<p> For Children and Adolescence</p><p>Bibliotherapy—Topical stories for children dealing with social/emotional issues. These stories discuss key problems and experiences common to children and adolescents. Children can read the stories by themselves or, even better, with a parent. The stories provide a helpful resource to initiate conversations and problem solve. </p><p>Anger</p><p>Aborn, Allyson. Everything I do you blame on me! a book to help children control their anger. Childswork, Childsplay.</p><p>Moser, A. . Don't rant & rave on wednesdays!, the children's anger-control book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 1994.</p><p>Shapiro, Lawrence. , Sometimes I like to fight, but I don’t do it much anymore. A self-esteem book for children with difficulty in controlling their anger. Childswork, Childsplay.</p><p>Bullying</p><p>Cole, Joanna. Bully Trouble. New York: Random House, 1989. </p><p>Polacco, Patricia. Bully. New York: The Penguin Group, 2013. </p><p>Langan, Paul. The bully. Townsend Press, Inc, 2002.</p><p>Moser, A. . Don’t be a menace on sundays! The children’s anti-violence book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 2001.</p><p>Divorce</p><p>Moser, A. . Don't fall apart on saturdays!, the children's divorce-survival book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 2000.</p><p>Grief</p><p>Moser, A. . Don't despair on thursdays!, the children's grief-management book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 1996. Honesty</p><p>Moser, A. . Don't tell a whopper on fridays!, the children's truth-control book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 1999.</p><p>Obsessive Compulsive Disorder</p><p>Jablonsky, J & Moritz, E. K. , Blink, blink, clop, clop: why do we do things we can’t stop? Childswork, Childsplay.</p><p>Self-Esteem</p><p>Moser, A. . Don’t feed the monsters on tuesdays!, the children's self-esteem book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 1991.</p><p>Social Skills</p><p>Lamb-Shapiro, J. , Sometimes I don’t like to talk (but sometimes I can’t keep quiet!) Childswork, Childsplay.</p><p>Shapiro, L., Zimmerman, T., Sometimes I feel like I don’t have any friends (but not so much anymore). A self-esteem book to help children improve their social skills. Childswork, Childsplay.</p><p>Stress/Worry</p><p>Huebner, Dawn. , Sometimes I worry too much but now I know how to stop. A book to help children who worry when they don’t need to. Childswork, Childsplay.</p><p>Moser, A. , and D. Pilkey. Don't pop your cork on mondays!. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 1988.</p><p>Character building stories/scenarios</p><p>Chicken Soup for the Little Souls Collection—Inspirational stories that the whole family can enjoy. Stories capture enduring messages and teach sincerity and positive virtues. </p><p>Canfield, J. , and M. V. Hansen. Chicken soup for little souls: The braids girl. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1998. Canfield, J. , and M. V. Hansen. Chicken soup for little souls: della splatnuk, birthday girl. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1999.</p><p>Canfield, J. , and M. V. Hansen. Chicken soup for little souls: a dog of my own. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1998.</p><p>Canfield, J. , and M. V. Hansen. Chicken soup for little souls: The goodness gorillas. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1997.</p><p>Canfield, J. , and M. V. Hansen. Chicken soup for little souls: The never-forgotten doll. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1997.</p><p>If You Had To Choose, What Would You Do?—Children can easily identify with the scenarios presented in each book, and the questions at the end of each chapter encourage productive, in-depth discussions about the moral choices suggested by each story. Children are challenged to decide what they would do in each situation. </p><p>McLeod Humphry, Sandra. If you had to choose, what would you do? Amherst: Prometheus Books, 1995.</p><p>McLeod Humphry, Sandra. It’s up to you…what do you do? Amherst: Prometheus Books, 1999.</p><p>McLeod Humphry, Sandra. More if you had to choose, what would you do? Amherst: Prometheus Books, 2003. For Adults and Parents</p><p>.</p><p>Parenting—Informational books to assist learning positive parenting strategies. </p><p>Topics Include:  Body Image  Physical  Relationships development  Substance abuse  Sibling  Personal hygiene  Personal hygiene relationships  Discipline</p><p>Appelstein, Charles D. No such thing as a bad kid. Weston: The Gifford School, 1998. </p><p>Bates-Ames, L and Ilg, F., Your ten-to fourteen-year-old. New York: Delta, 1988. </p><p>Dobson, James. The strong-willed child. Birth through adolescence. Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, 1978.</p><p>Faber, Adele, and Mazlish, Elaine. How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk. New York: Avon Books, 1980.</p><p>Gabe, Janice. Confident parenting in a complex world. Indianapolis: Professional Resource Publications, 2011.</p><p>Gabe, Janice. Value based consequences. Indianapolis: Professional Resource Publications.</p><p>Gadeberg, J. Raising strong daughters. Minneapolis: Fairview Press, 1995.</p><p>Nelsen, J. and Lott, L. Positive discipline for teenagers. Resolving conflict with your teenage son or daughter. Rocklin: Prima Publishing, 1994.</p><p>Peters, Ruth. Laying down the law. The 25 laws of parenting to keep your kids on track, out of trouble, and (pretty much) under control. Rodale Inc, 2002. </p><p>Pipher, Mary. Reviving Ophelia. Saving the selves of adolescent girls. New York: Ballantine Books, 1994. </p><p>Sneddon, Pamela Shires . Body Image, A Reality Check. Berkeley Heights: Enslow Pub Inc, 1999. Activities That Teach—These books provide hands-on learning activities to positively influence adolescent behavior and attitudes. Activities cover a broad spectrum of topics including decision making, goal setting, peer pressure, sexual activity, substance abuse, self-defeating behaviors, anger management, etc. Activities can be done as a family or in small-large groups. </p><p>Jackson, Tom. Activities that teach. Boulder: Red Rock Publishing, 1993. </p><p>Jackson, Tom. More activities that teach. Boulder: Red Rock Publishing, 1995. </p><p>Jackson, Tom. Still more activities that teach. Boulder: Red Rock Publishing, 2000. </p>