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Mental Health Awareness Month at EB
For Mental Health Awareness month in May, Lower School Counselor, Raina Lawler offers a reading list of books about emotions for children.
Books For Kids That Address Emotion
There are SO many great books for kids that address emotions! Here are a few favorites. For more personalized recommendations, including books in French, email me, or EB Librarian, Genevieve. ( rlawler@eb.org ggeant@eb.org )
Books that address anxiety and perfectionism:
Don’t Feed the Worry Bug, by Andi Green (ages 5 -13)
The Good Egg, by Jory John and Pete Oswald (ages 5-10)
A Bad Case of the Stripes, by David Shannon (ages 5-10) EB Library Book
Guts, by Raina Telgemeier (ages 8-18) EB Library Book
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes, by Mark Pett and Gary Rubenstein (ages 5-10) EB Library Book
Splat the Cat Sings Flat, by Rob Scotton (ages 5-8) EB Library Book
Books that address anger, hurt feelings, or bullying:
Grumpy Monkey, by Suzanne Lang (ages 3-8)
Jared’s Cool- Out Space, by Jane Nelsen (ages 3 to 13)
Sophia’s Anger Wheel of Choice, by Jane Nelsen (ages 3-10)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst (ages 5-10) EB Library Book
I was so Mad, by Mercer Mayer (ages 2-7)
The Recess Queen, by Alexis O’Neil and Laura Huliska Beith (ages 5-10)
Ahn’s Anger, by Gail Silver (ages 5-10)
Punk The Skunk Learns to Say Sorry, by Misty Black and Ana Rankovic (ages 5-10)
No, David!, by David Shannon (ages 2-7) EB Library Book
How to Apologize, by David LaRochelle (ages 5-10)
Books that address sadness, loneliness, or loss:
The Invisible Boy, by Trudy Ludwig (ages 5-10)
We are all Wonders, by RJ Palacio (ages 5-10)
Fred Stays with Me, by Nancy Coffelt (ages 3-8) EB Library Book
Always Remember, by Cece Meng (ages 3-8)
My Friend is Sad, by Mo Willems (ages 5-8) EB Library Book
You Go First, by Erin Entrada Kelly (ages 8-13) EB Library Book
Dear Mr Henshaw, by Beverly Cleary (ages 8-13) EB Library BookEcole Bilingue de Berkeley
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