Counselor's Corner: Solving Problems
WLES Counselor - Ms. Nikki Jesse & Mrs. Diyana J Sanders-Gunaratnam
Recommended Reading
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
Point of View
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, by John Scieszka
- Two Bad Ants, by Chris Van Allsburg
- The Chinese Mirror, by Mirra Ginsburg
- The Hating Book, by Charlotte Zolotow
- Hey, Little Ant, by Phillip and Hannah Hoose
Anger Management
- When I Feel Angry, by Cornelia Spelman
- When Sophie Gets Angry, by Molly Bang
- The Very Angry Day That Amy Didn't Have, by Lawrence Shapiro
- Don't Rant and Rave on Wednesdays, by Adoph Moser
- Andrew's Angry Words, by Dorothea Lachner
- Spinky Sulks, by William Steig
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst
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