
The New Baby by Mercer Mayer
What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick by Allan Peterkin (Ages 4-8)
What Baby Needs by William Sears (Ages 4-8)
What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home by Heidi Murkoff (Ages 4-8)
Sleep
Jessica and the Wolf, A story for Children Who Have Bad Dreams by Ted Lobb (Ages 3-8)
Scary Night Visitors, A Story for Children With Bedtime Fears by Irene Wineman Marcus and Paul Marcus (Ages 3-7)
Socio-Economic
Boys Without Names by Sheth (Middle School)
House of the Scorpion by Farmer (Middle School)
Hunger Games by Collins (Middle School)
Monster by Myers (Middle School)
Out of the Dust by Hesse (Middle School)
The True Meaning of Smek Day by Rex (Middle School)
Waiting for Normal by Connor (Middle School)
When You Reach Me by Stead (Middle School)
Stress
Mind Over Basketball, Coach Yourself to Handle Stress by Jane Weierbach and Elizabeth Phillips-Hershey (Ages 8-12)
Substance Abuse
www.keepkidsfromsmoking.com
Get it Straight: The Facts About Drugs http://www.dea.gov/pubs/straight/cover.htm (Smoking, drinking, steroids)
http://www.healthfinder.gov/kids/ (Exercise, nutrition, safety, alcohol and drugs).
Suicide
Why Would Someone Want to Die? By Rebecca C. Schmidt (grades K-3)
Therapy
A Child’s First Book about Play Therapy by Marc A. Nemiroff
Feeling Better, A Kid’s Book About Therapy by Rachel Rashkin (Ages 8-14)
Solving Problems Together, Family Therapy for the Whole Family by Jane Annunziata (All ages)
Tanya and the Tobo Man, A Story for Children Entering Therapy by Lesley Koplow (Ages 4-8)
Trauma
A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret Holmes (grades K-2)
Books for Parents
ADD/ADHD
ADD and the College Student, A Guide for High School and College Students with
Attention Deficit Disorder by Patricia O. Quinn
ADHD Book of Lists, A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens with Attention Deficit Disorder by Sandra Rief (Grades K-12)
Adolescents and ADD, Gaining the Advantage by Patricia O. Quinn
Help is On the Way, A Child’s Book About ADD by Marc A. Nemiroff and Jane
Annunziata (Ages 5-9)
Parenting Children with ADHD 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach by Vincent J.
Monastra
The College Students with ADHD or LD by Kathleen G. Nadeu
Adolescence
Adolescence isn’t Terminal, by Dr. Kevin Leman
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Parenting a Teenager, by Kate Kelly
The Inside Story on Teen Girls by Karen Zager
Allergies/Health
Childhood Illness and Allergy Connection by Zoltan Rona
Super Immunity for Kids by Leo Galland
Anger
Everything I Do You Blame On Me! A Book to Help Children Control Their Anger by Allyson Aborn
Lonely, Sad and Angry: How to Help Your Unhappy Child by Barbara Ingersoll and Sam Goldstein
Taming the Dragon in Your Child From Toddler to Teen: Solutions for Breaking the Cycle of Family Anger by Meg Eastman and Sydney Craft Rozen
The Angry Teenager: Why Teens Get so Angry, and How Parents Can Help Them Grow
Through It, Dr. Wm. Lee Carter
The Oppositional Child by Randall Braman
Book Club
Mother Daughter Book Club by Shireen Dodson
www.guysread.com A Literary Initiative for Boys by Jon Scieszka
www.scholastic.com/discussionguides
Boys
Boys Themselves by Michael Ruhlman
Raising a Boy by Steve Biddulph and Paul Stanish
Raising a Son by Steve Biddulph and Paul Stanish
What Stories Does My Son Need? By Michael Gurian
Why Boys Don’t Talk and Why It Matters, A Parent’s Survival Guide to Connecting With Your Teen by Susan Morris Schaffer and Linda Perlman Gordon
Bullying
Good Friends Are Hard To Find, Help Your Child Find, Make and Keep Friends (And Also Deal With Teasing, Bullying, Meanness and Stormy Relationships) by Fred Frankel
How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies by Kate Cohen-Posey
In Your Face, Pizza Face. A Girl’s Bullying-Busting Books by Catherine DePino
Reader’s Digest Parenting Guide, What To Do… When Kids Are Mean to Your Child by Elin McCoy
Changing Bodies
Before She Gets Her Period by Jessica B. Gillooly
What’s The Big Secret? Talking About Sex with Girls and Boys by Dino Life Guides for Families
Communication
Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success by Duke, Nowicki and Martin
Conflict Resolution
Peaceful Parents, Peaceful Kids, Practical Ways to Create a Calm and Happy Home by Naomi Drew
Discipline
Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryle to the Mall? By Anthony Wolf
How to End the Sibling Wars by Denise Bieniek
Its Not Fair, Jeremy Spencer`s Parents Let Him Stay Up All Night by Anthony Wolf
Love and Logic by Jim Fay and David Funk
Parenting That Works, Building Skills that Last a Lifetime by Edward R. Christophersen
Positive Discipline A-Z 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems by Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott and Stephen Glenn
Rewards for Kids, Ready-to-Use Charts and Activities for Positive Parenting by Virginia Shiller
Secret of Parenting: How to Be in Charge of Today's Kids - From Toddlers to Preteens - Without Threats or Punishment by Anthony E. Wolf
Diversity
Everyday Acts Against Racism by Reddy
What if All the Kids are White?: Anti-Bias Multicultural Education with Young Children and Families, Derman-Sparks and Ramsey
Teaching for Social Justice ed. By Ayers, Hunt, Quinn
How Real is Race?: A Sourcebook on Race, Culture, and Biology, Mukhopadhyay, Henze, Moses
Divorce
Helping Children Survive Divorce, What To Expect, How To Help by Dr. Archibald Hart
Speaking of Divorce, How to Talk with Your Kids and Help Them Cope by Roberta Beyer and Kent Winchester (parents of kids Ages 12 and under)
Family
In the Shelter of Each Other, Rebuilding Our Families by Mary Phipher
Peaceful Parents, Peaceful Kids, Practical Ways to Create a Calm and Happy Home by Naomi Drew
Fears and Worries
Keys to Parenting Your Anxious Child by Katharina Manassis
Freeing Our Families From Perfectionism by Thomas S. Greenspoon
Your Anxious Child, How Parents and Teachers Can Relieve Anxiety in Children by John Dacy and Lisa Fiore
Feelings
Harriet, You’ll Drive Me Wild! By Mem Fox (Ages 3-8)
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottam
Friendships
Being a Good Friend by Helme Heine
Friends Doing Things Together Angelina and Alice by Katharine Holabird
Friends Help Friends; Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Good Friends Are Hard To Find, Help Your Child Find, Make and Keep Friends (And Also Deal With Teasing, Bullying, Meanness and Stormy Relationships) by Fred Frankel
In Your Face, Pizza Face. A Girl’s Bullying-Busting Books by Catherine DePino
What do Friends Do? Little Bear’s Friends by Else Holmelund Minarik
Gifted and Talented
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids. How to Understand, Life With and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child by Sally Yahnke Walker
Girls
In Your Face, Pizza Face. A Girl’s Bullying-Busting Books by Catherine DePino
Girls Will Be Girls by Joann Deak
Mom, I Got a Tattoo!” The Survival Guide to Raising a Teenage Daughter, by Dr. Janet Irwin, and Susanna De Vries
Raising a Daughter by Jeanne Elium
Reviving Ophelia by Mary Phipher
Why Girls Talk and What They Are Really Saying, A Parent’s Survival Guide to Connecting With Your Teen by Susan Morris Schaffer and Linda Perlman Gordon
Grief
35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child by The Dougy Center
Breaking the Silence- A Guide to Help a Child with Complicated Grief- Suicide by Linda
Goldman
Children and Trauma: A guide for Parents and Professionals by Cynthia Monahon
Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One by William C. Kroen
Homemade Books to Help Kids Cope, An Easy-to-Learn Technique for Parents and
Professionals by Robert G. Ziegler
The Grieving Child by Helen Fitzgerlad and Elixabeth Kubler-Ross
When a Child You Love is Grieving by Harold Ivan Smith
Why Would Someone Want to Die? By Rebecca C. Schmidt (grades K-3)
Windows to Our Children by Violet Oaklander
http://www.wendtcenter.org/
Homework
Help Your Child with Homework, The Complete Guide to Encouraging Good Study Habits and Ending the Homework Wars by Jeanne Shay Schumann
Homework Solution: Getting Kids to Do Their Homework by Linda Sonna
Learning Differences
Many Ways To Learn: Young People’s Guide to Learning Disabilities by Judith Stern
and Uzi Ben-Ami
The College Students with ADHD or LD by Kathleen G. Nadeu
Media
Talking Pictures: A Parents’ Guide to Using Movies to Discuss Ethics, Values, and
Everyday Problems with Children, by Ronald J. Madison, Ed.D., and Corey
Scmidt
Medical
Alex, the Kid with AIDS by L. Girard
Little Tree: A Story for Children with Serious Medical Problems by J. Mills
Living With Childhood Cancer, A Practical Guide to Help Families Cope by Leigh
Woznick and Carol Goodheart
My Sister Has Diabetes by M. Beatty
Understanding Cancer by S. Neiburg-Terbel and M. Lupiloff-Brazz
What’s a Virus Anyway? By D. Fassler and K. McQueen
Mental Illness/Crisis
Coping with Self-Mutilation by Clarke
Middle Schoolers and Preadolescents
A to Z Handbook of Child and Adolescent Issues by Amy Beth Taublieb
Adolescence: The Survival Guide for Parents and Teenagers by Elizabeth Fenwick
Caring for Your Adolescent, Ages 12 to 21 by Donald E. Gredanus
Get a Clue!: A Parents' Guide to Understanding and Communicating With Your Preteen -- by Ellen Rosenberg
Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryle to the Mall? By Anthony Wolf
Its Not Fair, Jeremy Spencer`s Parents Let Him Stay Up All Night by Anthony Wolf
Our Last Best Shot: Guiding Our Children Through Early Adolescence by Laura Sessions Stepp
Raising a Thoughtful Teenager by Ben Kamin
The Inside Story on Teen Girls by Karen Zager
The Roller-Coaster Years: Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years by Charlene C. Giannetti
The Tween Years : A Parent's Guide for Surviving Those Terrific, Turbulent, and Trying Times by Donna G. Corwin
Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind by Michael J. Bradley
Your Child's Emotional Health: The Middle Years by Jack Maguire, Philadelphia Child Guidance Center
Parenting
Covering Home, Lessons on the Art of Fathering From Baseball by Jack Petrash
Eating, Sleeping, and Getting Up, How to Stop the Daily Battles with Your Child by Carolyn Crowder
Homemade Books to Help Kids Cope, An East-to-learn Technique for Parents and Professionals by Robert G. Ziegler (Ages 4-13)
How To Handle the Hard-to-Handle Kid, A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the Changing Problem Behaviors by C. Drew Edwards
Magic Years, Understanding and Handling the Problems of Early Childhood by Selma Fraiberg
Make Believe, Games and Activities for Imaginative Play by Dorothy G. Singer
Our Family Meeting Book Week by Week by Elaine Hightower and Betsy Riley
Parent Power, Preserving Your Identity Through Realistic Parenting by Bud Zukow
Parent to Parent: Raising Kids in Washington by The Parents Council of Washington
Parenting that Works: Building Skills That Last a Lifetime by Edward R. Christophersen
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman
Raising Kids Who Can Use Good Judgment, Assume Responsibility, Communicate Effectively,
Respect Self and Others, Cooperate, Develop Self-Esteem and Enjoy Life by Better Lou Bettner and Amy Lou
Raising Your Spirited Child by Kurcinka
Rewards for Kinds! Ready-to-Use-Charts and Activities for Positive Parenting by Viriginia M. Shiller
Step: The Parent’s Handbook by Don Dinkmeyer and Gary McKay
The Best Things Parents Do by Susan Kohl
The Power of Positive Talk by Douglas Bloch and Jon Merritt
Win the Whining War and Other Skirmishes, A Family Peace Plan by Cynthia Whitham
Wonderful Ways to Love a Child by Judy Ford
www.aboutourkids.org (parenting advice)
Resiliency
Raising Self-Reliant Children In a Self-Indulgent World by Glenn Nelson
The Resiliency Factor by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte
Safety
Safe at School by Carol Silverman Saunders
School
The Essential Conversation, What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other
by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Sex
Healthy Sexuality Development by Ken Chrisman and Donna Couchenour
How To Talk To Your Child About Sex by Linda and Richard Eyre
How to Talk With Teens About Love, Relationships and Sex, A Guide for Parents by Amy Miron and Charles Miron
Keys to Your Child’s Healthy Sexuality by Chrystal De Freitas
Promiscuity, The Secret Struggle for Womanhood by Naomi Wolf
Sex and Babies, First Facts by Jane Annunziata (Ages 8-10)
Sex and Sensibility, The Thinking Parent's Guide to Talking Sense About Sex by Deborah Roffman
What’s The Big Secret? Talking About Sex with Girls and Boys by Dino Life Guides for Families
Siblings
Win the Whining War and Other Skirmishes, A Family Peace Plan by Cynthia Whitham
Social Lives
Best Friends, Worst Enemies, Understanding the Social Lives of Children by Michael Thompson
When Kids Drive Kids Crazy, How to Get Along with Your Friends and Enemies by Eda LeShan
Substance Abuse
How to Get Through the First 21 Years by Montgomery County Prevention Center
Suicide
Why Would Someone Want to Die? By Rebecca C. Schmidt (grades K-3)
Teenagers
Talking to Tweens, by Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers by Michael Riera
Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen by David Walsh
Values
Parenting with Love and Logic Teaching Children Responsibility by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
Teaching Your Children to Care by Charney
Teaching Your Children Values by Linda and Richard Eyre
Social/Emotional Curriculum Books
Attention
Attention Games by Barbara Sher (Grades PreK-12)
Body Image
Body Wise, Eating Disorders Information Packet by the Office on Women’s Health
Girls in the 90’s by Sandra Susan Friedman
Bullying
I Didn’t Know I Was a Bully by Melissa Richards (grades K-5)
Changing Bodies
Before She Gets Her Period by Jessica B. Gillooly
Character
Being Your Best Character Building for Kids 7-10 by Barbara Lewis
Classroom
Children Helping Children: Teaching Students to Become Friendly Helpers by Robert Myrick and Robert Bowman
Class Meetings: Young Children Solving Problems Together by Emily Vance and Patricia Jimenez Weaver
Mind Joggers! 5-15 Minutes Activities that Make Kids Think by Susan S. Petreshene
The First Six Weeks of School by Roxann Kriete
The Homework Solution by Alphie Kohn
The Morning Meeting by Roxann Kriete
The Respectful School, How Educators and Students Can Conquer Hate and Harassment by Stephen L. Wessler
Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution Training Manual by Friends School of Minnesota
Conflict Resolution Teaching Children to Work Together by Carson-Dellosa
Creative Conflict Solving for Kids by Fran Schmidt and Alice Friedman
Creative Conflict Solving for Kids (Student Workbook) by Fran Schmidt and Alice Friedman
Let’s Co-operate by Mildred Masheder
Let’s Play Together Over 300 Co-operative Games for Children and Adults by Mildred
Masheder
Mediation for Kids in Dispute by Fran Schmidt, Alice Friedman and Jean Marvel
Peace Making Skills for Little Kids by Fran Schmidt and Alice Friedman
Students Resolving Conflicts Peer Mediation in Schools Grades 6-12 by Richard Cohen
Talk It Out, Conflict Resolution in the Elementary Classroom by Barbara Porro
Teaching Young Children in Violent Times Building a Peaceable Classroom by Deborah
Prothrow-Stith
The Essential Conversation, What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other
By Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
The Respectful School, How Educators and Students Can Conquer Hate and Harassment by Stephen L. Wessler
Youth Leadership In ActionYouth Leadership In Action by Youth Leaders
Counseling
Short-Term Play Therapy for Disruptive Children by Cheryl Bodiford-McNeil
Decision Making
Healthy Choices, Healthy Schools The Residential Curriculum by Louis M. Crosier
Development
Yardsticks by Chip Wood
Environment
Windows to Nature by Mildred Maseder
Family
That’s a Family (Video and Book) by Debra Chasnoff
The Family by Joan Westley
We Are a Family Children’s Activities in Family Living by Ana Consuelo Matiella
Fears and Worries
Facing Fear, Helping Young People Deal with Terrorism and Tragic Events by American Red Cross
Fears and Fantasies by Joan Westley
Gender
Sometimes I Can Be Anything Power Gender and Identity in a Primary Classroom by Karen Gallas
Health
Happy Healthy and Fit! By Carolyn Luetje and Carol Quinn
Here We go… .Watch Me Grow! By Charlotte Hendricks and Connie Jo Smith
Quakerism
A Quaker Book of Wisdom by Robert Smith
Beyond Consensus Salvaging Sense of the Meeting by Barry Morley
Growing Into Goodness by Paul Lacey
If the Church Were Christian by Phillip Gulley
The Quakers in America by Thomas Hamm
The Transformation of American Quakerism by Thomas Hamm
Relational Aggression
I Hate Wendy Club by Debra Wosnik (Grades 2-5)
Safety
Safe at School by Carol Silverman Saunders
Self-Esteem
Belonging by Jayne Devencenzi and Susan Pendergast
Building Blocks of Self-Esteem Activity Book by Lawrence Shapiro
Ready to Use Self-Esteem & Conflict-Solving Actvities for Grades 4-8 by Beth Teolis
Seals Plus, Self-Esttem and Life Skills by Kathy Korb, Stacey Azok and Estelle Leutenberg
What Children Need to Succeed by Jolene Roehlkepartain and Nancy Leffert
What Children Need to Succeed (Leader’s Guide) by Jolene Roehlkepartain and Nancy Leffert
What I Like About Me by Allia Zobel-Nolan (Ages 2-8)
Sex
Baby Basics Children’s Activities to How Life Begins by Elizabeth Raptis Picco
Healthy Sexuality Development by Ken Chrisman and Donna Couchenour
Promiscuity, The Secret Struggle for Womanhood by Naomi Wolf
What’s The Big Secret? Talking About Sex with Girls and Boys by Dino Life Guides for Families
When Sex is the Subject Attitudes and Answers for Young Children by Pamela Wilson
Social Skills
Growing Good Kids by Deb Delisle and Jim Delisle
How I Learned to be Considerate of Others Workbook of Activities by Lawrence Shapiro
How I Learned to Make Friends a Workbook of Activities by Amy Rowland
Friendship by Joan Westley
Skill Streaming the Elementary School Student by Ellen McGinnis and Arnold Goldstein
Social Skills Activities for Special Children by Tim Mannix
Substance Abuse
Children Getting a Head Start Against Drugs, Trainer’s Guide by U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services
How to Get Through the First 21 Years by Montgomery County Prevention Center
Parents Getting a Head Start Against Drugs, Trainer’s Guide by U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse Prevention Activities for Elementary Children by Timoth A. Gerne and Patricia J. Gerne
Trauma
Helping Kids Heal by Robert Coman (Grades 2-6)
Values
Children Helping Children: Teaching Students to Become Friendly Helpers by Robert Myrick and Robert Bowman
Values in Action A Middle School Ethics Course by Carol Eliot, Elizabeth Orens and Penny ]
Work
What Do You Stand For? A Kid’s Guide to Building Character by Barbara A. Lewis