RecommendedReads: CaregiverResources: Social-EmotionalLearning
AnEggcellentBookofEmotions
KatUno
Using simple text and charming illustrations, our adorable Little Egg presents each emotion and assures tots that it is completely normal to feel confused about our feelings.
IAmaTornado
DrewBeckmeyer
PBECK, D
An angry, destructive tornado picks up an empathetic cow, and when Cow politely asks to be put down, the two enter a conversation that has some unforeseen results.
HowtoCheerUpaFriend
StephanieCalmenson
PCALM, S
A boy and his best elephant friend navigate the many ways you can help a pal who is feeling sad.
PBONI, L
This joyful, rhyming picture book helps kids tackle scary moments with a mantra to inspire confidence, from learning to ride a bike, performing in a recital, facing a mistake.
TheZooInsideMe RuthDoyle
PDOYL, R
Sometimes we feel brave as a lion or shy like a mouse...and that zoo inside our heads can make us behave differently on the outside.
JustWhattoDo KyleLukoff
PLUKO, K
A child discovers that there is no single right thing to do when someone is sad or grieving.
PHENS, T
Quirky, stylish and a bit off-the-cuff Lil TJ is ready for her first day of school. But when she gets there, TJ finds that everything she does is a little different than everyone else and she’s standing out in all the wrong ways. TJ is filled with anxiety and doubt until she recalls some important words of wisdom from her Grandma.
BuffaloFluffalo BessKalb
PKALB, B
A sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is. This humorous and delightful book encourages self-acceptance with a lighthearted touch.
NotEnoughLollipops MeganMaynor
PMAYN, M
Alice wins a wagon full of lollipops in a school raffle, but no one is sure if there are enough for everyone to have one.
MooHoo
AudreyPerrott
PPERR, A
Milton the bull should be content, but he cries all the time--even when he's happy. Becoming a bully just makes him even sadder--until he finds a true friend who also cries a lot and understands him.
LolaandtheTroll ConnieSchultz
PSCHU, C
After changing her appearance to avoid insults from Tom the Troll, Lola decides to be brave and befriend the bully.
WeatherTogether JessieSima
PSIMA, J
Nimbus the pegasus wonders why she cannot be sunny all the time like everyone else, but when she introduces her friend Kelp to her cloud, she finds the unicorn is a very good listener.
FirstDay,Hooray! JuneSobel
PSOBE, J
Follow along as a class of young children learns to identify and process the wide array of feelings they meet on the first day of school.
UrsulaUpsideDown CoreyR.Tabor
PTABO, C
Ursula is a happy catfish, swimming through a shimmering river with weeds waving above and a sky full of scrumptious bugs below. Then one question turns her world upside down. Children will [turn] the book upside down and back again as they follow Ursula's humorous journey to self-discovery
I’mSorryYouGotMad KyleLukoff
PORLUKO, K
After knocking over Zoe's block castle, Jack's attempts at writing a note of apology fall short ("I'm sorry you got mad" doesn't cut it) until their teacher coaches him on the three elements of a sincere apology.