Promoting Social-Emotional Competence: Protecting Children from Bullying

Bullying Books and Stories

Parent, Teacher, and Adult Resources for Bullying Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children By Michael Thompson & Catherine O’Neill Grace. (2001). Ballantine Books. The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K–8 By Allan L. Beane (1999). Free Spirit Publishing. Bullycide: Death at Playtime By Neil Marr & Tim Field (2001). Success Unlimited. Bullying in Schools and What to Do About It By Ken Rigby (1997). Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Realistic Strategies for Schools By Susan M. Swearer, Dorothy L. Espelage, & Scott A. Napolitano (2009). Guilford Publications, Inc. The Bullying Prevention Handbook: A Guide for Principals, Teachers, and Counselors By John H. Hoover & Ronald L. Oliver (1996). National Education Service. Bullyproof Your Child For Life: Protecting Your Child From Teasing, Taunting, and Bullying for Good By Joel Haber & Jenna Glatzer (2007). Penguin Group, Inc. Childhood Bullying, Teasing, and Violence: What School Personnel, Other Professionals, and Parents Can Do, 2nd Edition By Dorothea M. Ross (2003). American Counseling Association. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most By Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, & Sheila Heen (2000). Penguin. Games Children Play: How Games and Sport Help Children Develop By Kim Brooking-Payne (1997). Hawthorn Press. Letters to a Bullied Girl: Messages of Healing and Hope By Olivia Gardner (2008). Harper Publishers. Odd Girl Out By Rachel Simmons (2002). Harcourt Books.

The Pressured Child: Freeing Our Kids from Performance Overdrive and Helping Them Find Success in School and Life By Michael Thompson (2005). Ballentine Books. Peer Rejection: Developmental Processes and Intervention Strategies By Karen L. Bierman (2004). Guilford Press. Protect Your Child From Bullying: Expert Advice to Help You Recognize, Prevent, and Stop Bullying Before Your Child Gets Hurt By Allan L. Beane (2008). Wiley Imprint. Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence By Rosalind Wiseman (2002). Three Rivers Press. Who’s Afraid…?: Facing Children’s Fears with Folktales By Norma J. Livo (1994). Libraries Unlimited, Inc. Why Do They Act That Way?: A Survival Guide To The Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen By David Walsh (2004). Free Press.

Stories for Young Children about Bullying and Teasing Arthur's April Fool By Marc Brown (1985). Little, Brown, & Company. Best Best Friends By Margaret Chodos-Irvine. Harcourt, Inc. Best Friends for Frances By Russell Hoban (1969). HarperCollins Children’s Books. The Berenstain Bears and the Bully By Stan Berenstein & Jan Berenstein (1993). Random House. Bully By Judith Caseley (2001). Greenwillow Books. Chrysanthemum By Kevin Henkes (1991). Greenwillow Books. Fox in Love By Edward Marshall (1982). Puffin Books. George and Martha By James Marshall (1972). Houghton Mifflin Company. Just Kidding Written by Trudy Ludwig, Illustrated by Adam Gustavson (2006). Tricycle Press.

Lucy and the Bully By Claire Alexander (2008). Gullane Children’s Books. Say Something Written by Peggy Moss, Illustrated by Lea Lyon (2004). Tilbury House Publishers. Simon's Hook: A Story About Teases and Put-Downs Written by Karen Gedig Burnett, Illustrated by Laurie Barrows (1999). GR Publishing. Books for Older Children and Teens about Bullying and Teasing Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain By Trevor Romain (1997). Free Spirit Publishing. Cliques, Phonies, and Other Baloney By Trevor Romain (1998). Free Spirit Publishing. Crash By Jerry Spinelli (1996). Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. The Hundred Dresses Written by Eleanor Estes, Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin (1994). Harcourt, Inc. Letters to a Bullied Girl: Messages of Healing and Hope By Olivia Gardner (2008). Harper Publishers. Stick Up for Yourself: Every Kid's Guide to Personal Power and Positive Self-Esteem By Gershen Kaufman, Lev Raphael, & Pamela Espeland (1999). Free Spirit Publishing Inc. Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls By Rachel Simmons (2002). Harcourt Books. Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence By Rosalind Wiseman (2002). Three Rivers Press.