Title

Author

Age Range

Baby Faces

  Margaret Miller

 birth to 2

Oh, David!: A Diaper David Book

  David Shannon 

 birth to 2

Oops!: A Diaper David Book

  David Shannon 

 birth to 2

If You're Happy And You Know It: My First Taggies Book

  Ken Geist, Ed.

 birth to 2

I Am Happy:  A Touch and Feel Book of Feelings

  Steve Light 

 birth to 3

My Many Colored Days Board Book

  Dr. Seuss

 birth to 5

The Feelings Book

  Todd Parr

 birth to 5

Lots of Feelings 

  Shelly Rotner

 18 months to 3

Grumpy Bird

  Jeremy Tankard 

 18 months to 3

When I Am/Cuando Estoy

  Gladys Rosa-Mendoza 

 18 months to 3

Taking a Bath With the Dog and Other Things That Make Me Happy

  Scott Menchin

 18 months to 5

The Way I Feel

  Janan Cain  

 2 to 6

Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day

  Jamie Lee Curtis 

 2 to 6

How Are You Peeling? Foods With Moods 

  Saxton Freymann 

 3 to 6

Feelings

  Aliki

 3 to 8

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

  Judith Viorst 

 4 to 8

I Like Myself

  Karen Beaumont

 3 to 6

I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem

  Jamie Lee Curtis

 3 to 8

Title

Author

Age Range

Words Are Not For Hurting

  Elizabeth Verdickem

 18 months to 5

Hands Are Not For Hitting

  Martine Agassi

 18 months to 5

Teeth Are Not for Biting

  Elizabeth Verdickem 

 18 months to 5

No Matter What

  Debi Gliori

 2 to 5

Finn Throws a Fit

  David Elliott 

 2 to 5

Mouse Was Mad

  Linda Urban

 2 to 5

Llama Llama Mad at Mama

  Anna Dewdney

 2 to 5

When I Feel Angry 

  Cornelia Maude Spelman

 2 to 5

Alicia Has a Bad Day

  Lisa Jahn-Clough

 3 to 6

Chocolate-Covered-Cookie Tantrum

  Deborah Blumenthal

 3 to 6

Mean Soup

  Betsy Everitt

 3 to 6

When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry

  Molly Bang  

 3 to 6

Sometimes I’m Bombaloo

  Rachel Vail

 3 to 6

Separation

Owl Babies

Martin Waddell

 6 months to 18 months

Have You Seen My Duckling?

 12 months to 3 years

When Mama Comes Home Tonight

Eileen Spinelli

 18 months to 3

I Love You All Day Long

Francesca Rusackas

 18 months to 3

Are You My Mother?

P. D. Eastman

 18 months to 4

Oh My Baby, Little One

Kathi Appelt

 18 months to 4

Whose Mouse Are You?

Robert Kraus

 2 to 4

Don’t Go!

Jane Breskin Yolen

 3 to 5

The Kissing Hand

Audrey Penn

 3 to 8

Thunderstorms

Franklin and the Thunder Storm

Paulette Bourgeois

 18 months to 4

The Storm Book

Charlotte Zolotow

 3 to 6

Thunder Cake

Patricia Polacco

 4 to 6

Thunder and Lightning: They’re Not So Frightening

4 to 8

Dark

Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear

Martin Waddell

 2 to 5

I Have a Little Problem, Said the Bear

Heinz Janisch

 3 to 6

There’s a Nightmare in My Closet

Mercer Mayer

 3 to 6

Medical Appointments

My Friend the Doctor

Joanna Cole

 18 months to 3

Franklin Goes to the Hospital

Paulette Bourgeois

2 to 5

Next Please

Ernst Jandel

2 to 5

Monsters

Go Away, Big Green Monster!

Ed Emberley

2 to 5

My Monster Mama Loves Me So

Laura Leuck

2 to 5

I Need My Monster

Amanda Noll

 3 to 8

No No Yes Yes

Linda Patricellei

 birth to 3

Quiet Loud

Linda Patricellei

 birth to 3

No, David!

David Shannon

 18 months to 5

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Mo Willems

 18 months to 5

Please, Baby, Please

Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee

 18 months to 3

It's Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel

Jamie Lee Curtis

 5 to 8

Gossie and Gertie

Olivier Dunrea

 12 months to 3

Sheila Rae’s Peppermint Stick

Kevin Henkes

 18 months to 3

My Friend and I

Lisa Jahn-Clough

 2 to 5

Being Friends

Karen Beaumont

 2 to 5

My Friend Rabbit

Eric Rohmann

 birth to 3

Chrysanthemum

Kevin Henkes

3 to 6

Chester’s Way

Kevin Henkes

3 to 6

Big Al

Andrew Clements

 3 to 6

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Patty Lovell

 3 to 6

Wemberly Worried

Kevin Henkes

 3 to 6

Shark Vs. Train

Chris Barton

 3 to 8

William’s Doll

Charlotte Zolotow

 4 to 8

Delores Meets Her Match

 4 to 8

Enemy Pie

Derek Munson

 4 to 8

Losing a Favorite Comfort Object

Dogger

Shirley Hughes

3 to 6

 Explaining Death

When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to
Understanding Death

Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

2 to 6

I Miss You: A First Look at Death

Pat Thomas

2 to 6

Lifetimes

Bryan Mellonie

3 to 8

Water Bugs & Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children

Doris Stickney

4 to 8

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life

 4 to adult

 Loss of a Pet

Goodbye Mousie

Robie Harris

 2 to 5

I’ll Always Love You

Hans Wilhelm

 3 to 6

Alfie and the Birthday Surprise

Shirley Hughes

 3 to 6

Saying Goodbye to Lulu

Corinne Demas

 3 to 6

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney

Judith Viorst

 2 to 6

Jasper's Day

Marjorie Blain Parker

 3 to 6

Loss of a Loved One

Where Are You? A Child’s Book About Loss

Laura Olivieri

 3 to 8

Sad Isn't Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss

Michaelene Mundy

 4 to 8

When Your Grandparent Dies: A Child’s Guide to Good Grief

Victoria Ryan

 3 to 6

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Tomie dePaola

2 to 8

Badger’s Parting Gifts

Susan Varley

3 to 8

Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying

Joyce C. Mills

4 to 8

Grandma’s Purple Flowers

Adjoa J. Burrowes

4 to 8

Everett Anderson's Goodbye

Lucille Clifton

4 to 8

Saying Goodbye to Daddy

Judith Vigna

4 to 8

The Blue Roses

Linda Boyden

4 to 8

Tear Soup

Pat Schweibert

4 to adult

Lifetimes

Warren Hanson

 4 to adult

Grief or Trauma

A Terrible Thing Happened*

Margaret M. Holmes

2 to 8

*The "terrible thing" mentioned in the title is not specified in the book which allows
parents and caregivers to use this story to support children who have experienced the
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Title

Author

Age Range

Let’s Talk About It: Divorce

  Fred Rogers

 2 to 5

Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce

  Cornelia Maude Spelman

 2 to 5

Two Homes

  Claire Masurel

 2 to 5

Was It the Chocolate Pudding:  A Story for Little Kids About Divorce

  Bryan Langdo

 2 to 5

Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce

 Tamara Schmitz

 3 to 5

Dinosaurs Divorce

  Marc Brown

 3 to 5

It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear

  Vicki Lansky

 3 to 5

My Family’s Changing:  A First Look at Family Break-Up

  Pat Thomas

 3 to 5

I Have Two Homes

  Marian DeSmet

 3 to 5

Where Am I Sleeping Tonight?  A Story of Divorce

  Carol Gordon Ekster

 5+