Children's Book Suggestions | Mental Health Awareness Month

A few of our favorite books about mental health published in 2024 and 2025. For more book ideas, search the library catalog for a specific topic such as anxiety, depression, etc.

Updated January 30, 2026
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Oregon City Public Library
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Millie of the manor
Evans, Karina
Paper Book
Clue meets The Baby-Sitters Club in this heartwarming middle grade graphic novel perfect for fans of Kayla Miller and Terri Libenson. Amy has always loved a good mystery. So when her classmate Reagan invites her to a murder-mystery-themed birthday party, she ...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Good boy
Hirsch, Andy
Paper Book
"Hilarious and heartfelt." --Megan Wagner Lloyd, author of Allergic Charlie is an anxious kid. Ralph is an unpredictable rescue dog. Do they have what it takes to win on the agility course? Charlie's life is a series of obstacles, not least of which...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Ain't it funny
Gurevich, Margaret
Paper Book
For fans of Stand Up, Yumi Chung! and The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl comes an honest and heartfelt novel about a girl who's determined not to let her growing anxiety and OCD hold her back from using stand-up comedy to bring her parents back together. ...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Popcorn
Harrell, Rob
Paper Book
Sometimes life turns up the heat ...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Louder than hunger
Schu, John
Paper Book
A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book "This heart-wrenching verse novel--inspired by the author's experiences . . . is an unflinching depiction of resistance and disordered eating recovery." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Jake volunteers at a...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

How to talk to your succulent
Persico, Zoe
Paper Book
After the loss of her mother, Adara struggles to communicate with her family about her grief. When a sympathetic ear arises in an unlikely place, Adara can finally find her words -- but can she find the time to listen? A stunning graphic novel for middle-grade readers about family, friendship and...

Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

Timid : a graphic novel
Todd, Jonathan (Graphic novelist)
Paper Book

Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)


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