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)

  • Go Away Worry Monster (Brooke Graham & Robin Tatlow-Lord)

  • 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)

  • My Monster and Me (Nadia Hussain)

  • 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 (