Counselor's Corner: Solving Problems

    WLES Counselor - Mrs. Melanie Bronstein & Mrs. Sarah Vandegrift

    Recommended Reading

    Sometimes reading a book can help you figure out how to handle a problem. Try some of these.

    Friendship

    • How to Lose All Your Friends, by Nancy Carlson
    • How to Be a Friend, by Laurie and Marc Brown
    • Making Friends, by Kate Petty and Charlotte Firmin
    • Friendship: From Your Old Friends to Your New Friends, by Nuria Roca and Rosa Curto
    • Three Friends, by Jim and Joan Boulden
    • What's the Recipe for Friends?, by Greg Williamson
    • Big Al, by Andrew Clements
    • Enemy Pie, by Derek Munson

    Solving Problems

    • Hands Are Not For Hitting, by Martine Agassi
    • We Can Work It Out, by Barbara Polland
    • We Can Get Along, by Lauren M. Payne
    • The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
    • The Knight and the Dragon, by Tomie DePaola
    • The Zax, by Dr. Suess
    • Six Crows, by Leo Lionni
    • The Butter Battle, by Dr. Suess

    Respect

    • I Don't Care: Showing Respect, by Brian Moses
    • Stellaluna, by Jannell Cannon
    • Verdi, by Jannell Cannon
    • The Grouchy Ladybug, by Eric Carle
    • A Pig is Moving In!, by Claudia Fries
    • Crysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes
    • Officer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rothman
    • The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
    • Arnie and the New Kid, by Nancy Carlson
    • Molly's Pilgram, by Barbara Cohen
    • The Patchwork Quilt, by Valerie Flournoy
    • Teammates, by Peter Golenbock
    • Treat Me Right: Kids Talk About Respect, by Nancy Loewen

    Point of View

    • The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, by John Scieszka
    • Two Bad Ants, by Chris Van Allsburg
    • The Chinese Mirror, by Mirra Ginsburg
    • The Hating Book, by Charlotte Zolotow
    • Hey, Little Ant, by Phillip and Hannah Hoose

    Anger Management

    • When I Feel Angry, by Cornelia Spelman
    • When Sophie Gets Angry, by Molly Bang
    • The Very Angry Day That Amy Didn't Have, by Lawrence Shapiro
    • Don't Rant and Rave on Wednesdays, by Adoph Moser
    • Andrew's Angry Words, by Dorothea Lachner
    • Spinky Sulks, by William Steig
    • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst

    Teasing and Bullying

    • Teasing, by Joy Berry
    • The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Teasing, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
    • Stop Picking On Me, by Pat Thomas
    • The Hundred Dresses, by Estes/Slobodkin
    • Oliver Button is a Sissy, by Tomie DePaola
    • Being Bullied, by Joy Berry
    • Being Bullied, by Kate Petty and Charlotte Firmin
    • Loudmouth George and the Sixth Grade Bully, by Nancy Carlson
    • Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain, by Trevor Romain
    • Simon's Hook, by Karen G. Burnett

    Appreciating and Respecting Differences

    • The Sneetches, by Dr. Suess
    • Just A Little Different, by Mercer Mayer
    • Two Eyes, A Nose, and a Mouth, by Roberta G. Intrater
    • Why Am I Different?, by Norma Simon
    • Families, by Meredith Tax
    • This is Our House, by Michael Rosen
    • A Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon
    • People, by Peter Spier
    • Freedom Summer, by Deborah Wiles
    • Teammates, by Peter Golenbock
    • Amazing Grace, by Mary Hoffman
    • Eggbert the Slightly Cracked Egg, by Tom Ross
    • Loudmouth George and the New Neighbors, by Nancy Carlson

    Empathy/Caring

    • Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink, by Diane DeGroat
    • The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams
    • A Chair for My Mother, by Vera Williams
    • Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter, by John Steptoe
    • Two Good Friends, by Judy Delton
    • The Hurt, by Teddi Doleski

    *Book list compiled by Elizabeth Duke, Counselor, Darnestown ES, 2003