I absolutely love using books during counseling sessions. Today I am connecting to my four favorite authors and the books that I use on a daily basis. The following books are books that I would consider MUST HAVE books! They make my job easier and students are able to relate to the characters so well.
My most favorite author is Trudy Ludwig. I have just started my collections of Trudy Ludwig's books and I am so impressed with them. I have found the best lessons to go along with these books and I have had several students ask me if there are any more books to go along with these:
Trudy Ludwig Books:
On My Wish List: Better Than You
lesson ideas HERE
My next favorite author is Maria Dismondy. Her books are easy to read, have a great message and are great for classroom lessons. All of these books are MUST HAVES!
Juice Box Bully (Standing up for others)
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun (Self-Esteem)
The Potato Chip Champ (Kindness) plus lesson ideas
I don't think there is a counselor out there who doesn't own at least one Julia Cook book. I love that many of her books also have activity guides available for purchase. I love every single one of these books but I definitely have my favorites. I use My Mouth is a Volcano, Tattle Tongue, Bully B.E.A.N.S., Making Friends is an Art, Wilma Jean the Worry Machine, and the RJ series constantly.
Julia Cook Books (These are all books that I own and LOVE)
Smarter Than the Scoopers (Stranger Danger)
My Mouth is a Volcano and Activity Book (Social Skills-Blurting Out)
Well I Can Top That! (Being a One-Upper)
Ricky Sticky Fingers (Stealing)
Blueloon and Activity Book (Depression)
Bully B.E.A,N.S. and Activity Book (Bullying)
Personal Space Camp and Activity Book (Social Skills-Personal Space)
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue and Activity Book (Tattling vs. Reporting)
Tease Monster (Teasing vs. Bullying)
Its Hard to be a Verb! and activity book (ADHD)
Cliques Just Don't Make Cents (Friendship)
Lying Up a Storm (Honesty)
I Am a Booger...Treat Me With Respect (Hygiene)
The D Word and Activity Book (Divorce)
Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice (Communication) plus lesson ideas
The Anti-Test Anxiety Society (Anxiety)
Making Friends is an Art (Friendship
RJ "Best Me I Can Be" Series:
I Can't Belive You Said That! and Activity Book (Social Filter)
I Just Want to Do It My Way! and Activity Book (Staying on Task)
More Julia Cook Books (I don't own these but several are on my wish list):
Hygiene...You Stink! (Hygiene)
What Shoes Will You Wear? (Empahty)
But It's Just A Game (video games)
Don't Be Afraid to Drop (Believe in youself/try new things)
I'm Not Scared...I'm Prepared! and Activity Book (School Intruder)
The Ant Hill Disaster (Uncontrollable Events)
How To Be Comfortable in Your Own Feathers (Unhealthy Eating Habits)
The Bubble Wrap Queen (Personal Safety)
What Do I Say About That? (Incarcerated Parent)
Cell Phoney (Cell phone responsibility)
Grief is Like a Snowflake and Activity Book (Death of Parent)
Straight from the Horse's Mouth (Healing)
Peer Pressure Gauge (Peer Pressure)
Another Series that I love to use is the Howard B. Wigglebottom books. I like that the same character is used throughout all of the books. My younger students (k-2) especially love Howard B. Wigglebottoms.
These are the titles that I currently use:
Other books by this author (several of these are on my wish list)
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