Tough Times

 

Books for adults to share with young children during difficult times or with tough issues such as fear, death, divorce, moving, potty training, having a new baby or going to the hospital. Many are located in the Parenting Collection in the Jervis Public Library Children's Room; the rest are in the regular children's collection. Ask a librarian for assistance if necessary.

Childhood Fears

Title Author Call #

Don't Be Afraid, Tommy Baumgart E

Go Away, Big Green Monster Emberley E

Harriet's Recital Carlson E

Laney's Lost Mama Hamm E

Sometimes I Worry Gross J 158 GRO

Teddy Bear Tears Aylesworth E

There's a Monster under My Bed Howe E

Thunder Cake Polacco E

When I'm Afraid Aaron E

Where's Our Mama? Goode E

Who's Afraid of the Dark? Bonsall EP

 

Death of a Parent

Title Author Call #

Everett Anderson's Goodbye Clifton E

Geranium Morning Powell J 155.937 POW

How it Feels When a Parent Dies Krementz J 155.937 KRE

Saying Goodbye to Daddy Vigna J 128.5 VIG

 

Death of a Loved One

Title Author Call #

Blow Me a Kiss, Miss Lily Carlstrom E

Come Back Grandpa Limb E

Fireflies, Peach Pies, and Lullabies Kroll E

Grandpa Loved Nobisso E

Grandpa's Slide Show Gould E

Learning to Say Goodbye LeShan J 155.937 LES

Liplap's Wish London E

Lost and Found Gellman J 248.86 GEL

My Grandfather's House Coville E

Poppy's Chair Hesse E

Stacy had a Little Sister Old E

What's Heaven? Shriver J 128.5 SHR

When Dinosaurs Die Brown J 155.937 BRO

 

Divorce

Title Author Call #

At Daddy's on Saturdays Girard E

Charlie Anderson Abercrombie E

Dinosaur's Divorce Brown J 306.89 BRO

Gracie Ballard E

Mommy and Daddy Bear's Divorce Spelman E

Priscilla Twice Caseley E

Two Homes for Lynn Noble E

The Un-Wedding Cole E

Where Do I Belong? Bradley J 646.78 BRA

 

Potty Training

Title Author Call #

Going to the Potty Rogers J 649.62 ROG

Koko Bear's New Potty Lansky J 649.62 LAN

My Potty and I E

No More Diapers! Brooks J 649.6 BRO

On Your Potty Miller E

What do you do with a Potty? Borgardt J 649.62 BOR

Your New Potty Cole J 649.62 COL

 

Moving

Title Author Call #

Alexander, Who's NOT (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move Viorst E

Annie Bananie Komaiko E

Best Friends Together Again Aliki E

Good-Bye House Ballard E

A Home Malone E

I Move to a New House Slater E

I'm Not Moving, Mama! Carlstrom E

Ira Says Good-bye Waber E

Maggie and the Good-bye Gift Milord E

Maggie Doesn't Want to Move O'Donnell E

Moving Rogers E

The Sleeping Porch Ackerman E

A Tiger Called Thomas Zolotow E

 

Going to the Hospital

Title Author Call #

Barney is Best Carlstrom E

Going to the Hospital Rogers J 362.11 ROG

Hospital Book Howe J 362.11 HOW

One Bear in the Hospital Bocknall E

Rita goes to the Hospital Davison E

 

Death of a Pet

Title Author Call #

The Accident Carrick E

Better with Two Joosse E

Maggie and Silky and Joe Ehrlich E

The Tenth Good Thing about Barney Viorst E

When a Pet Dies Rogers JQ 155.937 ROG

 

New Baby

Title Author Call #

Aren't You Lucky Anholt E

Arthur's Baby Brown E

A Baby for Max Lasky J 306.875 LAS

The Baby Sister de Paola E

Getting Ready for New Baby Ziefert J 305.232 ZIE

I'm a Big Brother Cole E

I'm a Big Sister Cole E

Just Like a Baby Bond E

The New Baby Mayer E

The New Baby Rogers J 305.23 ROG

A New Baby at Koko Bear's House Lansky J 306.875 LAN

The New Baby at Your House Cole J 306.875 COL

Twinnies Bunting E

Waiting for Baby Birdseye E

 

This is just a sample of the many books available for adults to share with young children during tough times. Check out the Parenting Collection in the Children's Room, or ask a librarian for assistance in finding other books to meet your individual needs.

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