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Kids > Raising Resilience Picture Book Recommendations


All kids are born with the capac­i­ty to become resilient — the abil­i­ty to han­dle life’s ups and downs- but they need help along the way. Check out our list of rec­om­mend­ed pic­ture books to help build resilience in your infant, tod­dler or preschooler. 

Big by Vashti Harrison

Count on Me by Miguel Tanco

Cranky by Phuc Tran

Even Super­heroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker

Find Your Brave: A Coco and Bear Sto­ry by Apryl Stott

Glo­ri­a’s Big Prob­lem by Sarah Stiles Bright

Hat­tie Hates Hugs by Sarah Hovorka

I Am Me: A Book of Authen­tic­i­ty by Susan Verde

I Feel the World by Zan­ni Louise & Dr. Amei­ka John­son

The Loud Librar­i­an by Jen­na Beatrice

The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Anas­ta­sia Tarpley

Mee­sha Makes Friends by Tom Percival

Milo’s Mon­ster by Tom Percival

The Pow­er of Yet by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Some­times, All I Need is Me by Juliana Perdomo

Some­times I Grum­b­lesquinch by Rachel Vail

Take a Breath by Sujean Rim

Til­da Tries Again by Tom Percival

Ups and Downs: A Book of Emo­tions by Mike Wohnoutka

Wan­da’s Words Got Stuck by Lucy Rowland

What If, Pig? by Linzie Hunter

When Things Aren’t Going Right, Go Left by Marc Colagiovanni

Wish­es by Muon Van

Words of Won­der from Z to A by Zaila Avant-garde

The Wor­rysaurus by Rachel Bright

See even more Rais­ing Resilience Pic­ture Book Rec­om­men­da­tions in our catalog.