Read Aloud List

List books that will serve as a catalyst for important discussions about how to treat others, what makes us all
unique, caring, friends, etc.

1. The Way I Feel ​by Janan Cain

2. The Day the Crayons Quit ​by Drew Daywalt
3. A Rainbow of Friends​ by P.K. Hallinan
4. Best Friends​ by Charlotte Labaronne
5. Can You Be a Friend?​ by Nita Everly
6. Can You Talk to Your Friends? ​by Nita Everly
7. Care Bears Caring Contest ​by Nancy Parent
8. Care Bears The Day Nobody Shared​ by Nancy Parent
9. Fox Makes Friends​ by Adam Relf
10. Gigi and Lulu’s Gigantic Fight​ by Pamela Edwards
11. Heartprints ​by P.K. Hallinan
12. How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends​ by Jane Yolen and Mark
Teague
13. How to be a Friend​ by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
14. Hunter’s Best Friend at School​ by Laura Malone Elliot
15. I’m a Good Friend! ​by David Parker
16. I Can Share​ by Karen Katz
17. I Can Cooperate!​ by David Parker
18. I am Generous! ​by David Parker
19. I’m Sorry​ by Sam McBratney
20. It’s Hard to Share My Teacher ​by Joan Singleton Prestine
21. Jamberry​ by Bruce Degan
22. Join In and Play ​by Cheri Meiners
23. The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear​ by Don &
Audry Wood
24. Making Friends ​by Fred Rogers
25. Making Friends​ by Janine Amos
26. Matthew and Tilly​ by Rebecca C. Jones
27. Mine! Mine! Mine! ​By Shelly Becker
28. Mine! A Backpack Baby Story​ by Miriam Cohen
29. My Friend Bear ​by Jez Alborough
30. My Friend and I​ by Lisa John-Clough
31. One Lonely Seahorse​ by Saxton Freymann & Joost Elffers
32. Perro Grande…Perro Pequeno/Big Dog…Little Dog​ by P.D. Eastman
33. The Rainbow Fish ​by Marcus Pfister
34. Share and Take Turns ​by Cheri Meiners
35. Sharing How Kindness Grows​ by Fran Shaw
 Read Aloud List
List books that will serve as a catalyst for important discussions about how to treat others, what makes us all
unique, caring, friends, etc.

36. The Selfish Crocodile​ by Faustin Charles and Michael Terry

37. Simon and Molly plus Hester ​by Lisa Jahn-Clough
38. Sometimes I Share ​by Carol Nicklaus
39. Strawberry Shortcake and the Friendship Party ​by Monique Z. Sephens
40. Sunshine & Storm b​ y Elisabeth Jones
41. Talk and Work it Out ​by Cheri Meiners
42. That’s What a Friend Is​ by P.K. Hallinan
43. We Are Best Friends ​by Aliki
44. The Recess Queen​ by Alexis O'Neill
45. Interrupting Chicken​ by David Ezra Stein
46. Have You Filled a Bucket Today? ​A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol
McCloud
47. A Sick Day for Amos McGee​ by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
48. Horton Hears A Who b​ y Dr. Seuss
49. The Invisible Boy b​ y Trudy Ludwig
50. How Full is Your Bucket?​ by Tom Rath
51. Me I Am!​ by Jack Prelutsky
52. Enemy Pie ​by Derek Munson
53. First Day Jitters​ by Julie Dannenburg
54. Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed ​by Emily Pearson, Fumi Kosaka
55. Dotty b​ y Erica S. Perl
56. The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade b​ y Justin Roberts
57. Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed​ by Emily Pearson, Fumi Kosaka
58. Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes​ by Eric Litwin
59. Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus​ by James Dean
60. We All Sing With The Same Voice​ by J. Philip Miller and Sheppard M. Greene
61. Each Kindness b​ y Jacqueline Woodson
62. Last Stop On Market Street​ by Matt de la Pena
63. Those Shoes ​by Maribeth Boelts
64. Rude Cakes​ by Rowboat Watkins
65. And Here’s to You​ by David Elliott
66. Big Al ​by Andrew Clements
67. The Brand New Kid ​by Katie Couric
68. Chester’s Way​ by Kevin Henkes
69. Chrysanthemum​ by Kevin Henkes
70. Franklin’s New Friend​ by Paulette Bourgeois
71. Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores ​by James Howe
72. I Accept You as You Are! ​by David Parker
 Read Aloud List
List books that will serve as a catalyst for important discussions about how to treat others, what makes us all
unique, caring, friends, etc.

73. It’s Okay to Be Different ​by Todd Parr

74. ​Margaret and Margarita ​by Lynn Reiser
75. ABC Look at Me​ by Roberta Grobel Intrater
76. ​“Baby Faces” books​ (most are by Roberta Grobel Intrater)
77. ​Baby Faces ​by Margaret Miller
78. ​Baby Senses Sight b​ y Dr.S. Beaumont
79. ​Can You Tell How Someone Feels? (Early Social Behavior Book Series)​by Nita Everly
80. ​Double Dip Feelings ​by Barbara Cain
81. The Feelings Book b​ y Todd Parr
82. Feeling Happy b​ y Ellen Weiss
83. ​Glad Monster, Sad Monster​ by Ed Emberley & Anne Miranda
84. ​The Grouchy Ladybug b​ y Eric Carle
85. ​The Pout Pout Fish ​by Deborah Diesen
86. ​The Three Grumpies​ by Tamra Wight
87. ​Happy and Sad, Grouchy and Glad​ by Constance Allen
88. ​How Are You Peeling: Foods with Moods/Vegetal como eres: Alimentos con
sentimientos​ by Saxton Freymann
89. ​How Do I Feel? ​by Norma Simon
90. ​How Do I Feel? Como me siento? ​by Houghton Mifflin
91. ​How I Feel Proud ​by Marcia Leonard
92. ​How I Feel Silly ​by Marcia Leonard
93. ​How Kind b​ y Mary Murphy
94. ​I Am Happy​ by Steve Light
95. ​If You’re Happy and You Know it! ​by Jane Cabrera
96. ​Little Teddy Bear’s Happy Face Sad Face ​by Lynn Offerman (a first book about
feelings)
97. Lizzy’s Ups and Downs​ by Jessica Harper
98. My Many Colored Days ​by Dr. Seuss
99. ​On Monday When It Rained​ by Cherryl Kachenmeister
100. ​Proud of Our Feelings​ by Lindsay Leghorn
101. ​See How I Feel ​by Julie Aigner-Clark
102. ​Sometimes I Feel Like a Storm Cloud ​by Lezlie Evans
103. ​Smudge’s Grumpy Day ​by Miriam Moss
104. ​The Way I Feel ​by Janan Cain
105. ​Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day b​ y Jamie Lee
106. The Way I Feel​ by Janan Cain
107. What Makes Me Happy?​ by Catherine & Laurence Anholt
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List books that will serve as a catalyst for important discussions about how to treat others, what makes us all
unique, caring, friends, etc.

108. What I Look Like When I am Confused/Como me veo cuando estoy confundido (Let’s
Look at Feeling Series​) by Joanne Randolph
109. When I Feel Frustrated​ by Marcia Leonard
110. When I Feel Jealous​ by Marcia Leonard
111. Lizzy’s Ups and Downs​ by Jessica Harper
112. ​My Many Colored Days​ by Dr. Seuss
113. ​On Monday When It Rained b​ y Cherryl Kachenmeister
114. Proud of Our Feelings ​by Lindsay Leghorn
115. See How I Feel b​ y Julie Aigner-Clark
116. Sometimes I Feel Like a Storm Cloud​ by Lezlie Evans
117. Smudge’s Grumpy Day ​by Miriam Moss
118. The Way I Feel​ by Janan Cain
119. Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day​ by Jamie Lee
120. The Way I Feel​ by Janan Cain
121. What Makes Me Happy?​ by Catherine & Laurence Anholt
122. What I Look Like When I am Confused/Como me veo cuando estoy confundido (Let’s
Look at Feeling Series)​ by Joanne Randolph
123. When I Feel Frustrated ​by Marcia Leonard
124. When I Feel Jealous ​by Marcia Leonard
125. Amadeus is Happy ​by Eli Cantillon
126. Feeling Happy ​by Ellen Weiss
127. If You’re Happy and You Know it!​ by David Carter
128. If You’re Happy and You Know It​ by Scholastic/Taggies book
129. The Feel Good Book​ by Todd Parr
130. Peekaboo Morning​ by Rachel Isadora
131. When I Feel Happy ​by Marcia Leonard
132. What Went Right Today? ​by Joan Buzick and Lindy Judd
133. Let’s Talk About Feeling Sad b​ y Joy Wilt Berry
134. Franklin’s Bad Day​ by Paulette Bourgeois & Brenda Clark
135. How I Feel Sad​ by Marcia Leonard
136. Hurty Feelings​ by Helen Lester
137. Knuffle Bunny​ by Mo Willems
138. Sometimes I Feel Awful b​ y Joan Singleton Prestine
139. The Very Lonely Firefly b​ y Eric Carle
140. When I’m Feeling Sad b​ y Trace Moroney
141. When I Feel Sad​ by Cornelia Maude Spelman
142. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day​ by Judith Viorst
143. Andrew’s Angry Words ​by Dorothea Lackner
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List books that will serve as a catalyst for important discussions about how to treat others, what makes us all
unique, caring, friends, etc.

144. Bootsie Barker Bites​ by Barbara Bottner

145. The Chocolate Covered Cookie Tantrum​ by Deborah Blementhal
146. How I Feel Frustrated ​by Marcia Leonard
147. How I Feel Angry​ by Marcia Leonard
148. Llama Llama Mad at Mama​ by Anna Dewdney
149. Sometimes I’m Bombaloo ​by Rachel Vail
150. That Makes Me Mad! b​ y Steven Kroll
151. The Rain Came Down​ by David Shannon
152. When I’m Angry ​by Jane Aaron
153. When I’m Feeling Angry ​by Trace Moroney
154. When I Feel Angry​ by Cornelia Maude Spelman
155. When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry ​by Molly Garrett
156. Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse​ by Kevin Henkes
157. Creepy Things are Scaring Me​ by Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey
158. Franklin in The Dark​ by Paulette Bourgeois & Brenda Clark
159. How I Feel Scared​ by Marcia Leonard
160. I Am Not Going to School Today​ by Robie H. Harris
161. No Such Thing ​by Jackie French Koller
162. Sam’s First Day (In multiple languages)​ by David Mills & Lizzie Finlay
163. Sheila Rae, the Brave, ​by Kevin Henkes
164. Wemberly Worried​ by Kevin Henkes
165. When I’m Feeling Scared b​ y Trace Moroney
166. When I Feel Scared​ by Cornelia Maude Spelman
167. Bear Feels Sick ​by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
168. Can You Tell How Someone Feels b​ y Nita Everly
169. Understand and Care​ by Cheri Meiners
170. When I Care about Others​ by Cornelia Maude Spelman
171. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
172. Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!​ by Mo Willems
173. I Did It, I’m Sorry​ by Caralyn Buehner
174. It Wasn’t My Fault b​ y Helen Lester
175. Talk and Work it Out​ by Cheri Meiners
176. Amazing Grace ​by Mary Hoffman
177. Arthur’s Nose, b​ y Marc Brown
178. The Blue Ribbon Day​ by Katie Couric
179. Can You Keep Trying​ by Nita Everly
180. ​I Can Do It Myself (A Sesame Street Series)​ by Emily Perl Kingsley
181. I’m in Charge of Me!​ by David Parker
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List books that will serve as a catalyst for important discussions about how to treat others, what makes us all
unique, caring, friends, etc.

182. I am Responsible!​ by David Parker

183. The Little Engine that Could​ by Watty Piper
184. Susan Laughs​ by Jeanne Willis
185. Too Loud Lilly​ by Sophia Laguna
186. Try and Stick With It ​by Cheri Meiners
187. 26 Big Things Little Hands Can Do​ by Coleen Paratore
188. The Very Clumsy Click Beetle​ by Eric Carle
189. Whistle for Willie/Sebale a Willie b​ y Erza Jack Keats
190. You Can Do It, Sam ​by Amy Hest
191. Can You Listen with Your Eyes? ​by Nita Everly
192. Can You Use a Good Voice?​ by Nita Everly
193. David Goes to School b​ y David Shannon
194. David Gets in Trouble b​ y David Shannon
195. Excuse Me!: A Little Book of Manners ​by Karen Katz
196. Feet Are Not for Kicking ​(available in board book) by Elizabeth Verdick
197. Hands are Not for Hitting (​ available in board book) by Martine Agassi
198. Hands Can ​by Cheryl Willis Hudson
199. I Tell the Truth! b​ y David Parker
200. I Show Respect!​ by David Parker
201. Know and Follow Rules b​ y Cheri Meiners
202. Listen and Learn​ by Cheri Meiners
203. No Biting b​ y Karen Katz
204. No David ​by David Shannon
205. No Hitting​ by Karen Katz
206. Please Play Safe! Penguin’s Guide to Playground Safety b​ y Margery Cuyler
207. 26 Big Things Small Hands Can Do​ by Coleen Paratore
208. Quiet and Loud​ by Leslie Patricelli
209. Words Are Not for Hurting b​ y Elizabeth Verdick
210. Are You My Mother? b​ y P.D. Eastman and Carlos Rivera
211. Baby Dance ​by Ann Taylor
212. Because I Love You So Much ​by Guido van Genechten
213. Counting Kisses ​by Karen Katz
214. Full, Full, Full of Love b​ y Trish Cooke
215. Don’t Forget I Love You​ by Mariam Moss
216. Guess How Much I Love You B ​ y Sam McBratney
217. Guji Guji ​by Chih-Yuan Chen
218. How Do I Love You? b​ y P.K. Hallinan
219. I Love it When You Smile ​by Sam McBratney
 Read Aloud List
List books that will serve as a catalyst for important discussions about how to treat others, what makes us all
unique, caring, friends, etc.

220. I Love You All Day Long b​ y Francesca Rusackas

221. I Love You: A Rebus Poem, ​by Jean Marzollo
222. I Love You the Purplest,​ by Barbara M. Joose
223. I Love You Through and Through ​by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak
224. The Kissing Hand ​by Audrey Penn
225. Koala Lou ​By Mem Fox
226. Mama, Do You Love Me?/Me quieres, mama? ​By Barbara Joosse
227. More, More, More, Said the Baby: Three Love Stories​ By Vera B. Williams Morrow
228. No Matter What b​ y Debi Gliori
229. Owl Babies​ by Martin Waddell
230. Please, Baby, Please​ by Spike Lee
231. Te Amo Bebe, Little One​ by Lisa Wheeler
232. You’re All My Favorites​ by Sam Mc Bratney
233. A Weekend with Wendell,​ by Kevin Henkes
234. The Berenstain Bears and the Bully​ by San and Jan Berenstain
235. Big Bad Bruce​ by Bill Peet
236. Chester’s Way​ by Kevin Henkes
237. Coyote Raid in Cactus Canyon ​by J. Arnosky
238. Gobbles! B​ y Ezra Jack Kets
239. Hats​ by Kevin Luthardt
240. Hooway for Wodney Wat! ​by Helen Lester
241. Hugo and the Bully Frogs b​ y Francesca Simon
242. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf​ by Leo Buscaglia
243. Goodbye Mousie b​ y Robert Harris
244. I Miss You​ by Pat Thomas
245. The Next Place b​ y Warren Hanson
 Read Aloud List
List books that will serve as a catalyst for important discussions about how to treat others, what makes us all
unique, caring, friends, etc.

Reference Page

“Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning.” ​CSEFEL: Center on the Social
and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning,​ csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/strategies.html#list.