RGH Book Recommendations
Picture Books
Here and Now
by Julia Denos (Author), E. B. Goodale (Illustrator)
Topics: Mindfulness
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Crying is Like the Rain: A Story of Mindfulness and Feelings
by Heather Hawk Feinberg (Author), Chamisa Kellogg (Illustrator)
Topics: Managing difficult emotions
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The World Needs the Wonder You See
Written by Johanna Gaines
Illustrated by Julianna Swaney
Topics: Exploration, Imagination, Natural World
Shawn Elizabeth George (Author), Jan Z Cohen (Illustrator)
Topics: Fitting in, Peer pressure
When You Are Brave
by Pat Zietlow Miller (Author), Eliza Wheeler (Illustrator)
Topics: Bravery, Resilience
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The Circles All Around Us
Written by Brad Montague
Illustrated by Kristi Montague
Topics: Community
The Whole World Inside Nan’s Soup
Hunter Liguore and Vikki Zhang
Topics: Connectedness
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The School of Failure: A Story About Success
Rosie J Pova and Monika Filipina
Topics: Learning from Mistakes
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The Memory Box: A Book About Grief
Joanna Rowland (Author), Thea Baker (Illustrator)
Topics: Grief
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Visiting Feelings
Lauren Rubenstein, JD, PsyD and Shelly Hehenberger
Topics: Dealing with Emotions, Emotional Regulation
You, Me, and Empathy
Jayneen Sanders and Sofia Cardoso
Topics: Empathy, Dealing with Emotions, Bullying
Mindful Kids: 50 Mindfulness Activities for Kindness, Focus and Calm
Whitney Stewart
Topics: Mindfulness
Books for Adults, Parents, and Teens
Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine
Michele Borba, Ed.D.
Topics: Thriving, Resilience
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”
Brené Brown
Topics: Self-Love, Shame
The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can’t Read…and How They Can Learn
Ronald Davis
Topics: Dyslexia
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults
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
Nicholas Kardaras, PhD
Topics: Screentime
Boundaries: Where You End, and I Begin
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
Vivek H. Murthy, MD
Topics: Connectedness, Community
The Let Them Theory
Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins
Topics: Boundaries, Self-care
Generation Sleepless: Why Tweens and Teens Aren’t Sleeping Enough and How We Can Help Them
Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT
Topics: Sleep, Teen Mental Health
50 Risks to Take with Your Kids
Daisy Turnbull
Topics: Resilience
Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back
Andrew Zolli and Ann Marie Healy
Topics: Resilience