Winter is a great time to snuggle up and read with young children in your care. Here are some FFF staff recommendations of picture books for young children to help strengthen social emotional understanding and build social skills.

Social Emotional Books Pre-K – 3rd Grade

Sometimes I’m Bombaloo

by Rachel Vail

https://a.co/d/7cRDhZ0

Whimsey’s Heavy Things

by Julie Kraulis

https://a.co/d/4u09rxZ

What if Everyone Did That?

by Ellen Javernick

https://a.co/d/f991HcG

The Little Spots books

by Diane Alber

https://a.co/d/is7m9Q0

Out of Control Rhino by Shoshana Stopek

https://a.co/d/aLO8uVk

What Should Danny Do?  by Adir Levy

https://a.co/d/bcEpqU4

My Mouth is a Volcano  by Julia Cook

https://a.co/d/2CFNOWO

We Don’t Eat our Classmates by Ryan Higgens

https://a.co/d/bVMZktj

The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach

https://a.co/d/ing8ZqV