PTA SEL Collection
Check out PTA's RIF Social Emotional Learning (SEL) collection with titles that share stories and lessons as children understand and manage emotions, feel and show empathy, and explore relationships and decisionmaking.
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Written by Peter H. Reynolds
Vashti couldn’t draw and was resisting trying in her art class. Her teacher gently encouraged her, so she began with an angry dot. Little did she know that her dot would unleash her creative energy.
K - 5th
Written by E.B. White
The timeless story of the friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider. When Wilbur...
3rd - 7th
Written by Mo Willems
A book that engages the young reader in following the bus driver’s instructions not to let the...
Pre-K - 2nd
Written by Vera B. Williams
After losing everything in a fire, Rosa, her mother, and her grandmother are helped by their...
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Laura Numeroff
Young children don’t understand that one action leads to another, but this book can help them...
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Arnold Lobel
In winter, spring, summer, and fall, Frog and Toad are always together. From sledding in winter to eating ice cream on hot summer days, these two friends have fun the whole year round!
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
A boy in a drought-ravaged village in Africa wonders how things work. Teaching himself English from...
1st - 5th
Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Quack! Quack! What's that sound? Biscuit goes to see and meets a lost duckling. Biscuit helps the duckling find its way home, and then the fun begins. Woof! Quack!
Pre-K - 1st
Written by Rana DiOrio
Acts of selflessness inspires graciousness in and beyond a diverse city classroom. "Sweet and...
Pre-K - 2nd
Written by David Shannon
Camilla Cream is very worried about what the other kids at school think about her. Even though she...
PreK - 3rd
Written by Janell Cannon
Stellaluna, a bat, escaped from an owl but lost her mother in the attack. Adopted by a mother bird,...
Pre-K - 2nd
Written by Peter H. Reynolds
Ramon loves to draw until his brother criticizes his work. With the help of his younger sister,...
K - 3rd
Written by Elizabeth Kann
Pinkalicious's classmates say that pink is not cool, but a friend brightens her mood with a bit of blue! Great for "a color unit and...feelings of not fitting in."—SLJ
K - 1st
Written by Giles Andreae
Gerald the giraffe longs to go to the great Jungle Dance, but how can he join in when he doesn't...
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Catherine Stier
If you ran for president, you would have to do a lot of hard work. You would study the nation's...
1st - 4th
Written by David Shannon
Little children love to get into mischief, and David is no exception. He loves to play in the mud,...
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Derek Munson
With the help of his father’s secret recipe, a young boy learns about friendship.
Pre-K - 7th
Written by Else Holmelund Minarik
Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children. And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever...
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Bruce Hale
Clark is an overly boisterous shark who loves life but also needs to be told when to behave...
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
The story of 10-year-old Bud, fom Flint, Michigan, who struggles to find his place in the world...
3rd - 7th
Written by Lauren Rubenstein, JD, and PsyD
Beautifully descriptive prose and delightful illustrations cultivate a message of mindfulness and...
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Frank J. Sileo and PhD
This is a rhyming guide that introduces children to mindfulness and shows them how to live...
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Dawn Huebner and PhD
"What to Do When You Worry Too Much" is an interactive self-help book designed to guide 6-12 year...
2nd - 7th
Written by Holly Brochmann and Leah Bowen
A Feel Better Book for Little Worriers is a gentle rhyming picture book for children ages 3 to 6...
Pre-K - 1st
Written by Tish Rabe
In this newly revised editiion—with 16 pages of bonus materials—the Cat in the Hat takes young...
