Mental Health

Books & Accompanying Learning Resources

Lonely Me

A young child talks about the times when they feel lonely, and the ways they find to cope — now in the bestselling Emotions and Me series.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Making Connections, Oral Language, Social & Emotional Learning, Vocabulary Acquisition, Comprehension Strategies, Make Predictions, Visual Elements, Character Development, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Key Ideas & Details, Developing & Creating Texts, Integrated Learning, Writing, Just for Fun!, Further Research

Topics: Mental Health, Self-Esteem, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades P to 1

Shy Me

A shy young child talks about situations when shyness takes over and what helps them engage more fully.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Oral Language, Social & Emotional Learning, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Comprehension Strategies, Make Predictions, Visual Elements, Vocabulary Acquisition, Writing, Just for Fun!

Topics: Mental Health, Self-Esteem, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades P to 1

Monster Mender

A monster mender works hard to heal all wounds, but struggles to help a sea serpent who just seems … sad.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Oral Language, Vocabulary Acquisition, Make Predictions, Visual Elements, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Comprehension Strategies, Integrated Learning, Text Forms & Genres, Social & Emotional Learning, Developing & Creating Texts, Just for Fun!, Further Research

Topics: Mental Health, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades P to 1

My Mom Is Like a Kite

A child touchingly narrates the ups and downs of living with a parent who experiences mental illness.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Critical Thinking in Literacy, Integrated Learning, Oral Language, Comprehension Strategies, Visual Elements, Vocabulary Acquisition, Social & Emotional Learning, Developing & Creating Texts, Key Ideas & Details, Just for Fun!

Topics: Mental Health, Self-Esteem, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades P to 1

Camel In the Sun

A moving story, inspired by a traditional Muslim hadith, beautifully written by Griffin Ondaatje and illustrated by world-renowned Linda Wolfsgruber.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Vocabulary Acquisition, Comprehension Strategies, Integrated Learning, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Developing & Creating Texts, Further Research

Topics: Mental Health, Nature & the Natural World

Audience: ages 2 to 5 / grades P to K