Feelings & emotional regulation:

LISTENING TO MY BODY by Gabi Garcia

MARCY'S HAVING ALL THE FEELS by Allison Edwards

THE COLOR MONSTER by Anna Llenas

AHN'S ANGER by Gail Silver

THE BOY WITH BIG, BIG FEELINGS by Britney Winn Lee

WHEN I FEEL ANGRY by Cornelia Maude Spelman

WHEN SOPHIE'S FEELINGS ARE REALLY, REALLY, HUHRUT by Molly Bang

ZEN HEN by Keri Powers-Pye

A LITTLE SPOT OF FEELINGS: EMOTION DETECTIVE by Diane Alber

RUBY FINDS A WORRY by Tom Percival

DON'T THINK ABOUT PURPLE ELEPHANTS by Susan Whelan

WORRY SAYS WHAT?! by Allison Edwards

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Fostering empathy:

STAND IN MY SHOES by Bob Ross

YOU, ME & EMPATHY by Jayneen Sanders

THE INVISIBLE BOY by Patrice Barton

WE'RE ALL WONDERS by R.J. Palacio

I AM HUMAN by Susan Verde

EACH KINDNESS by Jacqueline Woodson

THE RABBIT LISTENED by Cori Doerrfield

THOSE SHOES by Maribeth Boelts

ENEMY PIE by Derek Munson

HEY, LITTLE ANT by Hannah & Phillip Hoose (perspective taking) 

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Self esteem & self identity:

ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE by Emma Damon

I LIKE ME by Nancy Carlson 

I LIKE MYSELF by Karen Beaumont

WHEN I FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF by Cornelia Maude Spelman

I'M GONNA LIKE ME by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell

BEAUTIFUL by Stacy McAnulty

SPAGHETTI IN A HOTDOG BUN by Maria Dismondy

STAND TALL MOLLY LOU MELON by Patty Lovell

HAPPY IN OUR SKIN by Fran Manushkin

WHY AM I DIFFERENT? by Norma Simon

THIS IS ME: A story of Who We Are and Where We Came From by Jaime Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell 

THE PROUDEST BLUE: A Story of Hijab & Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad

I AM JAZZ by Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel

THE FRIEND I NEED by Gabi Garcia (showing kindness to self) 

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Separation Anxiety/Missing a Parent:

 

THE KISSING HAND by Audrey Penn (for child)

 

THE INVISIBLE STRING by Patrice Karst (for child)

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Chronic Illness:

 

WHEN MOMMY IS SICK by Ferne Sherkin-Langer 

 

THE LEMONADE CLUB by Patricia Polacco 

 

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Female Puberty:

 

THE CARE AND KEEPING OF YOU: THE BODY BOOK FOR GIRLS by Valorie Lee Schaefer (for child)

 

 

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Lying & Stealing:

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LYING UP A STORM by Julia Cook 

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RICKY STICKY FINGERS by Julia Cook 

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RAINBOW FISH: PUFFER CRIES SHARK by Marcus Pfister

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Non-traditional families:

 WE ARE FAMILY by Patricia Hegarty 

GUJI GUJI by Chih-Yuan Chen

LITTLE ELEPHANT BIG FAMILY by Mike Curato

ALL KINDS OF FAMILIES by Norma Simon

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Parent Recovery:

POSITIVE DISCIPLINE FOR PARENTING IN RECOVERY by Jane Nelsen, Riki Intner, and Lynn Lott

 

THE LANGUAGE OF LETTING GO: HAZELDON MEDITATION SERIES by Melody Beattie

 

AN ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM by Marion H. Typpo, Ph.D. & Jill M. Hastings, Ph.D.

 

MY DAD LOVES ME. MY DAD HAS A DISEASE: A WORKBOOK FOR CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS by Claudia Black

 

I WISH DADDY DIDN'T DRINK SO MUCH By Judith Vigna (for child)

 

SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO TELL SOMEBODY by Ruth V. Cullen (for child)

 

I KNOW THE WORLD'S WORST SECRET: A BOOK ABOUT LIVING WITH AN ALCOHOLIC PARENT by Doris Sanford (for child)

 

DEAR KIDS OF ALCOHOLICS by Lindsey Hall & Leigh Cohn (for child) 

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Parenting Books:

 

Sensory Integration Disorder:

THE OUT OF SYNC CHILD by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A

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General:

SELF-REG: How to help your child (and you) break the stress cycle and successfully engage with life by Stuart SHanker

 

PARENTING WITH LOVE AND LOGIC by Cline & Fay

 

THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES By Gary Chapman

 

THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES OF CHILDREN By Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell 

 

THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. & Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.d.

 

RAISING SELF-RELIANT CHILDREN IN A SELF-INDULGENT WORLD: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR DEVELOPING CAPABLE YOUNG PEOPLE by H. Stephen Glenn & Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.

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THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FAMILIES by Stephen R. Covey

 

HOW TO TALK SO KIDS CAN LEARN AT HOME AND IN SCHOOL by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

 

HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN & LISTEN SO KIDS WILL TALK by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

 

OVERCOMING UNDERACHIEVING: AN ACTION GUIDE TO HELPING YOUR CHILD SUCCEED IN SCHOOL by Dr. Sam Goldstein and Dr. Nancy Mather

 

HATE HURTS: HOW CHILDREN LEARN AND UNLEARN PREJUDICE by Caryl Stern- LaRosa and Ellen Hofheimer Bettman

 

POSITIVE DISCIPLINE by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.

 

WINNING BEDTIME BATTLES by Charles E. Schaffer, Ph.D., & Theresa Foy DiGeronimo, M.E.D.

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SETTING LIMITS: HOW TO RAISE RESPONSIBLE, INDEPENDENT CHILDREN BY PROVIDING REASONABLE BOUNDARIES by Robert J. Mac Kenzie, Ed.D.

 

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Mindful Parenting:

EVERY DAY BLESSINGS: THE INNER WORK OF MINDFUL PARENTING by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn

 

HOW TO RAISE A CHILD WITH A HIGH EQ: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE by Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D.

 

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