Caring and Growing Up
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Cool to Be Kind: Children’s Books That Champion Kindness
A little kindness goes a long way. These board books and picture books celebrate kindness and help young kids remember how and why they should be kind.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
All the Feels: 10 Books to Help Kids With Their Emotions
Learning to deal with emotions is an important part of growing up for kids. Here are some great books for helping kids manage their feelings.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
XOXO: 8 Picture Books All About Hugs and Kisses
Tackling everything from hugs that turn the day around to creative ways to send hugs and kisses to understanding how to respect body boundaries, these books are perfect to read while snuggling up with your favorite little reader.
Growing Reader
Books on Bravery for Kids Ages 6 – 8
These 10 stories will inspire and encourage kids to be brave.
Pre-K
Books on Growing Up for Kids Ages 3 - 5
Kids between the ages of 3 and 5 are building so many skills. It’s a wonderful time of development that you can aid with enriching, relevant picture books that will support all the ways they’re growing.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
More Than Your Shell: On Helping Kids Embrace Inner Beauty
The author of The Box Turtle examines the difficulties social media poses when it comes to getting kids to embrace their inner beauty and more.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Books That Help Kids Know and Love Themselves
These books are great tools to help kids know their strengths, understand their uniqueness, and embrace both.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Books & Strategies for Teaching Kids Problem-Solving Skills
These books about problem-solving will help kids learn to create solutions to problems — an important skill in life.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
12 Picture Books to Teach Children About Giving to Others
These children’s books showcase different ways to give the best of ourselves — every day and every way we can.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! Helps Little Readers Understand Change
Even in the middle of change and transition, Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! reminds readers that “no matter what… goodbye to today… is hello to tomorrow.”
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
12 Kids' Books That Help Promote Healthy Habits
Books are a fabulous way to encourage healthy habits and suggest new ideas to try. We’ve rounded up twelve titles to get you started.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
My Heart: An Ode to Ever-Changing Emotions
Corinna Luyken’s gorgeous, lyrical picture book My Heart is a great primer on love and emotions, tackling these big ideas in a simple and comforting way for readers of all ages.
