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Self-Esteem: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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DISNEY'S I BELIEVE IN ME; by Mary Lea Floden; 
Mouse Works, 1998 (ISBN: 1570829543)                  Baby-4 

LITTLE MO; by Martin Waddell; Candlewick Press, 
1993                                                     1-3 

QUICK AS A CRICKET; by Audrey Wood; Child's 
Play, 1982                                               2-6 

ANDY (THAT'S MY NAME); by Tomie de Paola; 
Prentice-Hall, 1973                                      3-5 

AMAZING GRACE; by Mary Hoffman; Dial, 1991               3-7 

ARTHUR'S EYES; by Marc Brown; Little Brown and 
Co., 1986                                                3-7 

ARTHUR'S NOSE; by Marc Brown; Little Brown and 
Co., 1976                                                3-7 

ARTHUR'S TOOTH; by Marc Brown; Little Brown and 
Co., 1979                                                3-7 

JUST LIKE ERNIE; by Emily Thompson; Western, 
1988                                                     3-7 

CATUNDRA; by Stephen Cosgrove; Price Stern 
Sloan, 1978                                              3-8 

CREOLE; by Stephen Cosgrove; Price Stern Sloan, 
1978                                                     3-8 

DRAGOLIN; by Stephen Cosgrove; Price Stern 
Sloan, 1984                                              3-8 

LEO THE LOP; by Stephen Cosgrove; Price Stern 
Sloan, 1984                                              3-8 

SNEETCHES AND OTHER STORIES; by Dr. Seuss; 
Random House, 1961                                       3-8 

ABC I LIKE ME; by Nancy L. Carlson. Viking 
Childrens books, 1997 (ISBN: 0670874582)                 4-8 

DEALING WITH FEELING LEFT OUT; by Don C. 
Middleton; Hazelden, 1998 (ISBN: 1568382707)             4-8 

EVERYBODY NEEDS A ROCK; by Byrd Baylor; 
Macmillan, 1974                                          4-8 

GUESS WHO MY FAVORITE PERSON IS; by Byrd Baylor; 
Macmillan, 1985                                          4-8 

I CAN DO THAT: A BOOK ABOUT CONFIDENCE; by 
Sally Schaedler (illustrator), Andrew M. 
Gutelle; Time Life, 1997 (ISBN: 078354894X)              4-8 

I NEVER WIN! by Judy Delton; CarolRhoda Books, 
1981                                                     4-8 

THE MIXED-UP CHAMELEON; by Eric Carle; Crowell, 
1988                                                     4-8 

MY BOOK ABOUT ME; by Dr. Seuss; Random House, 
1969                                                     4-8 

NOBODY'S PERFECT, NOT EVEN MY MOTHER; by Norma 
Simon; A. Whitman, 1981                                  4-8 

SO WHAT?; by Miriam Cohen; Greenwillow Books, 
1982                                                     4-8 

WHY AM I DIFFERENT?; by Norma Simon; A. Whitman, 
1976                                                     4-8 

CINDER EDNA; by Ellen Jackson; Lothrop, 1994             4-9 

SWEET DREAMS FOR LITTLE ONES: BEDTIME FANTASIES 
TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM; by Michael Pappas; Harper 
and Row, 1982                                           4-11 

YOU'RE A LITTLE KID WITH A BIG HEART; by Bernard 
Waber; Houghton Mifflin, 1980                            5-7 

DON'T CALL ME FATSO; by Barbara Philips; 
Raintree Pub., 1980                                      5-9 

LIKING MYSELF; by Pat Palmer; Impact Publishers, 
1986                                                     5-9 

DANIEL DISCOVERS DANIEL; by John Barrett; Human 
Sciences Press, 1980                                     7-9 

FOURTH GRADE CELEBRITY; by Patricia Reilly Giff; 
Delacorte Press, 1979                                   8-11 

FRECKLE JUICE; by Judy Blume; Four Winds Press, 
1971                                                    8-11 

THE MOUSE, THE MONSTER AND ME; by Pat Palmer; 
Impact Publishers, 1986                                 8-12 

THE TROUBLE WITH LESLIE; by Ellen Matthews; 
Westminster Press, 1979                                 8-12 

WHAT IF THE TEACHER CALLS ON ME?; by Alan Gross; 
Children's Press, 1980                                  8-12 

DO BANANAS CHEW GUM?; by Jamie Gilson; Lothrop, 
Lee and Shepard, 1980                                   9-11 

A BUNDLE OF STICKS; by Pat Rhoads Mauser; 
Macmillan, 1987                                         9-12 

DON'T FEED THE MONSTER ON TUESDAYS!: THE 
CHILDREN'S SELF-ESTEEM BOOK; by Adolph J. 
Moser; Landmark Editions, 1991                          9-12 

TOLIVER'S SECRET; by Esther Wood Brady; Knopf 
Books, 1993                                             9-12 

THE REVENGE OF THE INCREDIBLE DR. RANCID AND HIS 
YOUTHFUL ASSISTANT, JEFFREY; by Ellen Conford; 
Little, Brown and Co., 1980                            10-12 

SOMEDAY I'LL LAUGH ABOUT THIS; by Linda Crew; 
Dell, 1992                                             10-12 

WORKING ON IT; by Joan Oppenheimer; Harcourt 
Brace Jovanovich, 1980                                 11-13 

JACOB HAVE I LOVED; by Katherine Paterson; 
Crowell, 1980                                            12+ 

KIND HEARTS AND GENTLE MONSTERS; by Laurence 
Yep; Harper and Row, 1982                              12-15 

HELLO...WRONG NUMBER; by Marilyn Sachs; Dutton, 
1981                                                   12-16 

AFTER THE RAIN; by Norma Fox Mazer; Avon, 1987         12-17 

RAINBOW JORDAN; by Alice Childress; Coward 
McCann and Geoghegan, 1981                             12-17 

I WANT ANSWERS AND A PARACHUTE; by P. J.  
Petersen; Simon and Schuster, 1993                     12-18 

BUT EVERYONE ELSE LOOKS SO SURE OF THEMSELVES: 
A GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE TEEN YEARS; by Denise 
V. Lang; Shoe Tree Press, 1991 (ISBN:  
155870177X)                                      Young Adult 

THE ADOLESCENT SELF: STRATEGIES FOR SELF-
MANAGEMENT, SELF-SOOTHING, AND SELF-ESTEEM IN 
ADOLESCENTS; by David B. Wexler; WW Norton & 
Co, 1991 (ISBN: 039370114X)                             Teen 

DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY!: THE ART OF DEALING 
WITH REJECTION; by Elayne Savage; New Harbinger 
Publication, 1997 (ISBN: 1572240776)                   Teen+ 

HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN AND LISTEN SO 
KIDS WILL TALK; by Adele Faber; Avon Books, 
1991 (ISBN: 0380570009)                                Adult

YOUR CHILD'S SELF-ESTEEM; by Dorothy Corkille 
Briggs; Doubleday, 1975 (ISBN: 0385040202)             Adult 
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems