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 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
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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What Feelings Do When No One’s Looking
by Tina Oziewicz (Author), Aleksandra Zajac (Illustrator), Jennifer Croft (Translator)
Topics: Feelings
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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
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
Daniel G. Amen, MD, and Charles Fay, PhD
Topics: Neuroscience, Parenting, Resilience
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
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
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
He’s Not Lazy: Empowering Your Son to Believe In Himself
Adam Price
Topics: Teenage boys, Motivation
The Let Them Theory
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
Leonard Sax
Topics: Boys, Motivation, ADHD, Video Games
Mental Health for Teens: Tools to Manage Stress, Boost Confidence, and Thrive in a Changing World
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
Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT
Topics: Sleep, Teen Mental Health
50 Risks to Take with Your Kids
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
Andrew Zolli and Ann Marie Healy
Topics: Resilience