It Hurts When I Poop!: A Story for Children Who Are Scared to Use the Potty

Ryan is scared to use the potty. He's afraid to have a poop because he's afraid it's going to hurt. When Ryan's parents take him to visit Dr Gold, she engages his imagination with the story of Bill the Coyote's messy house. She also shows him what happens inside the body, and explains how different foods make using the potty easy or hard.

Bennett, Howard J., M.D.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Magination Press ― American Psychological Association

Attention, Girls!: A Guide to Learn All About Your AD/HD

Suitable for 'tween' girls (ages 7-11) who have ADD/ADHD, this title offers girls, their parents, and professionals practical tips and techniques for managing attention disorders and the many aspects of life that these disorders can affect. It includes useful lessons that are simple to apply.

Attention, Girls!: A Guide to Learn All about Your Ad/HD

QUINN, PATRICIA O.

Psychology & Counseling

Being Me: A Kid's Guide to Boosting Confidence and Self-Esteem

A Kids Guide to Boosting SelfConfidence and SelfEsteem. Tools kids need to explore their strengths and be confident in school with friends and importantly, with themselves.

Self-Help

Moss, Wendy L.

Self-Esteem

Foreword Book of the Year Finalist Nautilus Award for Children's Picture Book (Silver)
"I'm never drawing happy pictures again." Day after day Emily draws pictures of dark clouds with rain, and houses with tiny windows and doors. She misses Ben so much.
When Emily loses her brother after a long illness, she feels alone, angry, and very, very sad. With the understanding and support of her parents, Emily learns that it helps when she snuggles with her parents. It helps when she talks about her feelings and asks questions about Ben. And it helps when she does regular kid stuff, too. The death of a child is an extremely tragic and difficult experience for a family. Parents trying to manage their own grief must also provide support and guidance to the surviving children in the family. And, when a child dies, siblings may temporarily “lose” their grieving parents. Children may try to take care of their parents or attempt to show unusually good behavior. Or often, children worry about asking questions or expressing emotion, thinking that would make their parents too sad. Ben’s Flying Flowers beautifully characterizes a child’s common emotional reactions when a sibling dies and pays specific attention to the child’s experience by way of explanation, imagery, and healing messages. In the story, Emily learns that expressing her feelings and asking questions about Ben’s death can be helpful, as can doing normal every day activities. Emily learns that remembering happier times with Ben soothes sad feelings and provides much comfort to her and her parents. "Flying flowers, flying flowers, white, yellow, or blue. When I see one, I'll remember the special times I had with you." A Note to Parents describes the psychological issues that children confront when a sibling dies, and offers practical strategies and guidance to parents for navigating the child and their family through the grieving process.

Ben's Flying Flowers

Children's Books

Maier, Inger

Growing Up & Facts of Life

All My Stripes: A Story for Children With Autism

Gold Medal, Mom's Choice Awards "It teaches us to embrace not only who we are, but also to embrace the people around us who are brilliantly different thanks to their own amazing, colorful stripes."—Stan Lee, Chairman emeritus of Marvel Comics
Nobody gets me, Mama!
Zane the zebra feels different from the rest of his classmates. He worries that all they notice about him is his "autism stripe." With the help of his Mama, Zane comes to appreciate all his stripes — the unique strengths that make him who he is!
Includes a Reading Guide with additional background information about autism spectrum disorders and a Note to Parents and Caregivers with tips for finding support.
Foreword by Alison Singer, President, Autism Science Foundation.

All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism

Rudolph, Shaina

Royer, Danielle

Mental Health

“Encourages children to expand their dreams beyond traditional gender and socioeconomic roles.”—Foreword Reviews Cinderstella has plans for her own happily ever after. A future princess she is not. Her calculations and equations are simple enough, she'd rather be an astronaut! Read along in this modern retelling of a beloved fairy tale, as Cinderstella challenges what is expected of her to pursue her true passion and find a universe of opportunity in planets and stars. Includes a "Note to Readers" that provides suggestions for parents, caregivers, and educators to spark children's interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields and related careers despite lingering gender stereotypes and biases.

Cinderstella: A Tale of Planets Not Princes (Classic Tales for Modern Kids)

Miles, Brenda S.

Sweet, Susan D.

Action & Adventure

Gold medal, Mom’s Choice Awards
Silver medal, 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards
A pausability is taking a pause just for you, to stop and notice what you feel, think, and do. A pause is being in the moment and giving yourself a break. There’s no wrong way to pause so it’s hard to make a mistake. In our increasingly hectic world, even children are often inundated with responsibilities and activities, and end up feeling overwhelmed and stressed. Mindfulness helps focus our attention on the present—without judgment, and without worrying about the past or future. It can help us to enjoy the moments we might normally miss, as well as cope when emotions are hard to handle. We just need to take a pause! Everyone has the capacity to be mindful, including (especially!) children. A World of Pausabilities is a gentle reminder to stop, take a break, and notice details even as we go about our busy days. Sometimes the simplest moments are the most important ones—if we don’t let them pass us by! Following a neighborhood on a summer day, readers will learn how to apply mindfulness to simple, everyday moments, and how days are filled with endless possibilities to take a pause.
Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers that further discusses mindfulness and ways to introduce pauses into your child's life.

A World of Pausabilities: An Exercise in Mindfulness

Science & Math

Sileo, Frank

Behavioral Sciences

My name is Kiko. I'm a gradener. I grow happy. Let me show you how. Kiko is a gardener. She takes care of her garden with seeds, soil, water, and sunshine. In Grow Happy, Kiko also demonstrates how she cultivates happiness, just like she does in her garden. Using positive psychology and choice theory, this book shows children that they have the tools to nurture their own happiness and live resiliently. Just as Kiko possesses the resources needed—seeds, soil, water—to build a thriving garden, she also has the tools to nurture her own happiness—including social support, choices, and problem-solving skills. Grounded in principles of positive psychology and choice theory, Grow Happy helps kids understand that they play an important role in cultivating their own happiness using resources at their disposal. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers with information on how our choices and paying attention to our bodies and feelings affects happiness.

Grow Happy

Lasser, Jon

Foster-Lasser, Sage

Science, Nature & How It Works

Gold Medal,2018 IPPY Awards Silver medal, 2017 Foreword INDIES Awards *“Pitman does an excellent job of making complex topics understandable and relatable while providing tips on actions people can take to bring more equality to the world. A great purchase for both public and high school libraries.” —School Library Journal Starred Review 
Dive into Feminism From A to Z for an accessible primer on history, current events, and essential issues through the lens of feminist theory and perspective. Not only will you learn something about yourself, your community, your people, and your world, you will discover kick-ass call-to-action suggestions and resources to take your feminism to a higher level!
A book for all teens — no matter what gender you are — about feminism: what it is, what it means, and how to do it...from A to Z. Written by the author of the Stonewall Award-winning book, This Day in June, Feminism From A to Z is an alphabetical primer on feminism for teen girls. Each chapter examines a topic that offers call-to-action exercises incorporated into each lesson. Includes an introduction to readers on how to use the book and an alphabetical list of ways to take feminist action. From the introduction: So many girls and women don’t have easy access to the tools of feminism. In fact, if we learn about feminism at all, it probably won’t be until after we finish high school. And that is a shame. Imagine how different life would be if, at the age of 13 and suddenly faced with casual sexism for the first time, you had a strong grasp of feminist principles and a hefty feminist toolbox at your fingertips? Let’s be more specific. Here are some situations where feminism can be really helpful:<ul>
<li>If you’ve ever felt “fat.”</li>
<li>If you’ve ever been pressured to do something you didn’t want to do, or that went against your values.</li>
<li>If you’ve ever been afraid to speak up.</li>
<li>If you’ve ever been bullied—or been a bully.</li>
<li>If your confidence has ever felt shaky.</li>
<li>If you’ve ever felt unwelcome because of who you are.</li>
</ul>
Feminism can help you navigate all of these scenarios—and then some. That’s why I wrote this book. Because I believe that feminism will change your life.

Feminism from A to Z

Teen & Young Adult

Pitman, Gayle E.

Social Issues

Hello there my friend, how are you? Do tell! Are you happy and calm? Peaceful and well? Or is it one of those days you feel misunderstood? You’re huffy and puffy and just plain not good. You wanted it this way. It went that way instead! Now your ears are quite hot and your cheeks are all red. Are you clenching your fists, is there a frown on your face? It sounds like a temper could be the case. Sometimes the LITTLEST kids can have the BIGGEST tempers!
A Feel Better Book for Little Tempers assures little kids that anger is normal — everyone gets angry sometimes, even adults! The rhyming narration helps kids to identify anger and provides them with helpful tools to manage and move past it. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers with more information on how you can help your little one manage their little (or not-so-little!) tempers.

A Feel Better Book for Little Tempers (Feel Better Books for Little Kids)

Bowen, Leah

Brochman, Holly

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