Problem? Read All About It!

    Sometimes, reading a book can help you figure out how to handle a problem. Try some of these:

    Friendship

    • How to Lose All Your Friends by Nancy Carlson
    • How to Be a Friend by Laurie and Marc Brown
    • Making Friends by Kate Petty and Charlotte Firmin
    • Friendship: From Your Old Friends to Your New Friends by Nuria Roca and Rosa Curto
    • Three Friends by Jim and Joan Boulden
    • What's the Recipe for Friends? By Greg Williamson
    • Big Al by Andrew Clements
    • Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

    Solving Problems:

    • Hands Are Not For Hitting by Martine Agassi
    • We Can Work It Out by Barbara Polland
    • We Can Get Along by Lauren M. Payne
    • The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight by Stan and Jan Berenstain
    • The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie DePaola
    • The Zax by Dr. Suess
    • Six Crows by Leo Lionni
    • The Butter Battle by Dr. Suess

    Respect:

    • I Don’t Care: Showing Respect by Brian Moses
    • Stellaluna by Jannell Cannon
    • Verdi by Jannell Cannon
    • The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
    • A Pig is Moving In! by Claudia Fries
    • Crysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
    • Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rothman
    • The Berenstain Bears’ New Neighbors by Stan and Jan Berenstain
    • Arnie and the New Kid by Nancy Carlson
    • Molly’s Pilgram by Barbara Cohen
    • The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy
    • Teammates by Peter Golenbock
    • Treat Me Right: Kids Talk About Respect by Nancy Loewen

    Teasing and Bullying:

    • Teasing by Joy Berry
    • The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Teasing by Stan and Jan Berenstain
    • Stop Picking On Me by Pat Thomas
    • The Hundred Dresses by Estes/Slobodkin
    • Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie DePaola
    • Being Bullied by Joy Berry
    • Being Bullied by Kate Petty and Charlotte Firmin
    • Loudmouth George and the Sixth Grade Bully by Nancy Carlson
    • Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain by Trevor Romain
    • Simon’s Hook by Karen G. Burnett

    Appreciating and Respecting Differences:

    • The Sneetches by Dr. Suess
    • Just A Little Different by Mercer Mayer
    • Two Eyes, A Nose, and a Mouth by Roberta G. Intrater
    • Why Am I Different? By Norma Simon
    • Families by Meredith Tax
    • This is Our House by Michael Rosen
    • A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
    • People by Peter Spier
    • Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles
    • Teammates by Peter Golenbock
    • Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
    • Eggbert the Slightly Cracked Egg by Tom Ross
    • Loudmouth George and the New Neighbors by Nancy Carlson

    Empathy/Caring:

    • Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane DeGroat
    • The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
    • A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams
    • Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughter by John Steptoe
    • Two Good Friends by Judy Delton
    • The Hurt by Teddi Doleski

    Book list compiled by Elizabeth Duke, Counselor, Darnestown ES, 2003