Bibliotherapy

Bibliotherapy is a tool that uses books to help individuals make sense of their experiences. It is a powerful social-emotional outlet that helps children identify their emotions and provide them with indeas on how to manage them. Bibliotherapy is available for all ages and The Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice at Bankstreet actually compiled this list by themes and with age groups attributions. Below you will find a small selection with youtube read-alouds.

The Family Book by Todd Parr (1-3 years)

Two Nests by Laurence Anholt and Jim Coplestone (3-6 years)

Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown (4 - 8 years)

Living with Mum and Living with Dad - by Melanie Walsh (2 - 4 years)

Two Homes by Claire Masurel and Kady MacDonald Denton ( 2 -5 years)

I Don’t Want To Talk About It by Jeanie Franz Ransom (4-8 years)

Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce by Cornelia Maude Spelman (2-5 years)

Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti by Anna Grossnickle Hines (3-5 years)

Amber Brown Series by Paula Danziger (6 -11 years old)

Once Upon My Dads' Divorce (3-5 years)

Fred Stays with Me! by Nancy Coffelt (4-8 years)

A Day with Dad by Bo R., Eriksson (4-8 years)