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Children's Books
General Anxiety
- A boy and a bear: The relaxation book by Lori Lite (ages 3-10 ; calming techniques)
- On Monday when it rained by Cherryl Kachenmeister (ages 4-6; feelings)
- Wallace's Lists by Barbara Bottner and Gerald Kruglik (ages 4-7)
- Arthur's April Fool by Marc Brown (ages 5-7)
- The handbook for helping kids with anxiety and stress by Tip & Kim Frank
- On those runaway days by Allison Feigh (personal safety, secrets, safe touch, ages 6-10)
- Don't Be Afraid to Drop by Julia Cook (ages 5-9)*
- Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook (ages 5-11)
Worrying
- The worrywarts by Pamela Duncan Edwards (ages 4-7 "what if's")
- David and the worry beast by Anne Marie Guanci (ages 4-9)
- Butterflies in my stomach and other school hazards by Serge Bloch (ages 5-6)
- When my worries get too big! by Kari Dunn Buron
- Sometimes I worry too much, but now I know how to stop by Dawn Huebner (ages 5-10)
- What to do when you worry too much: A kid's guide to overcoming anxiety by Dawn Huebner
(ages 6-12)
- What to do when you're scared & worried: A guide for kids by James J. Crist (ages 10+)
Specific Fears
- Some things are scary by Florence Parry Heide (fears, ages 3-7)
- Something might happen by Helen Lester (ages 5-8, fears)
- Courage by Bernard Waber (ages 5-8; fears)
- Dark and full of secrets by Carol Carrick (fear of shadows, ages 4-8)
- The ghost-eye tree by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault (ages 4-8, fear of the dark)
- Thunder cake by Patricia Polacco (ages 4-8; fear of thunder and storms)
- Brave Irene by William Steig (ages 4-8; bravery, weather)
- Brave as a mountain lion by Ann Herbst Scott (ages 5-8, stage fright)
- Left Behind by Carol Carrick (fear of being lost, ages 5-8)
- Sometimes I'm Scared by Jane Annunziata & Marc Nemiroff (ages 5-10; common fears)