Children’s Books About Mental Health Topics
Addiction
The Tricky, Sticky Addiction Monster by Charlaine Sevigny
ADHD
My Whirling, Twirling Motor by Merriam Sarcia Saunders and Tammie Lyon
Baxter Turns Down His Buzz: A Story for Little Kids About ADHD by James M. Foley and Shirley Ng-Benitez
My Busy Busy Brain: The ABCDs of ADHD by Nicole Russell
My Wandering, Dreaming Mind by Merriam Sarcia Saunders
Anxiety
Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook
Catching Thoughts by Bonnie Clark and Summer Macon
Find Your Calm: A Mindful Approach to Relieve Anxiety and Grow Your Bravery by Gabi Garcia
Violet Shrink by Christine Baldacchino and Carmen Mok (Social Anxiety)
The Worry Balloon by Monica Mancilla and Betty Tang (Generalized Anxiety)
Hey Warrior by Karen Young
A Kids Book About Anxiety by Ross Szabo
Daddy is Going on a Trip: Navigating Children’s Separation Anxiety by Carol Fialho and Isa Sonntag
Anger
Amaya’s Anger: A Mindful Understanding of Strong Emotions by Gabi Garcia
Roaring Mad Riley by Allison Szczecinski
Autism
A Day with No Words by Tiffany Hammond and Kate Cosgrove
All My Stripes by Shaina Rudolph, Danielle Royer, and Jennifer Zivoin
Masterpiece by Alexandra Hoffman and Beatriz Mello
Bipolar Disorder
Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear and Isabella Arsenault
Choices
The Magic of Me: My Magical Choices by Becky Cummings
What Should Danny Do? The Power to Choose Series by Adir Levy, Ganit Levy, and Mat Sadler
Depression
Dark Cloud by Anna Lazowski and Penny Neville-Lee
Pockets Full of Rocks by Yair Engelberg
A Kids Book About Depression by Kileah Mcllvain
The Princess and the Fog by Anthony Lloyd Jones
Down Syndrome
Hide and Shh! A Not-So-Sneaky Story About Inclusion by Christina Dendy
The Unstoppable Jamie by Joy Givens and Courtney Dawson
Dyslexia and Learning Differences
Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
Brilliant Bea: A Story For Kids with Dyslexia and Learning Differences by Shaina Rudolph, Mary Vukadinovich, and Fiona Lee
Abdul’s Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Tiffany Rose
Emotions/Feelings
Santiago’s Sadness: Making Room for All Emotions by Gabi Garcia
My Body Sends Me a Signal by Natalia McGuire and Anastasia Zababashkina
A Kids Book About Shame by Jamie Letourneau
The Awfulizer: Learning to Overcome the Shame Game by Kristin Maher and Robert Dunn
King Calm: A Mindful Gorilla in the City by Susan D. Sweet, Brenda S. Miles, and Bryan Langdo
My Magical Feelings by Becky Cummings and Nejla Shojaie
Grief and Loss
You’ll Find Me by Amanda Radeon Hill
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
Everywhere Still by MH Clark
Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch
The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
The Memory Box by Joanna Rowland
Eleanor’s Moon by Maggie Knaus
Mood Disorder
Manny’s Mood Clouds by Lourdes Ubidia and Aimee Daramus
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Malik’s Number Thoughts: A Story about OCD by Natalie Rompella and Alessia Girasole
Resiliency
Finding Joy: A Celebration of Small Moments by Gabi Garcia
The Hugging Tree by Jill Neimark
Social Skills/Problem Solving
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
How to Apologize by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
Something Good by Marcy Campbell
The I Heards by Emily Kilgore and Zoe Persico
Self Esteem
The Friend I Need: Being Kind and Caring to Myself by Gabi Garcia
The Bravest Lion by Kristen Griffin and Abby Bryant
A Strange Bird: It’s Good to be a Bit Different by Michael Engler and Grace Glowiak
Sensory Processing Disorder
My Brain is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration by Prasha Sooful and Geeta Ladi
Too Much: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutierrez and Angel Chang
Sleep
Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlet
Go-Go Guys by Rowboat Watkins
Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover by Lucy Ruth Cummins and Pete Oswald
Are You a Sleepy Monster by Guilherme Karsten
Street Monsters by Barbara Joosse and Kevin Barry
Sleeping is Not For Me by Jose Carlos Andres and Alessandro Montagnana
Stuttering
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith
Suicide
Let’s Talk About It: A Guide to Talking to Children After Suicide of a Loved One by Laura Camerona
Luna’s Red Hat by Emmi Smid and Dr Riet Fiddelaers-Jaspers
Tourette Syndrome
The Curiosities by Zana Fraillon and Phil Lesnie
