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Books are great tools to help children relate to their feelings, express them safely, and to know that they are not the only ones who have experienced that difficulty or challenge.

Books about feelings:

**“When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry” by Molly Bang
**“When I’m Feeling…” by Trace Moroney
**“Let’s Talk About Feeling Afraid” by Joy Berry
**“How Are You feeling?” by Saxton Freymann
**“Visiting Feelings” by Lauren Rubenstein

Books about friendship:

**“How to Lose All Your Friends” by Nancy Carlson
**"How Do I Stand in Your Shoes?” by Susan DeBell
**“Hunter’s Best Friend at School” by Laura Malone Elliot
**“Chester’s Way” by Kevin Henkes
**Friends My Best Friend” by Mary Ann Rodman
**“Enemy Pie” by Derek Munson
**“The Invisible Boy” by Trudy Ludwig
**"Pink Tiara Cookies For Three” by Maria Dismondy

Books about understanding, respecting and celebrating differences:

**“It’s Okay to Be Different” by Todd Parr
**“The Family Book” by Todd Parr
**“The Sneetches” by Dr. Seuss
**“If Only I Had a Green Nose” by Max Lucado
**“Whoever You Are” by Mem Fox
**“The Potato Chip Champ” by Maria Dismondy

Books about self-esteem/identity:

**“I’m Gonna Like Me!” by Jamie Lee Curtis
**“Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun” by Maria Dismondy
**“Zero” by Kathryn Otoshi
**“Pink is Just A Color and So is Blue” by Niki Bhatia
**“10,000 Dresses” by Marcus Ewert
**“My Princess Boy” by Cheryl Kilodavis
**“Be Who You Are” by Jennifer Carr

Books about relational aggression

**“The Secret Olivia Told Me” by N. Joy
**Trouble Talk” by Trudy Ludwig
**“My Secret Bully” by Trudy Ludwig

Links for book resources:

SEL books for children 9 and older:

SEL books for children 8 and younger: