There are many books that can be used to support social-emotional learning. This is a list of a few for different social-emotional learning topics. These books were previously featured on Social Sprouts’ Storytime on YouTube and now can be used in conjunction with the Social Sleuthers animated series.
Feelings
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Curious George and the Puppies by H.A. Rey and Margret Rey
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Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann
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Froggy’s Best Babysitter by Jonathan London
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Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? by Various authors
Personal Space
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Harrison P. Spader, Personal Space Invader by Christianne C. Jones
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Miles is the Boss of his Body by Samantha Kurtzman-Counter and Abbie Schiller
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My Very Own Space by Pippa Goodhart
Listening
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Why Should I Listen? by Claire Llewellyn
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Wordy Birdy by Tammi Sauer
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The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Interrupting
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My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook
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Quiet Please, Owen McPhee by Trudy Ludwig and Patrice Barton
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Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Be You/Celebrating Differences
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Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
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Be the Grapes by Tami Fitzkoff
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A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
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Mac & Geeeez by Michael Genhart
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Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
Think vs. Say (Thought Bubble)
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I Can’t Believe You Said That by Julia Cook
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Words and Your Heart by Kate Jane Neal
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Nice Words Matter by Diane Stinson
Self-Regulation
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Listening to My Body by Gabi Garcia
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The Wolf Who Learned Self-Control by Orianne Lallemand
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Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker and Eda Kaban
Mindfulness
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Visiting Feelings by Lauren J. Rubenstein
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I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness by Susan Verde
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My Magic Breath: Finding Calm Through Mindfulness by Nick Ortner
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Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean
Growth Mindset
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Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It by JoAnn Deak
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Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook
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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein
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The Dot by Peter Reynolds