Where to find age-appropriate mindfulness and resilience books?

Books Recommendations

Children’s literature has long been used to teach concepts. Stories are beneficial because they assist us in bringing attention to the challenges that young children face while providing ways to cope or even overcome them. Books that tell stories of characters faced with challenges or problems to solve are best because they can become the background for talks about the elements of resilience.

Ages 1 - 4 years 

What is Grit? by The Mushkins

Otis by Loren Long

The most magnificent thing by Ashley Spires

Ages 4-8

Why should I try again? By The Mushkins

The girl who lost her smile by Karim Alwari 

She persisted around the world by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger

Ada Twist by Andrea Beaty + David Roberts

Ages 9-12 

How does my brain work? By The Mushkins

You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed

The boy who harnessed the wind by William Kamkwamba

El Deafo by Cece Bell