Sometimes reading a book can help you figure out how to handle a problem. Try some of these.

• How to Lose All Your Friends, by Nancy Carlson
• How to Be a Friend, by Laurie and Marc Brown
• Making Friends, by Kate Petty and Charlotte Firmin
• Friendship: From Your Old Friends to Your New Friends, by Nuria Roca and Rosa Curto
• Three Friends, by Jim and Joan Boulden
• What's the Recipe for Friends?, by Greg Williamson
• Big Al, by Andrew Clements
• Enemy Pie, by Derek Munson

• Hands Are Not For Hitting, by Martine Agassi
• We Can Work It Out, by Barbara Polland
• We Can Get Along, by Lauren M. Payne
• The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
• The Knight and the Dragon, by Tomie DePaola
• The Zax, by Dr. Suess
• Six Crows, by Leo Lionni
• The Butter Battle, by Dr. Suess

• I Don't Care: Showing Respect, by Brian Moses
• Stellaluna, by Jannell Cannon
• Verdi, by Jannell Cannon
• The Grouchy Ladybug, by Eric Carle
• A Pig is Moving In!, by Claudia Fries
• Crysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes
• Officer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rothman
• The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
• Arnie and the New Kid, by Nancy Carlson
• Molly's Pilgram, by Barbara Cohen
• The Patchwork Quilt, by Valerie Flournoy
• Teammates, by Peter Golenbock
• Treat Me Right: Kids Talk About Respect, by Nancy Loewen

• The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, by John Scieszka
• Two Bad Ants, by Chris Van Allsburg
• The Chinese Mirror, by Mirra Ginsburg
• The Hating Book, by Charlotte Zolotow
• Hey, Little Ant, by Phillip and Hannah Hoose

• When I Feel Angry, by Cornelia Spelman
• When Sophie Gets Angry, by Molly Bang
• The Very Angry Day That Amy Didn't Have, by Lawrence Shapiro
• Don't Rant and Rave on Wednesdays, by Adoph Moser
• Andrew's Angry Words, by Dorothea Lachner
• Spinky Sulks, by William Steig
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst

• Teasing, by Joy Berry
• The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Teasing, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
• Stop Picking On Me, by Pat Thomas
• The Hundred Dresses, by Estes/Slobodkin
• Oliver Button is a Sissy, by Tomie DePaola
• Being Bullied, by Joy Berry
• Being Bullied, by Kate Petty and Charlotte Firmin
• Loudmouth George and the Sixth Grade Bully, by Nancy Carlson
• Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain, by Trevor Romain
• Simon's Hook, by Karen G. Burnett

• The Sneetches, by Dr. Suess
• Just A Little Different, by Mercer Mayer
• Two Eyes, A Nose, and a Mouth, by Roberta G. Intrater
• Why Am I Different?, by Norma Simon
• Families, by Meredith Tax
• This is Our House, by Michael Rosen
• A Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon
• People, by Peter Spier
• Freedom Summer, by Deborah Wiles
• Teammates, by Peter Golenbock
• Amazing Grace, by Mary Hoffman
• Eggbert the Slightly Cracked Egg, by Tom Ross
• Loudmouth George and the New Neighbors, by Nancy Carlson

• Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink, by Diane DeGroat
• The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams
• A Chair for My Mother, by Vera Williams
• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter, by John Steptoe
• Two Good Friends, by Judy Delton
• The Hurt, by Teddi Doleski

*Book list compiled by Elizabeth Duke, Counselor, Darnestown ES, 2003