I love picture books. No, I mean I really LOVE picture books. I check out picture books from the library like most adults check out, you know…books for adults. I believe they can be used as mentor texts for just about any topic – math, science, music, art, even social-emotional learning. Especially social-emotional learning. That’s why I’m working on creating a GIANT list of mentor texts that can be used to address every SEL topic I can think of. I want educators and parents alike to have a resource to go to when looking for a book to read to their child on say, bullying or acceptance of others.
The list is going to be a living document, meaning it will never be “done.” I will just keep adding to it as long as children’s books are published. Know of a great book I haven’t included (I mean…I know a LOT of picture books but not ALL of them)? Let me know about it! Shoot me an email, share it on Facebook, leave it in the comments here.
Just to get started, here are three of my favorites…
You all know of my love for tapping. This is a great picture book to introduce children to tapping and help them to remember the meridian points in a fun and interactive manner.
I love, love, LOVE every book by Jory John. This one is great, though, because of the underlying message that not every seed starts off as a “bad” seed. It’s great for helping children understand the idea that life events can affect a person’s behavior and actions.
Of course, we all know and love the chapter book Wonder, but I happen to think it was a brilliant idea to turn the storyline into a picture book. The message is perfect and now it’s accessible to a younger audience. What’s not to love about that?
All right…now it’s your turn! What are some of your favorite picture books to support social-emotional learning topics? Share them in the comments below!
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