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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst
Aladdin, 1987
Got a Grumpy Kindergartner?
Kids have good days and bad days. If you're kindergartner isn't adjusting well, this may be the ticket. It tells the story of Alex who is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bady day.
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Love You Forever
Robert Munsch
Firefly Books Ltd., 1995
Grear book!!
I really think that people are over analyzing this book. It's a sweet book and it's meant for children. Yes, a little dramatized but all children books are. I mean, we read to them about animals and monsters. My mom read it to me and now I read it to my son. Nothing ...
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What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids)
Dawn Huebner
Magination Press, 2005
Can't say enough!!!
If you are a parent of a child with anxiety, you know how it can feel like your family is held hostage by your child's worries! This book saved our family! It was recommended by our child's therapist and I just can't say enough about it. It is written for kids to ...
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The Feelings Book: The Care & Keeping of Your Emotions (American Girl)
Lynda Madison
American Girl, 2002
The feelings book brought me a tear..of satisfaction!
This was quite helpful and informative for a book aimed at preteens, yet highly accessible and understandful. It offers great tips and advice, especially on dealing with feelings and seeing them in a healthy, real perspective. I even used this for an essay I had to ...
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Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney
Candlewick, 1996
Love this book!
This is a sweet little story about a little nut brown hare and a big nut brown hare. It is a story my child and I both enjoy. It is the whole book in it's entirety, not just a shortened version of the hardback as many boardbooks can be. My child loves when I ...
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The Feeling Good Handbook
David D. Burns
Plume, 1999
Superb resource after suicide attempt
This book was extraordinarily helpful to someone close to me. She was clinically depressed and had just been released from the hospital after a suicide attempt. We read it together in small bites for the first few weeks, and then she was able to do it on her own. A ...
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The Giving Tree
HarperCollins, 1992
You are the Giving Tree, she said.
"Sophomore year I entered your classroom playing the role of a student," she wrote. "I will never forget that red-headed teacher that pushed me to do a little more...."
This is part of the inscription that Allison wrote inside the front cover of "The Giving Tree." I ...
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Corduroy
Viking Juvenile, 1968
I Know I've Always Wanted a Friend
Corduroy is very charming story about an adorable teddy bear who lives in a department store. No one wants him because he is missing a button from his overalls. After a night time adventure in the department store, a young girl named Lisa comes to buy Corduroy with ...
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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated
David D. Burns
Harper, 1999
Great -- IF you use it
Amazing book. Tons of insight and many many tools to use to get at the roots of mal-thinking. Trouble is, one must still make oneself do the exercises to get the results. :) Seriously, though, I found the exercise of asking yourself over and over "Why does this ...
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A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book
Frank Warren
William Morrow, 2007
Confessions and secrets through life...
OK... I've now gone through all the PostSecret books at our library with the completion of A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book by Frank Warren. As you might be able to tell, there's a bit of a theme on this one. Warren has created a compilation of his ...
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Glass
Ellen Hopkins
Margaret K. McElderry, 2007
It is AMAZING!!!!!
If you read Crank. The first of this two book series or any other of this authors book. You know how amazing she is. This is just another amazing book to add to this wonderful authors collection.
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Llama, Llama Red Pajama
Viking Juvenile, 2005
We love Llama Llama!
This is such a great story with great illustrations. My daughter loves it, and so do I! Little Llama learns patience while waiting for mama llama. Highly recommended!
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How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger
Elizabeth Verdick, Marjorie Lisovskis
Free Spirit Publishing, 2002
Great Book to Indentify & Deal With Anger
This is a great book to help children identify the physical signs of anger and to sort out the emotion they are feeling. It also teaches strategies to "tame your temper". I made a "cheat sheet" for my son to use when he gets angry with anger strategies. My 7 year ...
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The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!
Hyperion, 2005
Excellent Author
Mo Willems' books are highly entertaining and creative. I started buying them for my nephews and now i have the pleasure of buying them for my son.
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Have You Filled a Bucket Today: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids
Carol McCloud
Ferne Press, 2006
EXCELLENT, Get this for every child and teacher in your life!
EXCELLENT, Get this for every child and teacher in your life! This book is an amazing way to get character education across to your children and family.
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