Books & Online Resources

For Parents & Children

The Better Behavior Show
Empowered to Connect
Parenting After Trauma
Lessons from the Playroom
Fluster Clux

The Whole Brain Child By Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
No Drama Discipline By Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Parenting from the Inside Out By Dan Siegel
Brain-Body Parenting by Mona Delahooke
The Power of Showing Up By Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

The Crayons Book of Feelings, Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (1-3 years old)
Making Faces, Abrams Appleseed (1-3 years old)
The Color Monster, Anna Llenas (2-4 years old)
My First Book of Emotions for Toddlers, Orlena Kereck, April Hartman (2-4 years old)
Grumpy Monkey, Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (2-6 years old)
My Body Sends a Signal, Natalia Maguire, Anastasia Zababshkina (2-7 years old)
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings, Jo Witek, Christine Roussey (3-8 years old)
A Little Spot of Feelings (series), Diane Alber (3-8 years old)
The Rabbit Listened, Cori Doerrfeld (3-7 years old)
Angry Octopus, Lori Lite (3-7 years old)
Train your Angry Dragon (series), Steve Herman (3-6 years old)
Listening to my Body, Gabi Garcia, Ying Hui Tan (3-8 years old)
Kindness is my Superpower, Alicia Ortego (3-6 years old)
I am Stronger Than Anger, Elizabeth Cole (3-6 years old)
I am Stronger Than Anxiety, Elizabeth Cole (3-6 years old)
Ruby Finds a Worry, Tom Percivil (3-6 years old)
Ravi’s Roar, Tom Percival (3-6 years old)
Some Days I Flip my Lid, Kellie Doyle Bailey (3-6 years old)
Don’t Feed the Worry Bug, Andy Green (3-7 years old)
When Sadness is at Your Door, Eva Eland (3-7 years old)
The Boy with Big, Big Feelings, Britney Winn Lee (3-7 years old)
Right Now, I am Fine, Daniela Owen, Gulce Baycik (3-8 years old)
Right Now, I am Brave, Daniela Owen, Gulce Baycik (3-8 years old)
Roaring Mad Riley, Allison Szczecinski, Dean Gray (3-5 years old)
Some Nights I Flip my Lid, Kellie Doyle Bailey, Hannah G. Bailey (3-6 years old)
The Darkest Dark, Chris Hadfield, Kate Fillion (4-7 years old)
Everyone Feels Anxious Sometimes, Daniela Owen (4-9 years old)
The Ninja Series, Mary Nhin, Jelana Stupar (4-8 years old)
The Big Feelings Book for Children, Sharon Selby (4-7 years old)
Help Your Dragon Cope with Trauma, Steve Herman (4-8 years old)
The Sad Dragon, Steve Herman (4-8 years old)
Catching Thoughts, Bonnie Clark (4-8 years old)
Be Mindful of Monsters, Lauren Stockley (5-8 years old)
Worry Says What?, Allison Edwards (5-12 years old)
Hey Warrior, Karen Young (5-12 years old)
Hey, Awesome, Karen Young (5-12 years old)
Find Your Calm, Gabi Garcia (5-10 years old)
A Terrible Thing Happened, Marget M. Holmes, Sasha Mudlaff (5-9 years old)
Breathe Like a Bear (mindfulness practices)

You Are Never Alone, Patrice Karst (1-4 years old)
The Memory Tree, Britta Teckentrup (1-5 years old)
Something Very Sad Happened, Bonnie Zucker (2-5 years old)
Lost in the Clouds (Parent Death), Tom Tinn Disbury (3-5 years old)
When Dinosaurs Die, Laurie Krasny Brown (3-6 years old)
The Invisible String, Patrice Karst, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (3-7 years old)
When Someone You Love Has Died, Stephanie Seidler (3-8 years old)
Rabbityness, Jo Empson (3-8 years old)
I Miss You, Pat Thomas (3-7 years old)
The Invisible Leash, Patrice Kearst, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (3-9 years old)
When Someone Very Special Dies, Marge Heegaard (3-10 years old)
Maybe Tomorrow?, Charlotte Agell, Ana Ramirez Gonzalez (4-8 years old)
The Sad Dragon, Steve Herman (4-9 years old)
The Memory Box: A Book about Grief, Joanna Rowland (4-10 years old)
Ida, Always, Caron Levis (4-8 years old)
When Someone Dies, Andrea Dorn (4-10 years old)
The Rainbow Bridge: A Visit to Pet Paradise, Adrian Raeside (4-9 years old)
One Wave at a Time, Holly Thompson, Ashley Crowley (5-7 years old)
My Pet Memory Book, S. Wallace (5-11 years old)
Dear Brave Friend, Leigh Ann Gerk, Trish Murtha (5-11 years old)
Why Would Someone Want to Die?, Rebecca Schmidt (5-9 years old)
Someone I Loved Died by Suicide, Doreen Cammarata (5-12 years old)
After a Suicide Death: An Activity Book for Grieving Kids, The Dougy Center (6-10 years old)
Luna’s Red Hat, Emmi Smid (6-9 years old)
Missing You Dad, Hill Rock Journal (7-12 years old)
The Invisible String (for grief/loss/separation from a loved one)

Maybe Tomorrow?, Charlotte Agell, Ana Ramirez Gonzalez
This Way, Charlie, Caron Levis, Charles Santoso (4-8 years old)
The Not So Friendly Friend, Christina Furnival (4-7 years old)
Teach Your Dragon to Make Friends, Steve Herman (4-8 years old)
My Way to Making Friends, Elizabeth Cole (4-10 years old)

Yes! No! A First Conversation on Understanding Consent, Megan Madison (1-4 years old)
My Body Belongs to Me, Dragmar Geisler (2-5 years old)
It’s Not the Stork!, Robbie Harris, Michael Emberley (4-8 years old)
The Every Body Book, Rachel E. Simon, Noah Grigni (8-11 years old)
Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys, Cara Natterson, Micah Player (9-11 years old)

ABCs of Kindness, Samantha Berger (1-4 years old)
It’s OK to be Different, Todd Parr (2-5 years old)
It’s OK to be Different, Sharon Purtill, Sujata Saha (2-6 years old)
Our Skin: A First Conversation about Race, Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli (2-5 years old)
Skin Like Mine, LaTashia M. Perry (3-7 years old)
Hair Like Mine, LaTashia M. Perry (3-7 years old)
Kindness is my Superpower, Alicia Ortego (3-6 years old)

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, JoAnn Deak, Sarah Ackerly (4-8 years old)
The Brain is Kind of a Big Deal, Nick Seluk (6-8 years old)

B is for Breathe, Melissa Munro Boyd (2-5 years old)
Mindfulness Makes me Stronger, Elizabeth Cole (3-6 years old)
Listening to my Body, Gabi Garcia, Ying Hui Tan (3-8 years old)
Breathe Like a Bear, Kira Willey, Anni Betts (3-6 years old)
A Handful of Quiet, Thich Nhat Hanh (4-9 years old)
What Should Danny Do?, Adir Levy, Ganit Levy (4-7 years old)
Find Your Calm, Gabi Garcia (4-8 years old)
I Know What To do Flipbook (4-12 years old)
The Kids Guide to Staying Awesome and Staying in Control, Lauren Brukner (5-11 years old)
Mindful Games Activity Cards, Susan Kaiser Greenland, Annaka Harris (6-14 years old)
Zack Naturally: A Child’s Zen Companion, John S LoConte, Katherine Gutkovskiy (7-12 years old)
Breathing Makes it Better, Christopher Willard and Wendy O’Leary
Mop Rides the Waves of Life, Jaimal Yogis
I Can do Hard Things, Gabi Garcia, Charity Russell

Standing on my own Two Feet, Tamara Schmitz (3-5 years old)
Why Do Families Change: Our First Talk about Separation and Divorce, Jillian Roberts (3-5 years old)
The Invisible String, Patrice Karst, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (3-7 years old)
The Invisible String workbook (3-7 years old)
Two Homes Filled with Love, Steve Herman (4-10 years old)
Dinosaurs Divorce, Laurie Krasny Brown (4-6 years old)
A Family is a Family is a Family, Sara O’Leary, Qin Leng (4-7 years old)
My Family is Changing, Tracy McConaghie (5-7 years old)
The D Word, Julia Cook (7-12 years old)

I Wished for You, Marianne Richmond (1-7 years old)
I’ve Loved You Since Forever, Hoda Kotb (1-4 years old)
And That’s Why She’s My Mama, Tiarra Nazarrio (1-7 years old)
The Adopted Dragon, Steve Herman (3-7 years old)
The Foster Care Dragon, Steve Herman (3-7 years old)
The Story of my Open Adoption, Leah Campbell (3-5 years old)
Yes! I’m Adopted, Sharlie Zinniger (3-7 years old)
Adoption is Both, Elena S. Hall (4-7 years old)
Maybe Days: A Book for Children in Foster Care, Jennifer Wilgocki, Marcia Kahn Wright (4-8 years old)
Being Adopted, Amy Wilkerson (6-14 years old)

All the Ways to be Smart, Davina Bell, Allison Colpoys (3-6 years old)
My Whirling, Twirling Motor, Merriam Sarcia Saunders (3-8 years old)
The Panda on PDA, Glorida Dura-Villa, Rebecca Tatternorth (4-12 years old)
A Dragon with ADHD, Steve Herman (5-8 years old)
Uniquely Wired, Julia Cook (5-11 years old)
All My Stripes, Shaina Rudolph (5-7 years old)
Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets, Barbara Esham (5-7 years old)
Pretty Darn Awesome, Lauren O’Grady (6-11 years old)

After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again), Dan Santat (3-8 years old)
All the Ways to be Smart, Davina Bell, Allison Colpoys (3-6 years old)
I am Human, Susan Verde (3-7 years old)
I Can do Hard Things, Gabi Garcia, Charity Russell (3-7 years old)
I Am Enough, Grace Byers, Keturah A. Bobo (3-7 years old)
I Believe I can, Grace Byers (3-7 years old)
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, JoAnn Deak, Sarah Ackerly (4-8 years old)
What Should Danny Do? Adir Levy, Ganit Levy (4-7 years old)
The Magical Yet, Angela DiTerlizzi (5-8 years old)
The Day You Begin, Jacqueline Woodson (5-10 years old)
The Girl who Never Made Mistakes, Mark Pett (5-8 years old)
Growth Mindset Ninja, Mary Nhin (5-11 years old)
I Can’t Do That, Yet, Esther Pia Cordova (6-11 years old)
Zack Naturally: A Child’s Zen Companion, John S LoConte, Katherine Gutkovskiy (7-12 years old)

Books & Online Resources

For Parents & Children

Podcasts (for parents)

Books (for parents)

Online (for parents)

Emotions (books for children)

Grief and Loss (books for children)

Friendship and Relationships (books for children)

Consent and Bodies (books for children)

Diversity and Inclusion (books for children)

Understanding Behaviors and the Brain (books for children)

Coping and Regulation Strategies/Mindfulness (books for children)

Divorce/Separation (books for children)

Adoption/Foster Care (books for children)

ADHD/Autism/PDA/Neurodivergence (books for children)

Growth Mindset and Confidence/Self Esteem (books for children)