Social Themes - Depression & Mental Illness
-
Pinkie’s Turnabout
$15.95 Read moreEleven-year-old Pinkie Starlight is having a not-great summer. Her best friend is off at camp to make pine-cone necklaces or maybe new friends. Pinkie’s Great Gran says friends are easier lost than fo… [more below]
- Author: Lloyd-Davies, Sue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: February 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1646036891
- Language: English
-
The Cassette Tape Secret
$16.99 Add to cartThirteen-year-old Alex Bennett is used to being overlooked by his classmates. From being bullied due to his OCD, he’s learned that being invisible is the safest option. So he’s unprepared when the new
- Author: Herzog, Danielle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1631639854
- Language: English
-
Bella Bean on Blueberry Lane: The Puppy Wonder
$26.95 Add to cart- Author: Stephens-Higgins, Terri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 26
- Publish Date: July 22 2025
- ISBN10: 9798896371373
- Language: English
-
Bella Bean on Blueberry Lane: The Puppy Wonder
$14.95 Add to cart- Author: Stephens-Higgins, Terri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 26
- Publish Date: July 22 2025
- ISBN10: 9798896371359
- Language: English
-
Hey There It’s Me
$10.95 Add to cartHey there, I know right now life doesn’t feel okay, you feel trapped inside yourself day after day. But just know, you are going to get better, you are not on your own. ‘Cause it’s me, I’m here with y
- Author: Kotadia, Atifah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: April 25 2025
- ISBN10: 9798895436554
- Language: English
-
The Night Animals
$8.99 Read moreA moving and uplifting novel about finding help where you need it, from the internationally acclaimed author and illustrator of The Hunt for the Nightingale.
Nora’s mother has good days and bad days,- Author: Juckes, Sarah Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 01 2025
- ISBN10: 168464948X
- Language: English
-
The Hunt for the Nightingale
$8.99 Read moreTen-year-old Jasper sets off on an expedition in search of his beloved nightingale and his vanished sister in this heartbreaking, hopeful journey about discovery, loss, and the healing power of nature… [more below]
- Author: Juckes, Sarah Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1684649471
- Language: English
-
Unnaturally Blue
$21.99 Add to cartA richly imagined picture book about finding your way back to yourself.
A young swimmer panics in a crowded community pool, and it feels like there isn’t even any room for her tears. Out of place where
- Author: Plourde, Dorson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 1525311336
- Language: English
-
La Ciencia de Las Cosas Que Se Rompen / The Science of Breakable Things
$14.95 Add to cartDe la autora ganadora del Premio Newbery es esta novela llena de “coraz?n y acci?n”, de acuerdo a Booklist.
Con la ayuda de sus amigos, Natalie inicia, sin saberlo, un viaje de autodescubrimiento. La- Author: Keller, Tae
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 9798890982926
- Language: Spanish
-
Jeff the Frog. the Lost Hop
$19.95 Add to cart“A fun story whose message may stick if depression strikes.” – Booklist
Included in CBC’s 2025 May Hot Off the Press reading list!
This is Jeff. He used to be a happy frog. He loved hopping from lily pa
- Series: Jeff the Frog #1
- Author: Ciccio, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 9798890630667
- Language: English
-
Octopus Moon
$18.99 Read moreA deeply moving middle grade novel in verse about a girl struggling with depression when she starts fifth grade amidst a sea of changes.
Pearl loves watching the majestic loggerhead turtles and octopu- Author: Pyron, Bobbie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0593616294
- Language: English
-
The Strongest Heart
$19.99 Read moreFrom beloved middle grade author Saadia Faruqi comes a poignant exploration of the impact of mental illness on families–and the love and hope that it takes to begin telling a different tale.
Mo is us
- Author: Faruqi, Saadia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0063115859
- Language: English
-
The Science of Being Angry
$8.99 Add to cartFrom the acclaimed author of Hurricane Season, an unforgettable story about what makes a family, for fans of Hazel’s Theory of Evolution and Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World.
Eleven-year-old Joey i- Author: Melleby, Nicole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1523525657
- Language: English
-
The Summer of June
$18.99 Read moreFrom the acclaimed author of Tune It Out and Roll with It comes a “needed, hopeful” (Booklist) middle grade book about a young girl who sets out to overcome her anxiety over the course of one life-cha… [more below]
- Author: Sumner, Jamie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 31 2022
- ISBN10: 153448602X
- Language: English
-
Something Good
$17.99 Add to cartIn need of a bad day remedy? One girl’s terrible day takes an unexpected–and extraordinary–turn when she comes upon a pair of magic socks.
Blah. Nothing good ever happens to me. This morning a littl- Author: Kraegel, Kenneth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 11 2025
- ISBN10: 153622944X
- Language: English
-
A Voice in the Storm
$18.99 Add to cartWith captivating illustrations, the creator of the acclaimed The Circles in the Sky tells the story of a rat who finds herself in a storm of dark emotions–and discovers the courage to open up to a fr… [more below]
- Author: Mountford, Karl James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1536238880
- Language: English
-
Missing Momma: A Picture Book
$18.99 Add to cartA tender picture book about a veteran’s PTSD and a family’s love for each other–on good days and hard days–from award-winning creators Winsome Bingham and Rahele Jomepour Bell
Momma wears combat boo- Author: Bingham, Winsome
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1419761552
- Language: English
-
Sometimes When I’m Sad
$16.99 Read moreA sensitive and supportive story to help young children recognize and cope with sadness.
“Now when I get sad, I still cry sometimes. I still hide sometimes. But only for a little while. Because now I- Series: Sometimes When
- Author: Serani, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 27 2020
- ISBN10: 1631983822
- Language: English
-
Small Things
$14.95 Add to cartThree starred reviews called Small Things “monumental” (Booklist), “superb” (School Library Journal) and “intense” (Foreword Reviews).
In this short, wordless graphic picture book, a young boy feels a
- Author: Tregonning, Mel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1772781320
- Language: English
-
Balloons for Papa: A Story of Hope and Empathy
$17.99 Read moreA perfect book to help discuss mental health, depression, empathy, loss, and hope with young children.
Arthur’s gloomy father rushes him through the park every morning, through gray and rainy weather.
- Author: Bedia, Elizabeth Gilbert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 006308113X
- Language: English
