There are various children’s books available that parents can use to help their children understand what specific mental health disorders are and how to cope with them. Here’s a list of some titles:
Anxiety
- A Little SPOT of Anxiety: A Story About Calming Your Worries
Written by Diane Alber - Don’t Feed the Worry Bug
Written and illustrated by Andi Green - The Fix-It Friends: Have No Fear!
Written by Nicole C. Kear, illustrated by Tracy Dockray - Hector’s Favorite Place
Written and illustrated by Jo Rooks - How Big Are Your Worries, Little Bear?
By Jayneen Sanders, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman - Pilar’s Worries
Written by Victoria M. Sanchez, illustrated by Jess Golden
- Ruby’s Worry
Written by Tom Percival - The Huge Bag of Worries
Written by Virginia Ironside, illustrated by Frank Rodgers - What to Do When You Worry Too Much
Written by Dawn Huebner, Ph.D., illustrated by Bonnie Matthews - The Red Tree
Written by Shaun Tan - When Worries Get Too Big
Written and illustrated by Karl Dunn Buron
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Cory Stories: A Kid’s Book About Living With ADHD
Written by Jeanne Kraus, illustrated by Whitney Martin - I Can’t Sit Still! Living With ADHD
Written by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso, illustrated by Marta Fabrega
- Why Can’t Jimmy Sit Still?
Written by Sandra L. Tunis, PhD, illustrated by Maeve Kelly
Depression
- Can I Catch It Like a Cold? Coping With a Parent’s Depression
Written by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, illustrated by Joe Weissmann - The Princess and the Fog: A Story for Children with Depression
Written by Lloyd Jones - The Sad Book
Written by Michael Rosen
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Mr. Worry: A Story About OCD
Written by Holly L. Niner, illustrated by Greg Swearingen
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
- A Terrible Thing Happened
Written by Margaret M. Holmes, illustrated by Cary Pillo - Brave Bart: A Story for Traumatized and Grieving Children
Written by Caroline H Sheppard
- Do You Have a Secret?
Written by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos - Healing Days: A Guide For Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma
Written by Susan Farber Straus, PhD
- Once I Was Very Very Scared
Written by Chandra Ghosh Ippen
- When I Was Little… A Child’s Journey in Overcoming Abuse & Trauma
Written by Keri Vellis
