Trauma-Informed Collection

This collection provides books and resources to support children who have experienced trauma. Please note that all of the books in this collection include sensitive topics and are written in developmentally appropriate ways for children. Additionally, many of the titles include Notes for Families and School Personnel to help in answering children's questions.

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Adnan: The Boy Who Helped His Mommy Remember

Adnan is the heartwarming story of a refugee boy’s attempts to heal his mother’s mental health...

K - 3rd

A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma

Written by Margaret M. Holmes & Sasha J Mudlaff & Cary Pillo and Illustrated by Cary Pillo

Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but...

Pre-K - 2nd

Something Happened in Our Park: Standing Together After Gun Violence

Written by Ann Hazzard PhD & Marianne Celano PhD & Marietta Collins PhD and Illustrated by Keith Henry Brown

When Miles's cousin Keisha is injured in a shooting, he realizes people can work together to reduce...

K - 4th

Healing Days: A Guide For Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma

Written by Susan Farber Straus PhD and Illustrated by Maria Bogade

Healing Days is a sensitive and reassuring story intended for children who have experienced trauma...

1st - 6th

Sometimes I'm Scared

Written by Dr. Jane Annunziata PsyD & Dr. Marc A. Nemiroff PhD and Illustrated by Bryan Langdo

Kids can be afraid of lots of things It's normal. But these fears can seem really big! Well, have no...

Pre-K - 3rd

A Feel Better Book for Little Tears

Written by Holly Brochmann & Leah Bowen and Illustrated by Shirley Ng-Benitez

This rhyming book will help kids identify what it feels like to be sad and what they can do to...

Pre-K - 1st

What to Do When the News Scares You: A Kid's Guide to Understanding Current Events

Written by Jacqueline B. Toner and Illustrated by Janet McDonnell

This latest installment in the bestselling What To Do series tackles children’s feelings of anxiety...

1st - 7th

A Feel Better Book for Little Worriers

Written by Holly Brochmann and Leah Bowen and Illustrated by Shirley Ng-Benitez

A Feel Better Book for Little Worriers is a gentle rhyming picture book for children ages 3 to 6 who...

Pre-K - 1st

Jenny Is Scared!: When Sad Things Happen in the World

Written by Carol Shuman and Illustrated by Cary Pillo

Jenny and her brother Sam are scared! The TV has played news all morning, Jenny's piano lesson was...

Pre-K - 3rd

Somebody Cares: A Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced Neglect

Written by Susan Farber Straus PhD and Illustrated by Claire Keay

This is a book for kids like you who have been taking care of so many things on your own. You may...

1st - 6th

How It Went Down

Written by Kekla Magoon

When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an...

9th - 12th

Locomotion

Written by Jacqueline Woodson

Lonnie was only seven years old when his parents died in a fire and he and his sister, Lili, were...

5th - 7th

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