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.
Making Faces by Abrams Appleseed
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Little Elliot, Big Fun by Mike Curato
Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis
The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi
When Lions Roar by Robie H. Harris
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave by Jessica Hische
How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang
The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas
Today I Feel…: An Alphabet of Feelings by Madalena Moniz
I Am Darn Tough by Licia Morelli
Tough Guys Have Feelings Too by Keith Negley
The Hugging Tree by Jill Neimark
The Don’t Worry Book by Todd Parr
The Feelings Book by Todd Parr
Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival
Niko Draws a Feeling by Bob Raczka
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
The Things Lou Couldn’t Do by Ashley Spires
I Am Courage: A Book of Resilience by Susan Verde
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek