Here are 51 books that teach kids social skills.
1. There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi
2. The What-Ifs by Emily Kilgore
3. Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
4. The Camping Trip by Jennifer K. Mann
5. Anita and the Dragons by Hanna Carmona
6. The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken
7. Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle by Chris Raschka
8. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett
9. The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
10. Rulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler
11. A Friend for Henry by Jennifer Bailey
13. The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
14. Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry
15. I’m a Girl! by Yasmeen Ismail
16. Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
17. Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
18. Home is In Between by Mitali Perkins
19. My Very Own Space by Pippa Goodhart
20. My Shadow is Pink by Scott Stuart
21. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
22. Millie Fierce by Jane Manning
23. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
24. Argyle Fox by Marie Letourneau
25. Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson
26. Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still by Karlin Gray
28. The Smile Shop by Satoshi Kitamura
29. Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein
31. We’re All Wonders by R. J. Palacio
32. The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
33. Evelyn Del Ray is Moving Away by Meg Medina
34. The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
35. The Memory String by Eve Bunting
36. Big Tree is Sick: A Story to Help Children Cope with the Serious Illness of a Loved One by Nathalie Slosse
37. Big Feelings by Alexandra Penfold
38. When Sophie Gets Angry–Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
39. Crabby Pants by Julie Gassman
40. The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
41. The Shadow Elephant by Nadine Robert
42. Lying Up a Storm by Julia Cook
43. Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie by Laura Rankin
44. I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
45. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
46. David Gets In Trouble by David Shannon
47. My Mouth Is a Volcano! by Julia Cook
48. YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND! by Peter Brown
49. Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale
50. Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
51. Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña
