Getting Started with Social Emotional Learning

Updated June 26, 2026
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The big umbrella
Bates, Amy June
Paper Book
"A subtle, deceptively simple book about inclusion, hospitality, and welcoming the 'other.'" --Kirkus Reviews "A boundlessly inclusive spirit...This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion." --Booklist "This sweet extended...
Llama Llama mad at mama
Dewdney, Anna.
Paper Book
Yucky music, great big feet. Ladies smelling way too sweet. Look at knees and stand in line. Llama Llama starts to whine.     Does any child like to go shopping? Not Llama Llama! But Mama can't leave Llama at...
Corduroy
Freeman, Don
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The treasured childhood classic about a little bear and a lost button--now in a fortieth-anniversary edition featuring bonus archival materials! "Freeman's tender tale bursts with quiet yearning, indelible images and the pure satisfaction of finding your person....
We don't eat our classmates!
Higgins, Ryan T.
Paper Book
A fresh take on first-day-of-school-jitters with Penelope Rex, a dinosaur with a taste for children, from the author of the New York Times bestselling MOTHER BRUCE series, Ryan T. Higgins. It's the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can't wait to meet her...
Stuck
Jeffers, Oliver
Paper Book
Delightful chaos ensues when a young boy gets his kite stuck in a tree in this laugh-out-loud new picture book from award-winning, internationally best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers! Floyd gets his kite stuck up a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that...
This moose belongs to me
Jeffers, Oliver.
Paper Book
WINNER of the Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year 2012 and the Honour Award for Illustration from Childrens' Books Ireland, 2013. An exquisite new book, featuring a boy and his moose, from internationally bestselling, multi-prize-winning picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers. ...
Grumpy monkey
Lang, Suzanne
Paper Book
The hilarious #1 New York Times bestselling classic picture book about a chimpanzee in a very bad mood--perfect for young children learning how to deal with confusing feelings. Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can't understand it--how...
Sometimes, all I need is me
Perdomo, Juliana
Paper Book
"Colombian author-illustrator Perdomo's heartwarming artwork makes this simple story sing with its childlike style and charm." --Booklist (starred review) I love listening to music, especially samba! It feels like my heart follows the beat. ...
The problem with problems
Rooney, Rachel
Paper Book
Have you ever met a Problem? They come in all shapes and sizes, and can pop up at the most inconvenient times. But you should know some things about them that will help you make them disappear... This one-of-a-kind picture book will help little ones and grown-ups alike deal with their pesky...
The monster at the end of this book : starring lovable, furry old Grover
Stone, Jon.
Paper Book
Read along as Grover begs you not to turn the page -- because there is a monster at this end of this book! Lovable, furry old Grover is distressed to learn that there's a monster at the end of this book! He begs readers not to turn the pages, but of course kids feel they just...
Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!
Willems, Mo
Paper Book
Mo Willems, #1 New York Times best-selling creator and three-time Caldecott Honoree, presents the book that started it all- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Finally, a book you can say "no" to! When the Bus Driver takes a break from his route, a very...
Quackers
Wong, Liz
Paper Book
This quirky funny book is about standing out, fitting in, and building a life with room for all. Quackers is a duck. Sure, he may have paws and whiskers. And his quacks might sound more like...well, meows, but he lives among ducks, everyone he knows is a duck, and he's happy.

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