These book lists are for those difficult situations that come up when you want to talk to kids about something but don’t know where to start:
- Afraid of the Dark
- Anxiety
- Best Friend Moves Away
- Birds and Bees Talk
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Domestic Violence
- Genocide
- Grief and Loss
- Homelessness
- Inappropriate Touch
- Incarcerated Parents
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Living in Alcoholic Home
- Loss of Pet
- Mental Health
- Poverty
- Racism and White Fragility
- War
Are you looking for something different? I indexed and cross-referenced my 300+ book lists: List of Lists: All My Book Lists.
Book Lists for Difficult Situations
Antiracist Books for Kids, Teens, and Adults
How is Genocide Covered in Children’s Books?
Children’s Books on Mental Health Support During Stressful Times
Middle Grade and YA books about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
9/11 #NeverForget Books for Kids
White Fragility Books for Kids
A Unit to Teach Kids About Microaggressions
A Unit on Skin Color: Picture Books & Videos
Top Children’s Books to Help You Address the Diversity of Human Race
Understanding Poverty: A Book List for Ages 4-11
Homelessness in Children’s Books
11 Chapter Books About Grief and Loss
Death and Loss in Middle Grade Literature
Foster Care in Tween Books
Birds and the Bees Talk Books for Kids
10 Books Featuring Kids with Incarcerated Parents
Best Friend Moves Away Picture Books
Top 10: Afraid of the Dark Picture Books
Keeping Kids Safe from Inappropriate Touch
New Picture Books to Teach Consent
Living in an Alcoholic Home Books for Kids
Domestic Violence Awareness Books for Kids
Top 10: Best Books for Kids that Deal with Bullies
Top 10: Multicultural Picture Books on Bullying
Top 10: Coping with Loss of Pets Books for Kids
Books About Cancer for Kids and Teens
Picture Books About Anxiety for Kids Who Worry
Picture Books About Children and War
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month Children’s Book List
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My books:
Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- Selected as one of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 by dPICTUS and featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
- Starred review from School Library Journal
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BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN’S BOOKS: My Favorite Diversity Books for Kids Ages 1-12 is a book that I created to highlight books written by authors who share the same marginalized identity as the characters in their books.
