Growing Pains

A Suggested List of Titles for Adults to Share with Young Children

Compiled by The Children's Librarians of Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties

All of the materials listed are available through RCLS. Check the automated catalog for location.

For books for and about children with disabilities, ask about the special collections available to you. These are housed in the Middletown Thrall and Newburgh Free Libraries.

For more suggestions, check your library's parenting collection.

Childhood Fears

(Includes: Bedtime, Emotions, Lost, Separation Anxiety, Sleeping Over)

Aylesworth, Jim Teddy Bear Tears

Baumgart, Klaus Don’t Be Afraid, Tommy

Berenstain, Stan Berenstain Bears In the Dark

(Video) Berenstain Bears In the Dark (plus, Ring the Bell)

Bonsall, Crosby Who's Afraid of the Dark?

Carlson, Nancy Harriet's Recital

Carrick, Carol Left Behind

Christelow, Eileen Henry and the Dragon

Cohen, Miriam Lost in the Museum

Corey, Dorothy Will There Be a Lap for Me?

Crowe, Robert Clyde Monster

DeBeer, Hans Little Polar Bear

Desaix, Frank Hilary & the Lions

Emberley, Ed Go Away, Big Green Monster!

Fowler, Susi I'll See You When the Moon is Full

Gackenbach, Dick Harry and the Terrible Whatzit

Goode, Diane Where's Our Mama?

Grifalconi, Ann Darkness and the Butterfly

Hamm, Diane Laney's Lost Momma

Hazen, Barbara The Knight Who Was Afraid of the Dark

Henkes, Kevin Owen

Hilleary, Jane Fletcher and the Great Big Dog

Hines, Anna G. Even If I Spill My Milk

Howe, James There's a Monster Under My Bed

Johnston, Tony Little Rabbit Goes to Sleep

Keller, Holly Brave Horace

Koller, Jackie No Such Thing

Levine, Abby Ollie Knows Everything

London, Jonathan Ali, Child of the Desert

Macdonald, Maryann Sam's Worries

Mayer, Mercer There's a Nightmare in My Closet

McPhail, David Lost!

Michelson, Richard Did You Say Ghosts?

Polacco, Patricia Thunder Cake

Stevenson, Harvey Big Scary Wolf

Stevenson, James What's Under My Bed?

Tafuri, Nancy Have You Seen My Duckling?

Viorst, Judith My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things

Waber, Bernard Ira Sleeps Over

Waddell, Martin Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?

Waddell, Martin Let's Go Home, Little Bear

Wells, Rosemary Edward's Overwhelming Overnight

Winthrop, Elizabeth Bear and Mrs. Duck

New Baby

Alexander, Martha Nobody Asked Me If I Wanted a Baby Sister

Alexander, Martha When the New Baby Comes, I’m Moving Out

Ballard, Robin When I Am a Sister

Berenstain, Stan The Berenstain Bears’ New Baby

Birdseye, Tom Waiting for Baby

Brown, Marc Arthur's Baby

Burningham, John The Baby

Clifton, Lucille Everett Anderson’s Nine Month Long

Cole, Joanna The New Baby at Your House

Cottringer, Anne Ella and the Naughty Lion

Craig, Helen Angelina's Baby Sister

Cutler, Jane Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies

dePaola, Tomie The Baby Sister

Edelman, Elaine I Love my Baby Sister (Most of the Time)

Farmer, Patti What’s He Doing Now?

Galbraith, Kathryn Roommates

Greenfield, Eloise She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl

Harris, Robie Happy Birth Day

Henkes, Kevin Julius, Baby of the World

Hill, Eric Spot's Baby Sister

Hines, Anna G. Big Like Me

Hoban, Russell A Baby Sister for Frances

Hoffman, Mary Henry's Baby

Howe, James Pinky and Rex and the New Baby

Keats, Ezra Jack Peter’s Chair

Keller, Holly Geraldine’s Baby Brother

Keller, Holly Too Big

Knight, Margy B. Welcoming Babies

Krasilovsky, Phyllis The Very Little Girl

Lakin, Pat Don’t Touch My Room

Lakin, Pat Oh, Brother!

Lasky, Kathryn A Baby for Max

MacLachlan, Patricia All the Places to Love

McClelland, Julia This Baby

(Video) A New Baby in My House

Ormerod, Jan 101 Things to Do with a Baby

Rogers, Fred The New Baby

Royston, Angela Where Do Babies Come From?

Schwartz, Amy A Teeny Tiny Baby

Scott, Ann On Mother's Lap

Steptoe, John Baby Says

Stevenson, James Worse Than Willy!

Titherington, Jeanne A Place for Ben

Waddell, Martin When the Teddy Bears Came

Walter, Mildred My Mama Needs Me

Weston, Martha Bad Baby Brother

Whybrow, Jan A Baby for Grace

Williams, Barbara Jeremy Isn’t Hungry

Winthrop, Elizabeth Bear and Roly-Poly

Relationships

(Includes: Bullies, Emotions, Families {Alternative Lifestyles, Bi-Racial, Fathers, Grandparents, Mothers}, Friendship and Love, Honesty, Imaginary Friends, Jealousy, Loneliness, Manners, Peace and Non-Violence, Self-Acceptance, Self-Esteem, Sharing, Shyness, Siblings, Single Parents, Stepfamilies, and Tolerance)

Adoff, Arnold Black is Brown is Tan

Alexander, Martha And My Mean Old Mother Will Be Sorry, Blackboard Bear

Alexander, Martha I’ll Be the Horse If You’ll Play With Me

Bahr, Mary The Memory Box

Bailey, Debbie Grandma

Bailey, Debbie Grandpa

Bartone, Elisa Peppe the Lamplighter

Bauer, Caroline Feller My Mom Travels a Lot

Benjamin, A.H. A Duck So Small

(Video) Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Friends

Berenstain, Stan The Berenstain Bears and the Green-Eyed Monster

Berenstain, Stan The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners

Bliss, Corinne The Shortest Kid in the World

Bluthenthal, Diana Matilda the Moocher

Bogan, Paulette Spike

Bottner, Barbara Bootsie Barker Bites

Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin is Bossy

Brandenberg, Franz I Wish I Was Sick, Too!

Brown, Marc Arthur's April Fool

Brown, Marc Arthur's Nose

Browne, Anthony Willy the Wimp

Bunting, Eve Fly Away Home

Bunting, Eve Smoky Night

Burningham, John Granpa

Byars, Betsy Go and Hush the Baby

Carle, Eric The Mixed-Up Chameleon

Carlson, Nancy I Like Me!

Carlson, Nancy Loudmouth George and the Sixth-Grade Bully

Caseley, Judith Dear Annie

Catalanotto, Peter The Painter

Chapman, Cheryl Pass the Fritters, Critters

Choi, Sook Nyul Halmoni and the Picnic

Cleary, Beverly Janet's Thingamajigs

Cohen, Miriam Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!

Cole, Joanna Bully Trouble

Cooper, Melrose I Got a Family

Cooper, Melrose I Got Community

Cowen-Fletcher, Jane Mama Zooms

Cristaldi, Kathryn Samantha the Snob

Cushman, Doug Camp Big Paw

Davol, Marguerite Black, White, Just Right!

Delton, Judy Two is Company

dePaola, Tomie The Knight and the Dragon

dePaola, Tomie Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs

Doherty, Berlie Paddiwak and Cozy

Dooley, Norah Everybody Cooks Rice

Dorros, Arthur Abuel

Dorros, Arthur Isla

Eisenberg, Phyllis Rose You're My Nikki

Feiffer, Jules I Lost My Bear

Fleming, Denise Mama Cat Has Three Kittens

Flournoy, Valerie The Patchwork Quilt

Fowler, Susi I'll See You When the Moon if Full

Friedman, Ina How My Parents Learned to Eat

Freschet, Berniece Furlie Cat

Garland, Sarah Billy and Belle

Gliori, Debi My Little Brother

Glassman, Peter My Working Mom

Gray, Libba Moore My Mama Had a Dancing Heart

Greenfield, Eloise Grandpa's Face

Greenfield, Eloise William and the Good Old Days

Gretz, Susanna Frog in the Middle

Guback, Georgia Luka's Quilt

Hathorn, Libby Freya's Fantastic Surprise

Havill, Juanita Jamaica and Brianna

Havill, Juanita Jamaica Tag-Along

Henkes, Kevin Chrysanthemum

Henkes, Kevin Jessica

Henkes, Kevin Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Henkes, Kevin Owen

Hess, Debra Wilson Sat Alone

Hesse, Karen Poppy's Chair

Hest, Amy The Mommy Exchange

Hines, Anna G. Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti

Hines, Anna G. Gramma's Walk

Hines, Anna G. They Really Like Me!

Hines, Anna G. When We Married Gary

Hoffman, Mary Boundless Grace

Hru, Dakari Joshua's Masai Mask

Hughes, Shirley Giving

Hutchins, Pat My Best Friend

Hutchins, Pat Titch

Jakob, Donna My New Sandbox

Jennings, Linda Tom's Tail

Joosse, Barbara Dinah's Mad, Bad Wishes

Joosse, Barbara Mama, Do You Love Me?

Kasza, Keiko The Rat and the Tiger

Keats, Ezra Jack Goggles!

Keller, Holly Geraldine First

Keller, Holly Maxine in the Middle

Keller, Wallace The Wrong Side of the Bed

Kellogg, Steven Best Friends

Kellogg, Steven Much Bigger Than Martin

Kraus, Robert Leo the Late Bloomer

Kraus, Robert Little Louie the Baby Bloomer

Kvasnosky, Laura Zelda and Ivy

Lacoe, Addie Just Not the Same

Lakin, Patricia Dad and Me in the Morning

Lasky, Kathryn Marven of the Great North Woods

Lester, Helen Me First

Lionni, Leo It's Mine!

Lionni, Leo Six Crows

Little, Jean Jess Was the Brave One

Long, Earlene Gone Fishing

Madsen, Ross Stewart Stork

McBratney, Sam Guess How Much I Love You

McCully, Emily Speak Up, Blanche!

McKee, David Elmer

Melmed, Laura I Love You as Much...

Mills, Claudia A Visit to Amy-Claire

Moore, Elaine Grandma's Promise

Murphy, Jill Five Minutes' Peace

Mwenye, Hadithi Crafty Chameleon

Naylor, Phyllis King of the Playground

Noll, Sally That Bothered Kate

Ormerod, Jan Dad's Back

Ormerod, Jan Who's Whose?

Parker, Kristy My Dad the Magnificent

Pearson, Susan Happy Birthday, Grampie

Peet, Bill Big Bad Bruce

Pfister, Marcus The Rainbow Fish

Pinkwater, Daniel Doodle Flute

Polacco, Patricia Chicken Sunday

Polacco, Patricia My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother

Pringle, Laurence Octopus Hug

Ransom, Candice Shooting Star Summer

Raschka, Chris Yo! Yes?

Rathmann, Peggy Ruby the Copycat

Rayner, Mary Mrs. Pig Gets Cross and Other Stories

Reiser, Lynn Cherry Pies and Lullabies

Reiser, Lynn Margaret and Margarita, Margarita y Margaret

Reiser, Lynn Tortillas and Lullabies, Tortillas y cancioncitas

Ringgold, Faith Tar Beach

Rogers, Fred Making Friends

Rose, Deborah Meredith's Mother Takes the Train

Russo, Marisabina Trade-in Mother

Samuels, Barbara What's So Great About Cindy Snappleby?

Schindel, John Frog Face: My Little Sister & Me

Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are

Shannon, David No, David!

Sharmat, Marjorie Walter the Wolf

Sherkin-Langer, Ferne When Mommy Is Sick

Simon, Norma I Was So Mad!

Smith, Maggie My Grandma's Chair

Steig, William Pete's a Pizza

Stevenson, James Monty

Stewart, Sarah The Gardener

Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie Elizabeti's Doll

Tax, Meredith Families

Udry, Janice Let's Be Enemies

Udry, Janice What Mary Jo Shared

Viorst, Judith I'll Fix Anthony

Vulliamy, Clara Ellen and Penguin

Waber, Bernard But Names Will Never Hurt Me

Waber, Bernard You Look Ridiculous Said the Rhinoceros to the Hippopotamus

Wells, Rosemary Bunny Cakes

Wells, Rosemary Bunny Money

Wells, Rosemary Edward in Deep Water

Wells, Rosemary Noisy Nora

Wells, Rosemary Shy Charles

Wells, Rosemary Stanley & Rhoda

Wells, Rosemary Yoko

Wilhelm, Hans Tyrone the Horrible

Willhoite, Michael Daddy's Roommate

Williams, Suzanne Edwin and Emily

Williams, Vera A Chair for My Mother

Williams, Vera "More More More" Said the Baby

Wood, Audrey Elbert's Bad Word

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis Always My Dad

Yashima, Taro Crow Boy

Zolotow, Charlotte Big Sister and Little Sister

Zolotow, Charlotte A Tiger Called Thomas

Toilet Training

Boelts, Maribeth Dry Days, Wet Nights

Caseley, Judith Annie’s Potty

Cole, Joanna Your New Potty

Frankel, Alona Once Upon a Potty (Girl’s Edition & Boy’s Edition)

(Video) It’s Potty Time

Lewison, Wendy The Princess and the Potty

Lindgren, Barbro Sam's Potty

McGrath, Bob Uh Oh! Gotta Go! Potty Tales from Toddlers

Miller, Virginia On Your Potty!

(Video) Once Upon a Potty for Her

(Video) Once Upon a Potty for Him

Paterson, Bettina (ill.) Potty Time

Rogers, Fred Going to the Potty

Ross, Tony I Want My Potty

(Video) Winston’s Potty Chair: I’m a Big Kid Now!