Book Resources for Anxiety

  • What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, by Dawy Huebner
  • Whole Series: When Tempers Flare, When Brain Gets Stuck, Dread Your Bed, Don't
    Want to Be Apart, by Bonnie Mattews
  • Facing Mighty Fears about Animals, by Dawn Huebner
  • The Anxiety Workbook for Teens, by Lisa M. Schab
  • The CBT Art Activity Book, by Jennifer Guest
  • Teaching Mindfulness to Kids and Teens, by Christopher Willard and Amy Saltzman
  • Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and their Parents), by Eline Snel
  • Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, by Tamar Chansky
  • Helping Your Anxious Child, by Ronald Rapee and Ann Wignall
  • Starving the Anxiety Gremlin, by Kate Collins-Donnelly
  • A Little Spot of Anxiety, by Diane Alber

Book Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • A Parent's Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism: How to Meet the
    Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive, by Sally Ozonoff and Geraldine Dawson, and
    James McPartland (2002)
  • Thinking About YOU Thinking About ME, 2nd Edition, by Michelle Garcia Winner
  • Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-
    Communications Problems, by Dr. Jeb Baker

Book Resources for Children Afraid of the Dark/Sleeping

  • The Color Monster, by Ann Llenas
  • Go Away Big Green Monster, by Ed Embry
  • Bear Feels Scared, by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
  • Orion and the Dark, by Emma Yarlett
  • I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll

Book Resources for Children Experiencing Grief

  • When Someone Dies; A Children's Mindful How-To Guide on Grief and Loss, by Andrea
    Dorn
  • When Someone Very Special Dies, by Marge Heegaard (workbook)
  • The Invisible String, by Patrice Karst (book)
  • Lifetimes, by Bryan Mellonie & Robert Ingpen
  • Our Story: A Memory Book For (Kid Talk Grief), by Mel Erickson
  • Coloring Books for Young Kids (Includes Pet Loss): https://www.centerforloss.com/bookstore/

Book Resources for Children Expecting a New Sibling

  • I'm a Big Sister, by Joanna Cole (recommended ages 2-3)
  • What It Means to Be a Big Brother, by Lindsey Luckey (recommended up to 10 year old)
  • You're The Biggest: Keepsake Gift Book Celebrating Becoming a Big Brother or Sister, by Lucy Tapper (recommended ages 2-5)

Book Resources for Children Returning to School

  • Pout Pout Fish Goes to School, by Deborah Diesen
  • The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn
  • The Crayons Go Back to School, by Drew Daywalt
  • We Don't Eat Our Classmates, by Ryan T. Higgins
  • The Smart Cookie, by Jory John
  • The Color Monster Goes to School, by Anna Llenas

Book Resources for Children with Parents who are Separated or Divorced

Recommended ages 2-5

  • Two Homes, by Claire Masurel
  • Why Do Families Change? Our First Talk About Separation and Divorce, by Jillian
    Roberts

Recommended ages 3-7

  • Dinosaurs Divorce, by Marc Brown and Laurie Brown
  • The Invisible String, by Patrice Karst

Recommended ages 6-9

  • Divorce is a 'D' Word, by Amanda Marie Cottrell
  • Mom and Dad Love Me the Same, by Melissa Torres

Recommended ages 4-10

  • My Parents Still Love Me Even Though They're Divorced, by Lois Nightingale
  • Two Homes Filled With Love, by Steve Herman