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Little Miss Spider by David Kirk This story helps children who are adopted feel accepted. It may also be some children's first introduction to the idea of adoption and can give them an understanding of some of their friends' families. It's just an all around heart warming story. Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis A sweet and sunny look at adoption, the story is framed as a much-loved and clearly much-requested family tale, and rings true from beginning to end…Curtis deftly addresses the logistics of adoption in a matter-of-fact manner that radiates love and reassurance. **Thanks to Leigh Shapiro for helping me find good resources for this section. Anger How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger by Elizabeth Verdick, Marjorie Lisovskis Anger is a part of life. We can’t avoid it, we shouldn’t stuff it, and we can’t make it go away. Kids need help learning how to manage their anger. This author speaks directly to kids and offers strategies they can start using immediately. Blending tips and ideas with jokes and funny cartoons, it guides kids to understand that anger is normal and can be expressed in many ways—some healthy, some not. It teaches them how to recognize anger in themselves and others, how to deal with situations and emotions (loneliness, guilt, frustration, fear) that lead to or mask anger, and how to deal with the anger they feel. Young readers learn that violence is not acceptable and there are better, safer ways to resolve conflicts. They also discover what to do when people around them are angry, how to get help, and how to locate other resources (books, hotlines, school groups) when they need more support. For ages 9 and up Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out: The Anger Management Book by Jerry Wilde This book offers a unique approach to one of the most pressing problems of our time. Child psychologist, Dr. Jerry Wilde, speaks directly to children and adolescents in a language they can easily understand. Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out is an empowering book designed to encourage today's youth to manage their anger rather than be controlled by it. Ages 9 and up. Don't Rant and Rave on Wednesdays!: The Children's Anger-Control Book The author defines the complicated emotion of anger and offers workable suggestions to help youngsters better control their anger. For ages 4 and up. I Am So Angry, I Could Scream: Helping Children Deal With Anger This books shares a story of a little girl named Penny gets very angry in response to different situations throughout the story. She doesn't know quite how to handle her anger, until her aunt Rose shows her how to use an Anger Chart to help her deal with her anger in positive ways. For ages four to eight to continue to the Next page >>>> Click here |
