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Red Tree

Mental Health: Picture Books

August 11, 2023August 3, 2023 by Nancy Bo Flood & Ann Jacobus
Michael Rosen's Sad Book
For a child experiencing anxiety, phobias, depression, or grief, a picture book is a good conversation starter. This list, developed by Ann Jacobus and Nancy Bo Flood, is essential.
Categories Listology Tags After the Fall, Ann Jacobus, anxiety, Aunt Pearl, Black Dog, Boy and the Gorilla, Charlie Changes into a Chicken, Cindy Derby, Dan Santat, depression, Emily Gravett, families, family, fiction, grief, I Am a Bear, Irene Luxbacher, Jackie Azua Kramer, Jean-Francois Dumont, Levi Penfold, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, Maurice Sendak, Mel Tregonning, Melanie Watt, mental health, Merriam Sarcia Saunders, Michael Rosen, Michael Rosen's Sad Book, Monica Kulling, My Whilring Twirling Motor, Nancy Bo Flood, phobias, Picture Books, Quentin Blake, Red Tree, Ruby's Worry, Sam Copeland, Sarah Horne, Scaredy Squirrel, Shaun Tan, Small Things, Tammie Lyon, Tom Percival, We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy Leave a comment

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