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Social & Emotional Books for Kids

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Stories that help spark conversations & build social-emotional skills through reading.
 
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Help kids recognize emotions and express feelings.
My Body Sends a Signal
 
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Nature Stories to Make You Stop, Look, and Be Amazed by the Tiniest Things
Slow Down and Be Here Now
 
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An interactive regulation tool disguised as a book.
STOP and Read This Book: Sensory Grounding
 
Whimsical Wanderings: 12 Mindful Walks
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Be Mindful of Monsters: Helping Kids Accept Emotions
 
Big Change, Better You, Beautiful World
 
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A book about mindful listening.
The Other Way to Listen
 
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A story that teaches how small acts of kindness can help children feel included and allow them to flourish.
The Invisible Boy
 
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A book about the power of listening to show empathy and kindness.
The Rabbit Listened
 
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Developed by Thich Nhat Hanh, pebble meditation is a playful, fun activity that kids can complete on their own or do with an adult.
A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles
 
I Am Yoga
 
I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness
 
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy
 
I Am Love: A Book of Compassion
 
I Am One: A Book of Action
 
I Am Courage: A Book of Resilience
 
I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity
 
Who I Am: Words I Tell Myself
 
I Am We: A Book of Community
 
101 Things to do on a Walk
 
Heart Bubbles: Exploring compassion with kids
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Mind Bubbles: Exploring mindfulness with kids
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The Monster Parade: A Book About Feelings
 
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An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow in this book about compassion and navigating uncomfortable emotions.
I Am a Tornado
 
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A guide to helping kids understand the connection between their sensations and feelings so that they can get better at figuring out what they need.
Listening to My Body
 
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A mindfulness practice, not to banish bad thoughts, but to feel calm in the midst of thoughts that come and go. Children will learn how to breathe and center themselves in their bodies, find different ways to think about their positive and negative t...
What's in Your Mind Today?
 
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A book about mindful listening and using our senses to experience the world around us.
Are You Listening?
 
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A book about mindful looking and how to use our senses to experience the world around us.
Can You See It?
 
Big Feelings (An All Are Welcome Book)
 
It's OK: Being Kind to Yourself
 
Breathing Makes It Better: A Book for All Feelings
 
Patience . . . (A Slow Down Book)
 
Slow Down on Your Doorstep: Calming Stories
 
Slow Down in the Park: Calming Nature Stories
 
Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature
 
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A book about mindful looking.
The Looking Book
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This profound and inspiring book is about compassion and being engaged in each moment.
The Three Questions - Story by Leo Tolstoy
 
Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids
 
Peaceful Like a Panda: 30 Mindful Moments
 
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A book about mindful walking & listening.
The Listening Walk
 
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Visiting Feelings invites children to sense, explore, and befriend any feeling with acceptance and equanimity.
Visiting Feelings
 
What Does It Mean to Be Present?
 
ABC What Can She Be? Girls Can Be Anything from A to Z
 
ABC What Can He Be? Boys Can Be Anything from A to Z
 
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From Action to Zero Waste, here are 26 things a kid can do to care for the Earth!
ABC Earth-Friendly Me
 
ABC Yoga
 
ABC Mindful Me
 
ABC What Can I Be? YOU can be anything
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ABC Let's Celebrate You & Me: Unique A-Z
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Calm-Down Corner, Here I Come!
 
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8 Books: Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love, & Scribble Emotion
A Little SPOT of Emotion Box Set
 
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8 Books: Kindness, Responsibility, Patience, Respect, Honesty, Organization, Diversity, & Safety
A Little SPOT Takes Action Box Set
 
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8 Books: Courage, Perseverance, Teamwork, Talent, Thankful, Optimism, Creativity, & Giving
A Little SPOT of Life Skills Box Set
 
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8 Books: Empathy, Frustration, Calm, Belonging, Worry, Boredom, Flexible Thinking, & Feelings Detective
A Little SPOT of Feelings Box Set
 
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6 Book Bundle Plus Sticker Book
Scribble Series Bundle
 
The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions
 
The Color Monster Goes to School
 
Dr. Color Monster and the Emotions Toolkit
 
Alphabreaths: The ABCs of Mindful Breathing
 
Alphabreaths Too: More ABCs of Mindful Breathing
 
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A Social Emotional, Rhyming, Early Reader Kid's Book to Help Calm Anger and Anxiety
The Calm Down Jar
 
My Magic Breath: Calm Through Mindful Breathing
 
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Help children learn about the different parts of their brain and how they support emotional regulation skills.
Your Amazing Brain: The Epic Illustrated Guide
 
The Recess Queen
 
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This interactive book demonstrates how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful.
Beautiful Oops!
 
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Coping tools to help children regulate big emotions.
The Self-Regulation Workbook for Kid