Social Themes - Depression & Mental Illness
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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
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Octopus Moon
$18.99 Add to cartA 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
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The Strongest Heart
$19.99 Add to cartFrom 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Small Things
$14.95 Read moreThree 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
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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
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My Life in the Fish Tank
$17.99 Read moreFrom acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Halfway Normal comes a powerful and moving story of learning how to grow, change, and survive.
When twelve-year-old Zinnia Manning’s older brother- Author: Dee, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1534432337
- Language: English
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Waking Ben Doldrums
$21.95 Read more“Ben Doldrums, are you sad? Are you mad? Are you confused?”
Frida Bellows lives in a big house made up of four apartments. Every morning, she gets on her father’s shoulders and taps on the ceiling wit
- Author: Smith, Heather
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1459833910
- Language: English
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Finding Perfect
$16.99 Read moreA girl deals with friendship, family, and OCD in this classic-feeling, debut middle-grade novel by Elly Swartz.
–The number four
To twelve-year-old Molly Nathans, perfect is:
–The tip of a newly sharp- Author: Swartz, Elly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1250294134
- Language: English
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Impulse
$24.99 Add to cartSometimes you don’t wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same.
Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those- Author: Hopkins, Ellen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: January 23 2007
- ISBN10: 1416903569
- Language: English
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Moonflower (Scholastic Gold)
$9.99 Add to cartKacen Callender, National Book Award winner of King and the Dragonflies, delivers a stunning novel that invites readers into a child’s struggles with mental health, and their journey to wholeness.
Moo
- Author: Callender, Kacen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 133863660X
- Language: English
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Cool Cat: A Wish Novel
$7.99 Add to cartFrom the author of Meow or Never and Starting From Scratch, a story about friendship, anxiety, and internet culture.
Nova doesn’t lie — she tells hopes for the future. That’s why she tells her mom sh
- Author: Taylor, Jazz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1339022303
- Language: English
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Onyx & Beyond
$17.99 Add to cartOnyx lives with his mother, who is showing signs of early-onset dementia. He doesn’t want to bring attention to his home — if Child Protective Services finds out, they’ll put him into foster care.
As- Author: McBride, Amber
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1250908787
- Language: English
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Quagmire Tiarello Couldn’t Be Better
$18.99 Add to cartWry humor and sharp insight capture the distinctive voice of a young teen forced by his mother’s unstable mental health to recalibrate his outlook and build a new life with found family. For fans of G
- Author: Larsen, Mylisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 0063324660
- Language: English
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Up and Down Mom
$19.99 Read moreLiving with Mom is a bit like a roller coaster ride. At times, she is excited and full of energy, but at others, she is tired and withdrawn. But she’s always my mom, and we’re sharing the ride. For ch… [more below]
- Series: Child’s Play Library
- Author: Child’s Play
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: April 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1786283409
- Language: English
