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In the Blue
Erin Hourigan - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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An emotional and tender picture book that accessibly explores depression within a family, through the use of color.I've always been my dad's little sunspot.But one day, his world was no longer bright and yellow - it was a deep, dark blue.As one father embarks on an emotional journey,... |
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Brave Molly
Brooke Boynton-Hughes - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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What do you do when no one can see your monsters but you? At first, Molly runs from them. But they follow her down the sidewalk, getting in the way when she tries to make a new friend, popping up unexpectedly out of shadows, and multiplying. Until finally...Molly faces her fears. Author-illustrator... |
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Olivia Wrapped in Vines
Maude Nepveu-Villeneuve - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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"Scenes are evocative and provide endless opportunities for discussion with young children. This book is ideal for all libraries as a non-threatening and productive story that can give hope to children who feel like Olivia." -- SLJ, starred review The world is a really big place... |
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The Rock in My Throat
Kao Kalia Yang - Carolrhoda Books ®
Format: Hardcover
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At first, no one noticed when I stopped talking at school.
In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a young Hmong refugee navigating life at home and at school. Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English,... |
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My Elephant Is Blue
Melinda Szymanik - Flyaway Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Describing depression is difficult for everyone, so offering concrete vocabulary at a young age is critical, and this text does it well. While not every case of feeling blue can be so easily remedied, the hope conveyed with this picture book cannot be denied. . . .Readers struggling... |
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Vincent Can't Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky
BARBARA ROSENSTOCK - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A gorgeous, lyrical picture-book biography of Vincent van Gogh by the Caldecott Honor team behind The Noisy Paint Box. Vincent can't sleep . . . out, out, out he runs! flying through the garden - marigold, geranium, blackberry, raspberry - past... |
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Something Might Happen
Helen Lester - Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Format: Print book
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Twitchly Fidget won't shampoo, eat his cereal, or put on his sneakers. He won't even go to a parade (what if he got sucked up into a trombone?) or a marshmallow roast (might he get stuck?) or a Fourth of February party (would he be buried in confetti?) . In Twitchly's imagination,... |
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Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster
Manka Kasha - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover
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The worry kept growing day by day, until ... one morning Small Knight woke up to see a huge inky black monster in their room.When Small Knight feels pressure from their parents to be a perfect princess, an anxiety monster shows up. No one else can see the monster, so Small Knight and their... |
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The Princess and the Fog: A Story for Children with Depression
Lloyd Jones - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: Print book
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Bronze Medal Winner in the Picture Books, Early Reader category of the 2015 Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year AwardsOnce upon a time there was a Princess. She had everything a little girl could ever want, and she was happy. That is, until the fog came... The Princess and the Fog... |
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Danny and the Blue Cloud
James M Foley
Format: Print book
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Danny the bear was born under a blue cloud that makes him feel unhappy and lose interest in playing with his friends. Barnaby the rabbit introduces him to the "Feel Good Rules" to reshape his thinking more positively, increase his self-esteem, and raise his energy level. |
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A Blue Kind of Day
Rachel Tomlinson
Format: Hardcover
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A moving picture book debut about depression, sensory awareness, and the power of listening, from psychologist and author of Teaching Kids to be Kind.Coen is having a sniffling, sighing, sobbing kind of day. His family thinks they know how to cheer him up. His dad wants to go outside and play,... |
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The Whatifs
Emily Kilgore - little bee books
Format: Hardcover
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Cora is struggling with her Whatif questions ahead of a big piano recital in this timely picture book about overcoming anxiety.What if my dog runs away?What if I forget my homework?What if the sun stops shining?What if my crayon breaks?Cora is constantly worrying about everything. Because... |
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Mindi and the Goose No One Else Could See
Sam McBratney
Format: Hardcover
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Once there was a girl called Mindi who was afraid of something that no one else could see. This thing that she was afraid of, this thing that no one else could see, was a big goose. It came into her room as quietly as a thought comes into your head. . . .When a little girl named Mindi says... |
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Mama's Cloud
Jessica Williams - All Write Here Publishing
Format: Paperback
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A beautifully illustrated picture book which gently broaches the topic of mental illness and the love within families. Mama is the most wonderful person in the world, but when a dark cloud drifts in and settles over her, her inner magic seems to vanish. There must be something that can make... |
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Are You Mad at Me?
Tyler Feder - Rocky Pond Books
Format: Hardcover
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A very nervous ostrich pushes past her anxiety in this funny, endearing picture book by the author/illustrator of Bodies Are Cool (co-written with her sister) .. When Opal the ostrich is anxious, her neck feels as wobbly as a spaghetti noodle. Her family lovingly calls this "The Noodles,"... |
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Gloria's Big Problem
Sarah Stiles Bright - Tilbury House Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Gloria loves to sing, dance, and act in her bedroom, but not in public. No way. Gloria's big problem makes sure of that, following her wherever she goes and constantly reminding her that she's anxious and frightened, that she's not good enough, and that everyone will laugh at her.... |
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What If, Pig?
Linzie Hunter - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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You're not going to find a more heartwarming dynamic duo than Pig and Mouse! Join Pig as he learns how to turn his "what if" worries from anxiety to optimism, all with the help of his loving friend Mouse."Readers will certainly empathize with Pig and his emotions."... |
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My Monster and Me
Nadiya Hussain - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his toys, and even when his friends come over to visit. How can he escape his worries?Having struggled with anxiety for as long as she can remember,... |
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Hattie Harmony: Worry Detective
Elizabeth OLSEN - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning actress Elizabeth Olsen and esteemed musician Robbie Arnett have created a fresh approach to wellness in a new series that shows children ways to manage anxiety.Meet Hattie Harmony, Worry Detective. She's always there to help her friends when they need her. And the first... |
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There Might Be Lobsters
CAROLYN CRIMI - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Come on, Sukie, you can do it! A little dog's paralyzing anxiety gives way to bravery when someone smaller is in need in this humorous, tenderly sympathetic story.Lots of things at the beach scare Sukie. Lots. Because she is just a small dog, and the stairs are big and sandy, and the waves... |
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