A list of Popular Children Books promoting Happiness, Positive Mental Health, Optimism, and Social Learning:
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson
The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood
Ish by Peter H. Reynolds
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
The Little Prince by Antoine de St. Exupery
Mom, Says, Dad Says, Nat Says: Other by Nathalie Ishizuka
The World is Your Oyster by Tamara James
Little Yellow and Little Blue by Leo Lionni
What a Tantrum! by Mireille d’Allance
Chez moi c’est la Guerre by Fatima Sharafedinne
These books include some of my favorites, more to come. I am gathering a list of books that express ideas about happiness, optimism, love, being different and enjoying one’s differences, bullying, spiritual growth, fear and change, time, resilience.
