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	Recommended Reading from Esse Health Pediatricians
	Adoption
	How It Feels to Be Adopted by Jill Krementz (ages 10 and up) Coping With Being Adopted by S. Cohen (ages 10-12) The Great Gilly Hopkins by K. Paterson (ages 9 and up) Why Was I Adopted? by C. Livingston (ages 4-10) When Joel Comes Home by S.G. Fowler (ages 5-8) Susan and Gordon Adopt a Baby by J. Freudberg and T. Geiss (ages 3-6) The Adoption Resource Book by L. Gilman The Penguin Adoption Book: A Guide to Creating Your New Family by E.B. Bolles
	Attention Deficit Disorder
	Grandma's Pet Wildebeast Ate My Homework by Tom Quinn (children) ADD and Teens by Colleen Alexander-Roberts Adolescents and ADD by Patricia Quinn Give Your ADD Teen a Chance by Lynn Weiss Dr. Larry Silver's Advice to Parents on ADHD by Larry Silver Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley
	Behavior and Psychology
	David Decides About Thumbsucking by Susan Heitler (ages 5-7) Danny and His Thumb by Kathryn Ernst (ages 4-7) My Brother is a World Class Pain by Michael Gordon (children) Jumping Johnny Get Back to Work by Michael Gordon (children) I'm Somebody Too by Jeanne Gehret (children) A to Z Guide to Your Child's Behavior by David Mrazek et al I Am Not Dumb by Ahmed Motier (children) Driven to Distraction by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey The Defiant Child - A Parent's Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder by Douglas Rile Asperger Syndrome by Brenda Smith Myles and Richard L. Simpson
	Child Fears
	No Elephants Allowed by Deborah Robinson (ages 4-7) Going to the Doctor by Fred Rogers (ages 3-6) What's Under the Bed? by James Stevenson (ages 5-8) There's a Monster Under My Bed by James Howe (ages 4-7) There's a Crocodile Under My Bed by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert (ages 5-8) Monster Night at Grandma's House by Richard Peck (ages 5-8) Harry and the Terrible Whatzit by Dick Gackenbach (ages 4-8) Will It Be OK? by Crescent Dragonwagon (ages 4-8) Sometimes I'm Afraid by Jane Watson et al (ages 3-6) A Book of Scary Things by Paul Showers (ages 5-8)
	Death and Loss
	Everett Anderson's Good-bye by Lucille Clifton (ages 3-6) Lifetimes by B. Mellonie (ages 5 and up) Bridge to Terabithia by K. Patterson (teens) My Grandson Lew by C. Zolotow (ages 3-8) The Cat Next Door by B.R. Wright (ages 6-8) Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (ages 9 and up) The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by J. Viorst (ages 5-9) When a Pet Dies by Fred Rogers (ages 4-6) Blackberries in the Dark by M. Jukes (ages 8-11) Why Did Grandpa Die? by B.S. Hazen (ages 5-8) My Grandpa Died Today by J. Fassier (ages 3-8) Bread Sticks and Blessing Places by Candy Boyd (ages 9 and up) It's OK to Cry by L.C. Anderson (ages 5-8) Books to Help Children Cope With Separation and Loss by Joanne E. Bernstein (1977)
	Divorce
	How it Feels When Parents Divorce by Jill Krementz (ages 8-16) The Parents Books About Divorce by Richard Gardner Divorce Book for Parents by Vicky Lansky It's Not the End of the World by Judy Blume (ages 6-14) Dear Mr. Henshaw by B. Cleary (ages 8-11) Divorce is a Grown Up Problem by Janet Sinberg (ages 3-6) Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurene and Mark Brown (ages 5-10)
	Eating Disorders and Weight Problems
	The Planet of Junior Brown by Virginia Hamilton (ages 12 and up) Dumb Old Casey is a Fat Tree by Barbara Bottner (ages 7-10)
	General
	Growing Pains: Helping Children Deal with Everyday Problems Through Reading (1988) by Maureen Cuddingan and Mary Beth Hanson Children's Literature: An Issues Approach by Masha Kabokow Rudman
	Growth and Development
	Our Last Best Shot by L. Strepp (parents of middle school children) Real Boys by William Pollock Reviving Ophilia by Mary Pipher How to Talk So Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish You and Your Adolescent by Laurence Steinberg Your Ten to Fourteen Year Old by Louise Bates Ames The First Three Years of Life by Burton L. White Caring For Your Young Children: Birth to Age 5, AAP Infants and Mothers by T. Berry Brazelton Your Baby's First Year, AAP Touch Points by T. Berry Brazelton
	Home Safety
	What Would You Do If...A Safety Guide For You and Your Child by Jeanne Ebert (ages 3-8) Dinosaurs Beware: A Safety Guide by Marc Brown and Stephen Krensky (ages 3-6) On My Own: The Kid's Self-Care Book by Lynette Long (ages 7-12)
	Learning Disabilities
	Me and Einstein by Rose Blue (ages 8-12) He's My Brother by Joe Lasker (ages 6-9) Kelly's Creek by Doreis Buchanan Smith (ages 7-12) The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates by Susan Shreve (ages 7-10) The Dog That Didn't Give Up by Barry Rosen (children) Yes You Can by Joanne East (children) Taming the Dragons by Susan Setley The Survival Guide for Kids with LD by Gary Fisher and Rhonda Cummings A Parent's Guide to Learning Disabilities by Stephen McCarney and Angela Marie Bauer
	New School
	Willy Bear by Mildred Kantrovitz (ages 4-7) I Don't Want To Go To School by Elizabeth Bram (ages 4-6) Adam Smith Goes to School by Bernard Wolf (ages 4-7)
	Sexuality
	Girl Talk by J. Harlan (early puberty for girls) It's a Girl Thing by M. Jukas (ages 10-14 girls) It's Perfectly Normal by R. Harris (teens) Reluctantly Alice by P.R. Naylor (ages 8-11) Love, Sex and Growing Up by E.W. Johnson (ages 9-12) Did the Sun Shine Before You Were Born? by S. Gordon (ages 5-8) Girls are Girls and Boys are Boys by S. Gordon (ages 5-8) How Were You Born? by J. Cole (ages 5-8) Then Again Maybe I Won't by Judy Blume (ages 10 and up) Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (ages 10 and up) How Babies Are Made by A.C. Andry and S. Schepp (ages 3-10)
	Sibling Rivalry
	Let's Be Friends Again by Hans Wilhelm (ages 3-7) Henrietta, The Wild Woman From Borneo by Winfred Rosen (ages 5-8) Great Grandfather, The Baby and Me by Howard Knotts (ages 5-8) Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother by J. Van Leeuwen (ages 5-8) The New Baby by Fred Rogers (ages 3-8) Who's Going to Take Care of Me? by M. Magorian (ages 4-6) A Baby for Max by K. Lasky (ages 3-7) New Life, New Room by J. Jordan (ages 6-9) It's Not Fair by A. Harper (ages 3-5) Roommates and Rachel by K.O. Galbraith (ages 4-6) Ramona the Brave by B. Cleary (ages 8-12) Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by J. Blume (ages 9-12) Sibling Rivalry by S.V. Reit Siblings Without Rivalry by A. Faber and E. Mazlish
	Sleeping Problems
	Sleeping Through the Night by Jodi Mindell Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber Guide to Your Child's Sleep, AAP
	Special Needs
	Changed by a Child by Barbara Gill My Friend Leslie: The Story of a Handicapped Child by Maxine Rosenberg (ages 5-8) What Do You Do When Your Wheelchair Gets a Flat Tire? Questions and Answers About Disabilities by D. Biklen and M. Sokoloff (ages 7-11) See You Tomorrow Charles by Mariam Cohen (for the visually impaired ages 5-8) Don't Feel Sorry For Paul by Bernard Wolf (ages 7-10) Stay Away From Simon by Carol Carrick (ages 7-10) Jon O: A Special Boy by Elaine Ominsky (for those with Down Syndrome ages 4-8)
	Speech Problems
	Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White (ages 9 and up) Grown When You Say R by Muriel Stanek (ages 5-8)
	Toilet Training
	Sam's Potty by Barbro Lindgren (ages 2-4) Going to the Potty by Fred Rogers (ages 2-4) Toilet Training by A. Mack (ages 2-4) Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi (ages 2-4) Don't Worry Dear by Joan Fassler (ages 4-7) The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia Giff (ages 6-9)
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