GOOD READS
For Parents
The Power of Showing Up by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gabor Mate’ & Gordon Neufeld
The Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bronson
No Drama Discipline by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bronson
Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel & Mary Hartzell
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Dan Siegel
The ABC’s of LGBTQ+ by Ashley Mardell
The Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
Sharing Nature With Children by Joseph Cornell
The Nature Principle: Reconnecting With Life in a Virtual Age by Richard Louv
Nutureshock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: A Parents' Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy & Resilience by Peter Levine
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
The Connected Child by Karen Purvis
Helping Your Anxious Child by Rapee, Wignall, Spence, Cobham, Lyneham
Talking Back To OCD by John March
Queen Bees & Wannabees by Rosalind Wiseman
Simplicity Parenting: Using The Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier and More Secure Kids by Kim Payne & Lisa Ross
Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Kline and Jim Fey
Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You)Break the Stress Cycle & Successfully Engage with Life by Stewart Shanker
Positive Parenting by Rebecca Eanes
The Explosive Child: Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross Greene
How to Talk So Kids/Teens/Little Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Mindful Parenting for ADHD: A Guide to Cultivating Calm, Reducing Stress, and Helping Children Thrive by Mark Bertin
Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson Dawson and Richard Guare (ADHD)
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with ADHD from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward Hallowell
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell Barkley
For Kids
ADHD
It's Hard To Be A Verb! by Julia Cook
A Walk in The Rain With A Brain by Edward Hallowell
Baxter Turns Down His Buzz: A Story For Little Kids With ADHD by James Foley
The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD by John F. Taylor
My Brain Needs Glasses: ADHD Explained to Kids by Annick Vincet
Sometimes I Drive My Mom Crazy, But I Know She’s Crazy About Me by Lawrence Shapiro
Some Kids Just Can’t Sit Still by Sam Goldstein
My Friend has ADHD by Amanda Doering Tourville
ANXIETY/OCD
Hey Warrior by Karen Young
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst and Geoff Stevenson
What To Do When You Are Scared and Worried by James Crist
Wimberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
What To Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Huebner
What To Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck by Dawn Huebner (OCD)
Talking Back To OCD by John March
AUTISM
All My Stripes: A Story for Kids with Autism by Shaina Rudolph et al
The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Elizabeth Verdick & Elizabeth Reeve
The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules by Jennifer O’Toole
A Boy Called Bat Series by Elana K Arnold
CONSENT/BOUNDARIES/RESPECT
C is for Consent by Eleanor Morrison (ages 3-5)
Consent (for kids!): Boundaries, Respect & Being in Charge of You by Rachel Brian (ages 6-10)
Let’s talk about Body, Boundaries, Consent & Respect by Jayneen Sanders (ages 6-10)
EMPATHY/EQUITY/INCLUSION
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Who’s in My Family by Robie Harris
Roxy The Raccoon: A Story To Help Children Learn About Disability & Inclusion by Alice Reeves
Knees: The Mixed Up World of A Boy With Dyslexia by Vanita Oelscjlager
Hank Zipzer by Henry Winkler
Have You Filled A Bucket Today by Carol McCloud
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
I am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde
FEELINGS
The Angry Dragon by Michael Gordon
How to Take the Grrr Out of Anger by Elizabeth Verdick & Marjorie Lisovskis
Anger Management Skills Workbook for Kids by Amanda Robinson
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek & Christine Roussey
The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
Mean Soup by Betsy Everitt
The Color Monster by Anna Llenas
The Feelings Book by Todd Parr
FRIENDSHIP
Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
How To Be A Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them by Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown
The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill
How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends? by Jane Yolen & Teague
Bully B.E.A.N.S. by Julia Cook
Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller
My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig
How To Loose All Your Friends by Nancy Carlson
GRIEF
Where Ever You Are, My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman
Ida, Always by Caron Levis
Grief Is Like A Snowflake by Julia Cook
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen
Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children by Doris Stickney
I Miss You: A First Look at Death by Pat Thomas
Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope With Death by Janis Silverman
MINDFULNESS
Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean
I am Peace by Susan Verde
Listening To My Body by Gabi Garcia
Breathe Like A Bear by Kira Willey
PERFECTIONISM
Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
Mistakes That Worked by Charlotte Jones
It’s Okay To Make Mistakes by Todd Parr
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
What to Do When Good Enough Isn't Good Enough by Thomas Greenspoon
SCARED OF THE DARK
Orion and The Dark by Emma Yarlett
Dragon Night by J.R. Krause
Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberly
There’s A Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
There’s An Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer
SEPARATION/DIVORCE
Was It The Chocolate Pudding? by Sandra Levins
The Family Book by Todd Parr
Standing On My Own Two Feet by Tamara Schmitz
*Living With Mom & Living With Dad by Melanie Walsh
*Mom’s House, Dad’s House For Kids by Isolina Ricci
*(for “traditional” family structures)