Recommended Books for Children

Sam has a BIG SECRET. He is embarrassed that a brave turtle, like him, is terrified of water. Through his journey, Sam uses different strategies that allow him to gradually face and conquer his fear. The book includes a detailed section that explains fear and 7 coping tools.

Liv is a fun and creative 10-year old girl who explains how the brain works through the different imaginary characters in her brain team.

A simple and wonderful story that showswhat happens when we focus too much on our worries and provides six practical tools to help us when we get worry spots.

Lively metaphors and humorous illustrations make the concepts and strategies easy to understand, while clear how-to steps and prompts to draw and write help children to master new skills related to reducing anxiety.

What To Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder. This interactive self-help book turns kids into super-sleuths who can recognize and more appropriately respond to OCD's tricks.

Outsmarting Worry teaches 9-13 year olds and the adults who care about them a specific set of skills that makes it easier to face - and overcome - worries and fears.

Livy is having trouble fitting in as the new girl at school—and then there’s Viola. Viola is Livy’s anxiety brought to life, a shadowy twin that only Livy can see or hear. Inspired by the author's own story. Honest and funny, this award-winning graphic novel is a refreshingly real exploration of mental health, cultural differences, and the trials of middle school.

This is a book kids can turn to when they need advice, reassurance, and ideas for overcoming fear and anxiety. They’ll find out where fears and worries come from, practice Fear Chasers and Worry Erasers, and learn to seek help for hard-to-handle fears they can’t manage on their own.

Engaging and easy to read, this illustrated children s book is filled with opportunities for children to participate in developing their own self-calming strategies. Children who use the simple strategies in this charming book, illustrated by the author, will find themselves relaxed and ready to focus on work or play!

Mindfulness—the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is—is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. This little book is a very appealing introduction to mindfulness meditation for children and their parents. 

This fun and humorous book addresses the problem of anxiety in a way that relates to children of all ages. It offers creative strategies for parents and teachers to use that can lessen the severity of anxiety.

Based on cognitive behavioural principles, this workbook uses fun and imaginative activities to teach children how to manage their anxiety by changing how they think and act – getting rid of their Anxiety Gremlins for good! 

A simple story explaining what happens when we get angry and how lonely and confusing this big emotion can feel. With 5 Anger Management Strategies to use at home or in class.

I'm Not Bad, I'm Just Mad contains forty activities for issues such as recognizing anger triggers, better problem solving, and communication tips for defusing conflict before it gets out of hand. 

This new book teaches essential skills that will put you safely back in your parental role, helping you and your child cope with anger in healthy ways.

This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to work toward change.

Soda Pop Head will help your child control his/her anger while helping them manage stress. It's a must for the home or classroom.

The Explosive Child offers an indispensable helping hand to parents who may feel overwhelmed by having to deal with children whose reactions to everyday stimuli may be far more extreme than normal.

Liv is a fun and creative 10-year old girl who explains how the brain works through the different imaginary characters in her brain team.

Help children to understand and manage their anger with this fun and imaginative workbook.

Billy learns he has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Through the help of his parents, teachers, and doctors, he learns new ways and tools to help him manage his difficulties. The book includes detailed explanations and a summary section.

Packed with practical tips, know-how, and fun, this friendly workbook just for kids has solutions for every situation — at home, at school, and with friends.

Cory describes what it's like to have ADHD: how it affects his relationships with friends and family, his school performance, and his overall functioning. He also describes many ways of coping with ADHD: medication, therapy/counseling, and practical tips for school, home, and friendships.

Straightforward, friendly, and loaded with practical advice, the Free Spirit Survival Guides for Kids give kids the tools they need to not only survive, but thrive. With plenty of realistic examples and bright illustrations, they are accessible, encouraging, kid-friendly, and even life-changing.

Tom is eight years old and coping with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Through his imaginary journal, he shares his daily life with readers, helping young people, as well as parents and other caregivers, to better understand and cope with ADHD.

An excellent and practical resource that guides parents step-by-step on how to help their child of any age cope with the changes and issues that arise following a divorce.

This highly recommended book for young children uses cartoon dinosaur pictures to help kids understand why parents divorce, the different feelings this evokes, what happens after the divorce, visiting one parent, living in two homes, how to tell friends, and much more.

This strongly recommended journal and drawing book is very helpful for children to help process their feelings, thoughts, and experiences related to their parents' divorce. This workbook can be used as a tool to promote discussion of various topics related to life before and after a separation and divorce.

This lovely story reassures young children whose parents are divorced that whether they are with their mother or with their father, they are loved at all times.