Social Emotional Learning

Contentment

The great lollipop caper, Krall

The retired kid, Agee

The story of Ferdinand, Munro

Town mouse, country mouse, Brett

Cooperation

Big pumpkin, Silverman

The Bremen Town musicians, Plume

The enormous turnip, Tolstoy

The lion and the mouse, Pinkney

The little red pen, Stevens

The way back homem, Jeffers

Courage/ overcoming fear

Brave Irene, Steig

Following the drinking gourd, Connelly

If I never forever endeavor, Meade

One, Otoshi

Wilma unlimited, Krull

Embracing differences

One, Otoshi

Empathy

How to heal a broken wing, Graham

The invisible boy, Ludwig

The lion and the mouse, Pinkney

Stand in my shoes: kids learning about empathy, Sornson

Waiting, Henkes

Encouragement

My Great Aunt Arizona, Houston

Stand tall Mary Lou Melon, Lovell

Gratitude

It could always be worse, Zemach

The lion and the mouse, Pinkney

Helpfulness

Mrs. Katz and Tush, Polacco

Honesty

The honest to goodness truth, Mckissack

Kindness

Ordinary Mary's extraordinary day, by Emily Pearson

Loyalty/Faithfulness

Horton hatches the egg, Seuss

Mindfulness

A world of pausabilities: an exercise in mindfulness, Sileo

Zen shorts, Muth

Patience

Waiting, Henkes

Perseverance/Persistence

Mirette on the high wire, McCully

More than anything else, Bradby

Respect

The great Kapok tree, Cherry

Responsibility

Brave Irene, Steig

Just a dream, Van Allsburg

Horton hatches the egg, Suess

Self Esteem

Red, a crayon's story, Hall

Tolerance

The story of Ruby Bridges, Coles

Smoky night, Bunting

Various:

Aesop’s fables

Fables, Arnold Lobel