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Books That Speak To Me: Elementary: Social/Emotional

Introduction

Books in the Social/Emotional category focus relationships and how people interact. These books feature friendship, kindness, bullying, and other social and emotional issues.

Picture Books

After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again) by Dan Santat (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626726826
Publication Date: 2017-10-03
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson; Rafael López (Illustrator); Rafael López (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399246531
Publication Date: 2018-08-28
Don't Worry, Bee Happy by Ross Burach (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781338504934
Publication Date: 2019-12-26
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1554537045
Publication Date: 2099-04-01
Ravi's Roar by Tom Percival
ISBN: 9781547607235
Publication Date: 2020-12-08
The Thing Lou Couldn't Do by Ashley Spires (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781771387279
Publication Date: 2017-05-02
The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
ISBN: 9781338289411
Publication Date: 2019-02-26
What If... by Samantha Berger; Mike Curato (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316390965
Publication Date: 2018-04-10

Chapter Books/Graphic Novels

Click by Kayla Miller
ISBN: 1328707350
Publication Date: 2019-01-08
Guts by Raina Telgemeier
ISBN: 9780545852500
Publication Date: 2019-09-17
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate; Patricia Castelao (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0062991310
Publication Date: 2020-05-05
Restart by Gordon Korman
ISBN: 9781338053807
Publication Date: 2018-03-27
Skunk and Badger (Skunk and Badger 1) by Amy Timberlake; Jon Klassen (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781643750057
Publication Date: 2020-09-15
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson; Nina Mata (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781547600564
Publication Date: 2020-04-28
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
ISBN: 9781250043221
Publication Date: 2017-09-26