Children’s Books For The Hard Stuff: Anxiety, Divorce, ADHD, Depression…
One of the most common questions I get as a child therapist is, “What books do you recommend for (fill in the blank)? Here are some of my favorite books for specific issues. If you want to learn more about the books or order a book here is an Amazon list http://www.amazon.com/lm/R36QCME4OWNS7Y/ref=cm_pdp_lm_all_itms
Divorce/ Grief/ Trauma
When Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown (Illustrator)
When Dinosaurs Die by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown (Illustrator)
Tear Soup by Pat Schweibert , Chuck DeKlyen, and Taylor Bills
A Terrible Thing Happened- A Story For Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma by Margaret M. Holmes
Social Skills:
My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook
Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook
A Bad Case Of The Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook
The Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco
Join in and Play: Learning To Get Along by Cheri J. Meiners
Anxiety
I Bet I Won’t Fret: A Workbook to Help Children with Generalized Anxiety Disorder by Timothy A. Sisemor
David and the Worry Beast:Helping Children Cope with Anxiety by Anne Marie Guanci.
When My Worries Get Too Big! A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live with Anxiety by Kari Dunn Buron
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn, Ph.D. Huebner and Bonnie Matthews
Is a Worry Worrying You? By Ferida Wolff, Harriet May Savitz and Marie LeTourneau
Foster Care/ Adoption
Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care. Jennifer Wilgocki, Marcia Kahn Wright & Alissa Imre Geis
Did My First Mother Love Me?: A Story for an Adopted Child by Kathryn Ann Miller
I Wished for You: an Adoption Story by Marianne Richmond
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell
ADHD
The ADHD Workbook for Kids: Helping Children Gain Self-Confidence, Social Skills, and Self-Control (Instant Help Books for Parents & Kids) by Lawrence E. Shapiro
Putting on the Brakes Activity Book for Kids with ADD or ADHD by Patricia O. Quinn, Judith M. Stern and Joe Lee
Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets (The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses) Barbara Esham, Mike Gordon, Carl Gordon
I Can’t Sit Still!: Living with ADHD (Live and Learn Books) Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Marta Fabrega
Depression:
Living with a Black Dog: His Name Is Depression by Matthew Johnstone
Brandon and the Bipolar Bear: A Story for Children with Bipolar Disorder by Tracy Anglada, Jennifer Taylor and Toby Ferguson
Perfectionism
Too Perfect by Trudy Ludwig
Stacey Coolidge’s Fancy-Smancy Cursive Handwritting (The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses) by Barbara Esham, Mike Gordon and Carl Gordon
Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg
What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough: The Real Deal on Perfectionism: A Guide for Kids: by Thomas S. Greenspon
Nobody’s Perfect: A Story for Children about Perfectionism by Ellen Flangan Burns and Erica Pelton Villnave
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Gary Rubinstein and Mark Pet
Learning Disorders
If You’re So Smart, How Come You Can’t Spell Mississippi? (The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses) Barbara Esham, Mike Gordon, Carl Gordon.
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