Counseling Topics Books

Adoption

Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis

Zachary’s New Home: A Story For Foster and Adopted Children by P. and G. Blomquist

 

Anger Management

The Very Angry Day that Amy Didn’t Have by Lawrence E. Shapiro

Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

Don’t Pop Your Cork On Monday by Adolph Moser, Ed.D.

Andrew’s Angry Words by Dorothea Lachner

The Quarreling Book by Charolette Zolotow

Mad Isn’t Bad by Michaelene Mundy

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

 

Attention/Impulsitivity

Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D & Ellen B. Dixon, Ph.D

Sometimes I Drive My Mom Crazy, But I Know She’s Crazy AboutMe: A Self-Esteem Book for ADHD

     Children by Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D

It’s Hard to be a Verb by Julia Cook

Putting on the Brakes by Patricia O. Quinn & Judith M. Stern

Some Kids Just Can’t Sit Still! By Sam Goldstein

Calm Down & Play! Activities to Help Impulsive Children by Loretta Oleck Berfer

Attention Games by Barbara Sher

The ADHD Workbook for Kids- Helping Children Gain Self-Confidence, Social Skills & Self-control

     by Lawrence E. Shapiro

 

Bullying/Teasing/Conflict Resolution

Bully B.E.A.N.S. by Julia Cook

Bullies are a Pain in the Brain by Trevor Romain

Bully by Judith Caseley

Bully On The Busy by Carl Bosch

Bullying in the Girls World by Diane Senn

Emily Breaks Free by Linda Talley

Girl Wars by Cheryl Dellasega

Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose

Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester

How to Handle a Bully by Susanna Palomares

How to Lose All Your Friends by Nancy Carlson

King Of The Playground by Phyllis Naylor

My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig

Odd Girls Out by Rachel Simmons

Oliver Button Is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola

Our Friendship Rules by Peggy Moss and Dee Dee Tardif

Peace Begins With You by Katherine Scoles

Queen Bees and Wannabes by R. Wiseman

Simon’s Hook by Karen Gedig Burnett

Sorry by Trudy Ludwig

Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

Stop Picking on Me (A First Look at Bullying) by Pat Thomas

The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric

The Bully Blockers Club by Theresa Bateman

The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander by Michelle Borba

The Case of the Lunchroom Spy by Susan DeBell

The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill

Trouble Talk by Trudy Ludwig

 

Divorce and Separation

Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurene Krasny Brown & Marc Brown

Was It The Chocolate Pudding? by Sandra Levins

I Think Divorce Stinks by Marcia Lipman Lebowitz

Where is Daddy? Story of Divorce by Beth Goff

The Divorce Workbook: A Guide For Kids and Families by S. Ives, D. Fassler and M. Lash

My Family’s Changing by Pat Thomas

What is Family? by Gretchen Super

What Kind of Family Do You Have? by Gretchen Super

 

Feelings

Glad Monster Sad Monster by Ed Emberley & Anne Miranda

Today I Feel Silly by Jamie Lee Curtis

How are you Peeling? By Saxton Freymann & Joost Elffers

Sometimes I Feel Like A Mouse: A Book About Feelings by Jeanne Modesitt

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

Feelings: From Sadness To Happiness by Nuria Roca and Rosa Maria Curto

Don’t Be Afraid to Drop by Julia Cook

 

Friendship

My Friends and Me by Pat Thomas

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

How to Lose All Your Friends by Nancy Carlson

The I Hate Wendy Club by Debra Wosnik

Bernstein Bear’s Trouble With Friends by Stan and Jan Bernstein

Yes, We Can! By Sam McBratney

Rockabye Crocodile by Jose Aruego and Arianne Dewey

When I Care About Others by Cornelia Maude Spelman

Friends by Helma Heine

How Humans Make Friends by Loreen Leedy

The Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple Strategies To Help Your Child

Make Friends by Natalie Elman

Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes

Hello, Hello by Mirian Schlein

Amos and Boris by William Steig

That's What Friends Do by Kathryn Cave

How To Be A Friend by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

 

Grief & Loss

A Story for Hippo: A Book About Loss by Simon Puttock

When Dinosaurs Die by Marc Brown

The Fall of Freddie The Leaf by Leo Buscaglia

Chester Raccoon & the Acorn Full of Memories by Audrey Penn

I Had a Friend Named Peter: Talking To Children About The Death of A Friend by Janice Cohn, DSW

Sad Isn’t Bad by Michaelene Mundy

I Miss You: A First Look At Death by Pat Thomas

Moonshadow’s Journey by Gillian Lobel

Samantha Jane’s Missing Smile by Julie Kaplow

A Child’s Grief Journey by Amy Joy Barry

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst

When Someone You Love Has Cancer: A Guide to Help Kids Cope by Alaric Lewis, OSB

When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard

Get Rid of the Hurt by Madeleine Brehm & Rachel Wenzlaff

 

Parent In Prison

Visiting Day by Jacqueline Woodson

Mama Loves Me from Away by Pat Brisson

A Visit to the Big House by Oliver Butterworth

When Andy's Father Went to Prison by Martha W. Hickman

 

Parenting Resources

Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester, Natalie Madorsky Elman & Eileen Kennedy-Moore

It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend by Richard Lavoie

1-2-3 Magic by Thomas W. Phelan

Hope and Healing: Peaceful Parenting In An Uncertain World by Naomi Drew

What Do We Say? What Do We Do? by Dr. Dorothy Rich

Queen Bee’s and Wanna Be’s by Rosalind Wiseman

Problem Child or Quirky Kid? by Rita and John Somers-Flanagan

Speaking of Divorce by Roberta Beyer and Kent Winchester

Helping Your Child Make Friends by Lawrence Shapiro

Learning Disorders: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by William Feldman, MD

A Mind At A Time by Mel Levine, MD

The Magical Thought of Grieving Children by James Fogarty

　

Perspectives/Empathy

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! by Jon Scieszka

How Do I Stand in Your Shoes by Susan DeBell, Ph.D

Hey Little Ant by Phillip & Hannah Hoose

 

Positive Thinking

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper

Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

Today Was A Terrible Day by Patricia Reilly Giff

A Difficult Day by Eugenie Fernandes

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

 

Respect for Differences

Purplicious by Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann

The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf

Carla’s Sandwich by Debbie Herman

It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr

The Sneetches by Dr. Suess

Yes, We Can! by Sam McBratney

The Terrible Things by Eve Bunting

We’re Different, We’re the Same by Bobbi Jane Kates

We Are All Alike, We Are All Different by Scholastic, Inc.

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

Whoever You Are by Mem Fox

Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes

What’s Wrong With Timmy? by Maria Shriver

Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester

Eggbert, the Slightly Cracked Egg by Tom Ross

Odd Velvet by Mary E. Whitcomb

Colorful World by CeCe Winans, Keith Thomas, & Alvin Love III

 

Rules and Safety

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

 

Self-Esteem

I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off A Little Self-esteem by Jamie Lee Curtis

Dandelion by Don Freeman

The Feel Good Book by Todd Parr

Hooray For You! A Celebration of Youness by Marianne Richmond

Perfectly You by Julia V. Taylor

 

Social Skills

Bernstein Bears Forget Their Manners by Stan and Jan Bernstein

Words Are Not For Hurting by Elizabeth Verdick

The Boy Who Wouldn’t Share by Mike Reiss

Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook

Sometimes I Feel Like I Don’t Have Any Friends by Tracy Zimmerman & Lawrence E.Shapiro

 

Tattling

A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook

Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal: A Tale of Tattletales by Jeanie Franz Ransom

Armadillo Tattletale by Helen Ketterman & Keith Graves