Reading Well for children

The Reading Agency and Libraries Connected have released a new list of Reading Well books for children, covering mental health, feelings, worries, bullying, tough times, living with a disability and more.

Take a look at our recommended eBooks for children →

Healthy minds

• What's Going on Inside My Head?, by Molly Potter
• Self-esteem and Mental Health, by Anna Claybourne
• How Not to Lose It, by Anna Williamson

Feelings

• How Are You Feeling Today?, by Molly Potter
• Exploring Emotions, by Paul Christelis and Elisa Paganelli
• Feeling Angry!, by Katie Douglass
• Sometimes I Feel Sad, by Tom Alexander

Worries

• Ruby's Worry, by Tom Percival
• Worries_, by Ximena Jeria and Paul Christelis
• Grobblechops, by Elizabeth Laird and Jenny Lucander
• Me and My Fear, by Francesca Sanna
• All Birds Have Anxiety, by Kathy Hoopmann
• Worry Angels, by Sita Brahmachari and Jane Ray
• Outsmarting Worry, by Dawn Huebner and Kara McHale

The world around you

• Dealing With Bullying, by Jane Lacey and Venitia Dean
• Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet, by Zanib Mian & Nasaya Mafaridik
• Ella on the Outside, by Cath Howe
• #Goldilocks: A Hashtag Cautionary Tale, by Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross
• Something Bad Happened, by Dawn Hueber & Kara McHale

Dealing with tough times

• Mum's Jumper, by Jayde Perkin
• Michael Rosen's Sad Book, by Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake
• If All the World Were, by Joseph Coelho & Allison Colpoys
• Clownfish, by Alan Durant
• The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself, by Ali Redford & Kara Simpson
• Up and Down Mum, by Child's Play and Summer Macon
• The Colour Thief, by Andrew Fusek Peters, Polly Peters and Karin Littlewood

When you have a condition

• Can I Tell You About ADHD?, by Susan Yarney and Chris Martin
• Check Mates, by Stewart Foster
• Questions and Feelings About... Autism, by Louise Spilsbury and Ximena Jeria
• M is for Autism, by Vicky Martin, Luna Pérez and the students of Limpsfield Grange School
• The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and its Amazing People , by Kate Power and Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth
• Double Felix, by Sally Harris and Maria Serrano
• Questions and Feelings About... Having a Disability, by Louise Spilsbury and Ximena Jeria