Dr. Bischoff’s Top Kids Books
Feelings Overall
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings (Jo Witek)
Wild Symphony (Dan Brown)
The Way I Feel (Janan Cain)
The Crayon’s Book of Feelings (Drew Daywalt)
The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (Britney Winn Lee)
I’m Happy Sad Today (Lori Britain)
Little Red Fox Has Feelings (Didi Dragon)
The Rabbit Listened (Cori Doerrfeld)
Be Mindful of Monsters (Lauren Stockly)
Sticky Brains (Nicole Libin)
Sesame Street: Breathe, Think, Do With Elmo: Problem Solving for Little Monsters (Robin Newman)
It’s Okay to Not be Okay: Adults Get Big Feelings Too (Danielle Sherman-Lazar)
Marcy Has All The Feels (Allison Edwards)
What’s In My Heart (Karina Bosse)
Usborne Lift the Flap Questions and Answers About Feelings (Lara Bryan)
Calm Monsters, Kind Monsters: A Sesame Street Guide to Mindfulness (Karen Latchana Kenney)
Puppy Mind (Andrew Jordan Nance)
Superheroes Have Feelings Too! (Georgia Rucker)
Feelings With Blue (Nickelodeon)
Usborne All About Feelings (Felicity Brooke and Frankie Allen)
The Monster Parade: A Book About Feeling All Your Feelings and Then Watching Them Go (Wendy O’Leary)
Ice Cream Face (Heidi Woodward Sheffield)
Big Feelings (Alexandra Penfold)
It’s Okay to Feel This Way (Sara Biviano)
How Do You Feel? (Lizzy Rockwell)
Theo’s Mood (Maryann Cocca-Leffler)
Out of a Jar (Deborah Marcero)
The Noise Inside Boys (Pete Oswald)
I’m A Feel-O-Saur (Lezlie Evans)
Now Maps Jr. (Daniel Siegel)
Anger / Frustration
The Tiger in My Chest (Elaheh Bos and Stephanie Margolese)
Amaya’s Anger (Gabi Garcia)
Grappling with the Grumblies (Deborah Fannie Miller)
Sally Simon Simmons’ Super Frustrating Day (Abbie Schiller)
The Lion In Me (Andrew Jordan Nance)
Always So Grumpy (Erin Guendelsberger)
Angry Octopus (Lori Lite)
Allie All Along (Sarah Lynn Reul)
Zach Gets Frustrated (William Mulchay)
The Unicorn Came to Dinner (Lauren DeStefano)
Holdin Pott (Chandra Ghosh Ippen)
How to Crack Your Peanut: Solving the Mystery of Why You Sometimes Lose Your Mind (Allison Edwards)
Cranky Right Now (Julie Berry)
When I Feel Angry (Cornelia Maude Spelman)
This Makes Me Angry: Dealing With Feelings (Courtney Carbone)
Dealing With Feeling Angry (Isabel Thomas)
Everybody Feels…Angry (Moira Butterfield)
Everybody Feels…Angry! (Jane Bingham)
The Struggle Bus (Julie Koon)
Little Grump Truck (Amanda Driscoll)
Feral and the Bad Temper (Robert Starling)
What’s The Matter, Marlo? (Andrew Arnold)
Little Angry Cat (Audrey Bouquet)
I Want to Be Mad For Awhile (Barney Saltzberg)
Crankenstein (Samantha Berger)
How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad? (Jane Yolk & Mark Teague)
Way Past Mad (Hallee Adelman)
Angry Me (Sandra V. Feder)
I Am A Tornado (Drew Beckmeyer)
Ella McKeen Quickball Queen (Beth Mills)
I Hate Everyone (Naomi Danis)
Jealousy
When I Feel Jealous (Cornelia Maude Spelman)
This Makes Me Jealous: Dealing With Feelings (Courtney Carbone)
Dealing With Feeling Jealous (Isabel Thomas)
Way Past Jealous (Hallee Adelman)
Fear / Worry
My Scared Monster (Khan Academy Kids App)
Way Past Worried (Hallee Adelman)
Jack’s Worry (Sam Zuppardi)
Worrysaurus (Rachel Bright)
The Koala Who Could (Rachel Bright)
Courageous Lucy (Paul Russell)
Worries (Paul Christelis)
The Worry Box (Suzanne Chiew)
The Nervous Knight (Anthony Lloyd Jones)
When I Feel Worried (Cornelia Maude Spelman)
Guts (Raina Telgemeier)
This Makes Me Scared: Dealing With Feelings (Courtney Carbone)
Dealing With Feeling Worried (Isabel Thomas)
But What If? (Sue Graves)
Armyn the Amygdala Tackles Anxiety (Alexandra Kurth)
What If? Answers to Calm First-Day-Of-School Jitters (Sesame Street)
Way Past Worried (Hallee Adelman)
I Am Brave (Suzy Capozzi)
Me and My Fear (Francesca Sanna)
Little Anxious Cat (Audrey Bouquet)
I Am So Brave (Stephen Krensky)
Sometimes I Kaploom (Rachel Vail)
The Drama Llama (Rachel Morrisroe)
Sadness / Grief
Grief is Like an Elephant (Tamara Ellis Smith)
A Shelter for Sadness (Anne Booth)
Santiago’s Sadness (Gabi Garcia)
Jenny Mei Is Sad (Tracy Subisak)
All From A Walnut (Ammi-Joan Paquette)
When I Feel Sad (Cornelia Maude Spelman)
This Makes Me Sad: Dealing With Feelings (Courtney Carbone)
Dealing With Feeling Sad (Isabel Thomas)
I’m Not Happy (Sue Graves)
Everybody Feels…Sad (Moira Butterfield)
Everybody Feels…Sad! (Jane Bingham)
Crying is Like the Rain: A Story of Mindfulness and Feelings (Heather Hawk Feinberg)
Franklin’s Bad Day (Paulette Bourgeois)
Violet the Snow Girl (Pat Corekin)
Whimsy’s Heavy Things (Julie Kraulis)
Addy’s Cup of Sugar (John J. Muth)
Dark Cloud (Anna Lazowski)
Maybe Tomorrow (Charlotte Agell)
Calm / Body Awareness
Listening to My Body (Gabi Garcia)
Find Your Calm (Gabi Garcia)
Peaceful Panda (Kira Willey)
Breathe Like a Bear (Kira Willey)
Bodies Are Cool (Tyler Fever)
Dinosaur Yoga (Mariam Gates)
Deep Breaths (Carol Thompson)
Wiggles, Stomps and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down (Lindsey Rowe Parker)
We Listen To Our Bodies (Lydia Bowers)
Puppy in My Head: A Book About Mindfulness (Elise Gravel)
This Makes Me Silly: Dealing With Feelings (Courtney Carbone)
Sesame Street Monster Meditation Series: Be Patient with Cookie Monster, Time to Focus Grover, Getting Ready for Bed With Elmo, Try Try Again with Two Headed Monster (in Collaboration with Headspace)
I Am A Peaceful Goldfish (Shoshana Chaim)
I Am Calm (Lisa Edwards)
I Am Well (Lisa Edwards)
Riley the Brave’s Sensational Senses (Jessica Sinarski)
Peaceful Me (Sandra V. Feder)
Attachment / Love / Positive Connections
I Love You, Stinky Face (Lisa McCourt)
Oceans of Love (Janet Lawler)
Alfie, No! (Frieda Wishinsky)
My Mommy Medicine (Edwidge Danticat)
Lovey Bunny (Kristine A. Lombardi)
Silly Wonderful You (Sherri Duskey Rinker)
My Love For You Is Always (Gillian Sze)
Good People Everywhere (Lynea Gillen)
I Hope (Monique Gras Smith)
Social Skills
Let’s Along Series (It’s Great to Be Kind, It’s Great to Be Calm, It’s Great to Work Together, It’s Great to Share) (Jordan Collins)
The Squirrels Who Squabbled (Rachel Bright)
Where Oliver Fits (Cale Atkinson)
What Should Darla Do? (Ganit & Adir Levy)
What Should Danny Do? (Ganit & Adir Levy)
The Invisible Boy (Tracy Ludwig)
We Check In With Each Other (Lydia Bowers)
We Accept No (Lydia Bowers)
We Ask Permission (Lydia Bowers)
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates (Ryan T. Higgins)
More Than Fluff (Madeline Valentine)
Don’t Hug Doug (He Doesn’t Like It) (Carrie Finison)
Rita and Ralph’s Rotten Day (Carmen Agra Deedy & Pete Oswald)
We Disagree (Bethanie Deeney Murguia)
When I Care About Others (Cornelia Maude Spelman)
Why Should I? (Sue Graves)
I Don’t Want To Be Nice (Sue Graves)
But Why Can’t I? (Sue Graves)
I Didn’t Do It (Sue Graves)
Daniel and Max Play Together (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood)
How To Apologize (David LaRochelle)
I Am Kind (Suzy Capozzi)
I Am Helpful (Suzy Capozzi)
The Sorry Plane (Deborah MacNamara)
Harrison P. Spader, Personal Space Invader (Christianne Jones)
Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker (Christianne Jones)
Why Can’t We Be Bestie-Corns? (Jessika von Innerebner)
That Neighbor Kid (Daniel Miyares)
I’m Sorry (Barry Timms)
Listen Up, Louella (Ashley Belote)
That’s Not Fair (Naomi O’Brien)
Tell Someone (Debra Kempf Shumaker)
Yes! No! A First Conversation About Consent (Megan Madison)
How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids (Tom Rath)
The Great Compromise (Julia Cook)
First Day at Zoo School (Sarah Dillard)
Self-Love / Acceptance
I’m Gonna Like Me (Jamie Lee Curtis)
Finding Kindness (Deborah Underwood)
My Shadow Is Pink (Scott Stuart)
The Girl with Big, Big Questions (Britney Winn Lee)
Today I’m Strong: A Story About Finding Your Inner Strength (Nadia Hussain)
Big Boys Cry (Jonty Howley)
Red: A Crayon’s Story (Michael Hall)
All Are Welcome (Alexandra Penfold)
Ogilvy (Deborah Underwood)
Her Body Can (Katie Crenshaw & Ady Meschke)
I Am Smart (Suzy Capozzi)
Free to Be Elephant Me (Giles Andreae)
Rock What Ya Got (Samantha Berger)
What’s My Superpower? (Aviaq Johnston)
It’s OK: Being Kind to Yourself When Things Feel Hard (Wendy O’Leary)
The Friend I Need (Gabi Garcia)
Waiting / Impulsivity
How Can I Wait When There’s A Treat On My Plate? (Dan Graham)
Waiting Is Not Easy (Mo Willems)
Thinking / Brains
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain (JoAnn Deak)
A Little Spot of Flexible Thinking (Diane Alber)
The Whale Who Wanted More (Rachel Bright)
The Most Magnificent Thing (Ashley Spires)
Jabari Tries (Gaia Cornwall)
Bea’s Bad Day (Tom Percival)
Not A Stick (Antionette Portis)
Not A Box (Antionette Portis)
Autism / Living on the Spectrum
This Beach is Loud! (Samantha Cotterill)
It Was Supposed to Be Sunny (Samantha Cotterill)
Nope. Never. Not For Me. (Samantha Cotterill)
Can I Play, Too? (Samantha Cotterill)
All My Stripes: A Story For Children With Autism (Danielle Royer)
The Girl Who Thought In Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Julia Finley Mosca)
Daniel and Max Play Together (Amy Rosenfeld-Kass)
More than Words (Roz Maclean)
Perfectionism / Mistakes
Even Superheroes Make Mistakes (Shelly Becker)
Stickley Makes a Mistake!: A Frog’s Guide to Trying Again (Brenda S. Miles)
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes (Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein)
Regina’s Big Mistake (