Adult and Children’s Books that May Supplement the Children’s Book, ‘Loving Yourself’
(After an Adult book it says Adult)
“The Ugly Duckling” By Andersen
“Giraffes Can’t Dance” By Andreae
“A Children’s Book About being Selfish and Needing Attention” by Berry
“Incredible You! 10 Ways to Let Your Greatness Shine Through” By Dyer With Kristina Tracy
“Amazing Grace” By Hoffman
“Leo the Late Bloomer” By Kraus
“How to Handle a Narcissistic Child: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Narcissism in Children and Parental Strategies for Raising Self-Aware and Empathetic Kids” By Lane (Adult)
“Wrinkle in Time” By L’Engle (Happy Medium as a character)
“Tillie and the Wall” By Lionni
“Elmer” By McKee
“Mole Music” By McPhail
“Zero” By Otoshi
“Liking Myself” By Palmer
“How Full is Your Bucket for Kids?” By Rath and Reckmeyer (How one feels about oneself)
“Willie was Different” By Rockwell
“Horton Hears a Who” By Dr. Seuss
“I Love Myself Just the Way I Am” By Stoudemire (fraternal twins)
“How to Be a Lion” By Vere (Go to one’s quiet place inside or outside to think and feel)
“Crow Boy” By Yashmia
Adult and Children’s Books that May Supplement the Children’s Book, How Can You ‘Help One Another?’ Finding Many Pebbles to Make a Difference in Learning about ‘Helping One Another?’
After an Adult book it says Adult, otherwise it is a children’s book
‘Helping One Another’
“The Empty Pinata” By Ada
“Animal Hospita”l By Hodge (DK Eyewitness)
“Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and the Strawberries” By Lindman
“Thunder Cake” By Polacco
“Helping Others” By Raum
“When I Care About Others” By Spellman
“The Snow Walker” By Wetterer
Kindness
“Be Kind” By Burmester
“Kindness Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents” By Conover
“Potato Chip Champ: Discovering Why Kindness Counts” By Dismondy
“The Bremen Town Musicians and The Elves and the Shoemaker” By Grimm’s Fairy Tales
“The Seven Gods of Luck” By Kudler
“The Invisible Boy” By Ludwig
“Charlie’s “Be Kind” Day” By Mahany
“You Can’t Say You Can’t Play” By Vivian Gussin Paley (Adult)
“Sharing How Kindness Grows” By Shaw
“Kindness to Share from A-Z” By Snow
“The Power of Kindness” By Time
“Small Acts of Kindness” By Vollbracht
“The Kindness Quilt” By Wallace
Pay It Forward
“Circle of Friends” By Carmi (wordless book, homeless person, etc.)
“I Am Not Going to Chase the Cat Today” By Harper
“I Like Your Buttons” By Lamstein
“One Smile” By McKinley
“Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed” By Pearson
“Because Amelia Smiles” By Stein
“The Quarreling Book” By Zolotow
Empathy
“How Do I Stand in Your Shoes?” By DeBell
“Pink Tiara Cookies for Three, Chocolate Milk por favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy”
By Dismondy
“Stand in My Shoes, Kids: Learning about Empathy” By Sornson
13 Kids’ Books That Help Teach Children About Empathy
“Longpath Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs: An antidote for Short-Termism” By Wallach (Adult)
Giving
“The Perfect Orange: A Tale from Ethiopia” By Araujo
“The Quiltmaker’s Gift” By Brumbeau
“Lend a Hand: Poems about Giving” By Frank
“Kiki’s Hats” By Hanson
“Giving” By Hughes
“The Gift of the Magi” By O’Henry (Adult)
“An Orange for Frankie and Gifts from the Heart” By Polacco
“The Giving Box” By Fred Rogers
“The Giving Tree” By Silverstein
“The Littlest Angel” By Tazwell
Compassion
“The Golden Rule” By Cooper
“Under the Lemon Moon” By Fine
“Don’t Laugh at Me” By Seskin and Shamblin (afterword By Peter Yarrow)
Disability/Health Issues
Some are also about different cultures
“A Picture Book of Louis Braille” By Adler
“Kids on the Block Book Series” for example “A Portrait of Me” By Aiello (diabetes)
“Sing to the Stars” By Barrett (blind)
“Finding a Common Language, Children Living with Deafness” By Bergman
“Goose’s Story” By Best (Goose has a hurt leg)
“My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay” by Best (blind)
“The Adventures of Penny the Famous Three Legged Dog: Children’s Book about Overcoming Handicaps, Disabilities and Other Challenges from a Handicapped Dog’s Perspective” By Betzold
“Sesame Street Sign Language Fun” With Linda Bove
“Someone Special Just Like You” By Brown
“Tara’s Lookout” By Caputi (development disabilities and India)
“Stretching Ourselves, Kids with Cerebral Palsy” By Carter
“See the Ocean” By Condra (blind)
“We Can Do It” By Dwight (many challenged children can do things)
“What Do You Mean I have a Learning Disability?” By Dwyer
“Joni’s Story” By Joni Eareckson Tada (wheelchair)
“Mama Zooms” By Fletcher (wheelchair)
“Let’s Talk About Series” (example, Deafness, epilepsy, Dyslexia) By Gordon
“Don’t Call Me Names: Learning to Understand Kids with Disabilities” By Graham
“Magnificent Meg: A Read-Aloud Book to Encourage Children with Dyslexia” By Harris “Rolling Along” By Heelan (wheelchair)
“Can You Hear a Rainbow?” By Hellan (deaf)
“Grandma’s Wheelchair” By Henriod
“Jenny’s Magic Wand” By Hermann (blind)
“Silent Dancer” By Hlibok (deaf dancer)
“Masterpiece” By Hoffman (autism spectrum disorder)
“This is Me A Journey of Alopecia” By Kearney
“Athletes With Disabilities and Animal Helpers for the Disabled” By Kent
“The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Copping with Sensory Processing Disorder” By Kranowitz (Adult)
“Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Winning for a Lifetime and Raising your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent and Energetic” By Kurcink (Adult)
“The Sunsets of Miss Olivia Wiggins” By Laminack (old age)
“Henry, the Impatient Heron” By Love (hard to stay still)
“My Best Friend Will” By Lowell (Autism syndrome disorder)
“A Girl Named Helen Keller” By Lunell
“Knots on a Counting Rope” By Martin (blind Indian and his grandfather)
‘Guide Dogs: Seeing for People Who Can’t” By McGinty
“Dancing Wheels” By McMahon (dancing with wheelchairs)
“Moses Goes to a Concert” By Millman (deafness, other titles also)
“Different Just Like Me” By Mitchell
“Lucy’s Picture’ By Moon (blind grandfather)
“Buddy, the First Seeing Eye Dog” By Moore
“Always Gramma” By Nelson (Alzheimer’s disease)
“My Buddy” By Osofsky (boy in wheel chair with muscular dystrophy, service dog)
“Wonder” By Palacio (face disfigurement)
“It’s Okay to be Different” By Parr
“Circle of Friends: People with Disabilities and their Friends Enrich the Lives of One Another” By Perske (Adult)
“Keep Your Ear on the Ball” By Petrillo (blind)
“Finding My Superpower: A Book for Dyslexic Thinkers” By Prestidge
“Let’s Talk About It: Extraordinary Friends” By Rogers
“Rugby and Rosie” By Rossiter (training a puppy to be a guide dog)
“The Handstand” By Rudner (wheelchair)
“Alex is my Friend” By Russo (little person)
“Sachiko Means Happiness” By Sakai (grandmother acts as a child)
“Some Kids are Deaf, Some Children Wear Leg Braces” By Schaefer
“The Sneetches and Other Stories” By Dr. Seuss (pointless prejudice)
“Friendships Between Children With and Without Special Needs in Inclusive Settings” By Staub (Adult)
“About Handicaps: An Open Family Book for Parents and Children Together” By Stein (cerebral palsy, man with a prosthesis)
“My Friend Noah” By Tarnow (Down syndrome)
“Everyone Matters: A First Look at Respect for Others” By Thomas
“Rainbow Joe and Me” By Strom (blind)
“When Charley Met Emma” By Webb (mixed book reviews) (limb differences)
“Susan Laughs” By Willis (wheelchair)
“My Friend Isabelle” By Woloson (Down syndrome)
Disabled Siblings
“Dustin’s Big School Day” and “Big Brother Dustin” By Carter (Down syndrome)
“The Special Raccoon: Helping a Child Learn about Handicaps and Love” By Carlisle (one of the sisters is profanely handicapped)
“Leah’s Voice” By Domonia (sister has Autism syndrome disorder) mixed book reviews
“Siblings Without Rivalry” By Faber and Mazlish (Adult)
“My Brother is Very Special” By May (Apraxia)
“Views From Our Shoes” By Meyer (45 siblings share their experiences as the brother or sister of someone with a disability)
“My Brother Charlie” By Peete (Autism spectrum disorder) mixed book reviews
“I Have a Sister, My Sister is Deaf” By Peterson
“Way To Go, Alex” By Pulver (mentally disabled older brother)
“My Brother Matthew” By Thompson (born with a disability)
Music
Barbra Streisand’s song “Be Aware.”