- Beautiful Oops - For showing the value of making mistakes
- Courage by Bernard Waber
- Earrings by Judith Viorst - Helpful when talking about all of those wants
- Enemy Pie by Derek Munson - A lesson about making friends
- Hey, Little Ant by Phillip Hoose - For looking at another perspective
- How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham - For showing compassion
- Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems - For showing overreaction/overcoming challenges
- Spoon by Amy Krouse - For promoting social imagination
- Stuck by Oliver Jeffers - For showing why it's better to NOT make a little problem into a big problem
- The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig and Patrice Barton
- Waiting is Not Easy by Mo Willems
- The Very Frustrated Monster by Andi Green
- Sea Otter Cove by Lori Lite
- We Can Get Along: A Child's Book of Choices by Lauren Murphy Payne
- Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud
- A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom
- Howard Learns to Listen by Howard Binkow and Susan Cornelison
- Howard B.
and the Monkey on His Back: A Tale on Telling The Truth by Howard Binkow and Susan CornelisonWigglebottom - Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns about Bullies by Howard Binkow and Susan Cornelison
- Howard B. Wigglebottom Listens to His Heart by Howard Binkow and Susan Cornelison
- Howard B.
and Christmas by Howard Binkow and Susan CornelisonWigglebottom - The Mine-O-Saur by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
- Brave Lion, Scared Lion by Joan Stimson
- The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
- The Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Roberton
- Bossy Bear by David Horvath
- The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater
- You Can't Say, You Can't Play by Vivian Gussin Paley
Books on being yourself
- Stand Tall by Molly Lou Melon
- Catalina Magdalena by Tedd Arnold
- Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
- A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
- The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
- The Dot by Peter Reynolds
- Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
- Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun - Having the Courage to Be Who You Are by Maria Dismondy
- I
'm Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura CornellGonna - I Like Me!
Nancy Carlsonby - I Like Myself!
Karen Beaumontby - I'm Special, I'm Me by Ann Meek
- The OK Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Books on kindness/respect
- Me First by Helen Lester
- Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
Carol McCloudby - Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller
- Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
- Autumn's First Leaf by Steve Metzger
- The Lonely Scarecrow by Tim Preston
- How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids by Tom Rath
Books on team work
- The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane Derolf and Michael Letzig
- Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
Book on emotion of anger
by Samantha BergerCrankenstein - Angry Octopus by Lori Lite
- When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang