RGH Book Recommendations

I am Enough

by Grace Byers

Topics: Diversity, Self-Acceptance

Here and Now

by Julia Denos (Author), E. B. Goodale (Illustrator)

Topics: Mindfulness

Crying is Like the Rain: A Story of Mindfulness and Feelings

by Heather Hawk Feinberg (Author), Chamisa Kellogg (Illustrator)

Topics: Managing difficult emotions

The Not-So-Friendly Friend: How To Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships

Christina Furnival (Author), Katie Dwyer (Illustrator)

Topics: Friendship, Boundaries

The World Needs the Wonder You See

Written by Johanna Gaines
Illustrated by Julianna Swaney

Topics: Exploration, Imagination, Natural World

A Place for Sam

Shawn Elizabeth George (Author), Jan Z Cohen (Illustrator)

Topics: Fitting in, Peer pressure

I Wonder

by Annaka Harris (Author), John Rowe (Illustrator)

Topics: Awe, Curiosity

Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster

by Manka Kasha

Topics: Anxiety

When You Are Brave

by Pat Zietlow Miller (Author), Eliza Wheeler (Illustrator)

Topics: Bravery, Resilience 

The Circles All Around Us

Written by Brad Montague
Illustrated by Kristi Montague

Topics: Community

The Whole World Inside Nan’s Soup

by Hunter Liguore and Vikki Zhang

Topics: Connectedness

What Feelings Do When No One’s Looking

by Tina Oziewicz (Author), Aleksandra Zajac (Illustrator), Jennifer Croft (Translator)

Topics: Feelings

A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon

by Audrey Penn (Author), Barbara Gibson (Illustrator)

Topics: Separation Anxiety

The School of Failure: A Story About Success

by Rosie J Pova and Monika Filipina

Topics: Learning from Mistakes

The Memory Box: A Book About Grief

by Joanna Rowland (Author), Thea Baker (Illustrator)

Topics: Grief

Visiting Feelings

by Lauren Rubenstein, JD, PsyD and Shelly Hehenberger

Topics: Dealing with Emotions, Emotional Regulation

You, Me, and Empathy

by Jayneen Sanders and Sofia Cardoso

Topics: Empathy, Dealing with Emotions, Bullying

Mindful Kids: 50 Mindfulness Activities for Kindness, Focus and Calm

by Whitney Stewart

Topics: Mindfulness

Because

by Mo Willems and Amber Ren

Topics: Positivity, Community

Raising Mentally Strong Kids: How to Combine the Power of Neuroscience with Love and Logic to Grow Confident, Kind, Responsible, and Resilient Children and Young Adults

by Daniel G. Amen, MD, and Charles Fay, PhD

Topics: Neuroscience, Parenting, Resilience

Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine

by Michele Borba, Ed.D.

Topics: Thriving, Resilience

UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World

by Michele Borba, Ed.D.

Topics: Empathy, Emotional Intelligence

I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “I Am Enough”

by Brené Brown

Topics: Self-Love, Shame

Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE

Topics: Parenting

The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can’t Read…and How They Can Learn

by Ronald Davis

Topics: Dyslexia

The Kids Who Aren’t Okay: The Urgent Case for Reimagining Support, Belonging, and Hope in Schools

by Ross W. Greene Ph.D.

Topics: School Struggles

The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults

by Frances E. Jensen & Amy Ellis Nutt

Topics: Teen Mental Health

Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction is Hijacking our kids – and how to break the trance

by Nicholas Kardaras, PhD

Topics: Screentime

Boundaries: Where You End, and I Begin

by Anne Katherine

Topics: Boundaries, Relationships, Self-love

I Am Here Now: A Creative Mindfulness Guide and Journal

The Mindfulness Project

Topics: Mindfulness

Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World

by Vivek H. Murthy, MD

Topics: Connectedness, Community

He’s Not Lazy: Empowering Your Son to Believe In Himself

by Adam Price

Topics: Teenage boys, Motivation

The Let Them Theory

by Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins

Topics: Boundaries, Self-care

Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

by Leonard Sax

Topics: Boys, Motivation, ADHD, Video Games

Mental Health for Teens: Tools to Manage Stress, Boost Confidence, and Thrive in a Changing World

by Lucas Taylor

Topics: Adolescence, Confidence, Self-Care, Fostering Relationships

Generation Sleepless: Why Tweens and Teens Aren’t Sleeping Enough and How We Can Help Them

by Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT

Topics: Sleep, Teen Mental Health

50 Risks to Take with Your Kids

by Daisy Turnbull

Topics: Resilience

Breaking Mad: The Insider’s Guide to Conquering Anxiety

by Anna Williamson (Author), Beth Evans (Illustrator), Dr Reetta Newell (Contributor)

Topics: Anxiety

Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back

by Andrew Zolli and Ann Marie Healy

Topics: Resilience