Children’s Books About Mental Health

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