Children’s Books

• 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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