Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure Books

I was inspired to write "A Mother's Assurance" because I remember how insecure I was about my appearance as a child. Like many others, I was teased in school. This promoted me to feel inferior and even dislike the person God created me to...

Petunia's final year of high school would be much easier if she didn't still look like a twelve year old, or if her mother bought her battle armor instead of cute clothes, or if she hadn't made friends with Marilyn. With sarcasm and...

From the ashes of tragedy, one teen will solve a mystery and lead a movement... Taryn's decided there's no way she's taking her boyfriend's place as president of the student body. As soon as the memorial for him and six of their...

Force and Scout thought they had seen everything!When Scout, an opinionated Locator Fairy, discovers the existence of a creature with a strange signature, she calls upon her favourite Gatherer, Force, to capture the creature for relocation. The pair soon...

Casey Roland is dead. Tessa doesn't want to admit it, but she knows she is responsible for her best friend's death. With bullying her for the past several months, Tessa should have seen the suicide coming, but she doesn't. Why would she when her main...

An awkward but handsome fifteen-year-old, Donnie Darning has a brilliant mind but a dysfunctional family. His father is overbearing, and his mother drowns her problems in alcohol. Fortunately, his dismal world doesn't compare to the vast universe he...

Eighteen-year-old Julia and twelve-year-old Alex are just like many other brothers and sisters. They fight . a lot. Yet something is different in this family. Alex believes his sister has an evil mission-to ruin his life.One day, Julia backs over Alex's...

Presented in three genres (short story, poetry, and play), The Light in Me emphasizes the importance of children standing up, speaking against, and reporting bullying, and also not being afraid to be unequivocally, uniquely, and creatively themselves...

Love and Accept Yourself with Disco Lance! Disco Lance is funky disco donkey duck who loves to dance the Funk-A-Duck everywhere he goes. When Disco Lance brings his 70's style and disco moves to school, he gets made fun of by all the other kids who...

Want to help your young children learn to recognise and manage their anger by themselves before hitting and tantrums start?In this beautiful picture book, Tim struggles to share his toys when Jed comes for a playdate. Tim tries to manage his anger. When...

Samuel (a.k.a. Sam or Sammy) is your typical, run-of-the-mill, garden-variety, smirk-and-smile, laugh-and-grunt kind of kid. In fact, he's all kinds of normal except for, perhaps, his unique sense of style. While most kids prefer to blend in with their...

WelcWelcome to the heartwarming tale of "Reggy's On Restriction: A Pawsitive Change." In a cozy house, filled with laughter and wagging tails, there lived a mischievous dog named Reggy. But Reggy had a little problem - he was a bit of a bully. Join us as...

How to Spot and Stop Bullying Once and for All! - Help Your Child Avoid Becoming a Victim of Bullying With This Guide That Will Teach Them How to Properly Respond When Facing a BullyDid you know that every 1 in 4 children experience some form of bullying...

From author Suzanne T. Christian, who brought you "I Use Kind Words. I Do Not Hit!" comes the equally powerful "I Tell The Truth. I Do Not Lie!" book for toddlers about not lying.  This engaging book in the "My Amazing Toddler Behavioral...

From author Suzanne T. Christian, who brought you "I Tell The Truth. I Do Not Lie!" comes the next engaging installment in the "My Amazing Toddler Behavioral Series," titled "I Count To Four. I Do Not Bite!". This vibrant book addresses another crucial...

When little Angela Marshall gets bullied by her school’s notorious bully Billy she suddenly decides that enough is enough. So, on her own, she creates the Bully Police and makes it her mission to make sure no one gets bullied any more and...

Love, Trust, and Betrayal!They say there are two sides to every story, and somewhere in the middle lies the truth. There's no exception to this one. Impaired decisions, questionable actions, and consequences with irreversible damage destroy the lives of...

The power of friendship can change your destiny.Everyone told  Elijah Fischer high school would be different. Kids have bullied him because of his Tourette's syndrome for as long as he can remember. When someone tries to stuff him into a locker,...

The beautiful message of diversity, acceptance and inclusion in this lovely book is a much needed message for all children right now!Dan DeLion is not allowed to go to the annual flower festival, because he is a weed. Iris, his best friend, manages...

Zippy's Club invites kids to be part of the anti-bullying team. It teaches them to overcome bullying with kindness and to celebrate one another's differences. The book includes a section from a nationally certified counselor to help initiate...

Lily is a wild little person, full of energy, never in one place for long and usually covered in mud. One day some sparklingly clean girls offer to be her friend, if she’ll scrub up and change her look. Will Lily believe in herself enough to stay...

All superheroes have unique powers and Lily's is her voice! Guaranteed to inspire and empower readers of all ages, this heartening story of an ordinary little girl who has a voice as big as her dreams will spark confidence and self-reflection,...

Bob is sad but Bob is a balloon and balloons are supposed to be happy all the time. So when he decides to float away from a birthday party, another balloon chases after him to help him realize he is not alone. Sometimes children feel sad or anxious...

This book series is designed to help teach children to navigate the feelings, thinking and decision making processes that ultimately shape the people they are in the world.  Using age-appropriate and educationally-grounded techniques and prompts,...

Hi! My name is "Charlie." This is my story about starting school. I was very excited and couldn't wait to go. When we got there, I saw lots of people I didn't know and wanted them all to like me.But wait 'till you hear what happened! One boy didn't like...

Little Polyglot Adventures Series (Book 3): A Multicultural Picnic / Um Piquenique Multicultural - Bilingual English and Portuguese (Brazil) Children's Picture BookThis is Book 3 in the multi-award-winning children's series Little Polyglot...

"One of the books every boy should have on his bookshelf." -- San Francisco Examiner No outlaw could draw as fast as Lightning Larry. But what really terrified those bad men was that peculiar gun of his. It didn't shoot bullets. It...

A community of diverse shoes lives in a closet at the end of a hallway. They represent many colors, sizes, and uses. The shoes struggle with a superficial social order, just like kids do at school and adults at work. The closet is ruled by Lucy Le Shoe,...

I Am the Boss of My Body explains to children exactly as the title suggests - that they are the boss of their bodies! It explains to children what they should do if someone touches their body. More importantly, it explains what children should do if...

The Kindness Story is an insightful book that illustrates thoughtful ways children can show acts of kindness. Its written in a simple yet enticing way that will engage the minds of young children.Written through the eyes and voice of a little...

Learning Is Not Cheesy is Realistic Fiction that addresses bullying. Usually the goal of everyone is to be rid of bullies.In this story, Learning Is Not Cheesy, a sweet little girl, Ariella, with the help of her mother and her teacher, achieve a...

"I Do Have The Power" is an encouragement book for kids who have been teased and felt powerless. This book is to teach kids to find something positive to empower themselves. It also teaches them to use the power of others speaking positive into their...

Come take a journey with me through my experiences of life and love. Beginning with a poetry journal in high school, writing has long been therapeutic for me—it provided an outlet for me to confront adversity and to express my fears and...

This award-winning, multicultural children's book won the Gold Medal in the "Health" category and is the Indie Human Relations Peace book of the Year (2018), surpassing adult's and children's books. It shows that even a child with...

"De Dana Dan" is a Hindi Children's picture book and is written in Hind script and in Hindi using English script. "De Dana Dan" ek mazedar, gudgudane waali kahani hain. Is kahani mein murge hain, murgiyan hain, aur ek drusht kouwa hai.Shastriji khushal...

While the Appalachian language of Bobby B. Billy may be fading from use, the theme addressed, bullying, is not. Max and his tribe of 10 little men learn that there is an unexpected price to pay for their bullying ways.Illustrator Randall May captures the...

Sally and Jake - Let's Stop Bullying for Pete's Sake! is a book about a croc named Jake who thinks he's tough, but would soon learn not to be so rough. Yes, Jake would learn not to be so rude after he gets Miss Sally into a mood. It's a...

Hey, Trackers. I’m River—“part hound dog and a whole lot Cherokee,” as my frenemy Kat says. I’ve been showing Kat how to track animals all summer long even though we argue about everything under the sun. When we find a...

A little dog finds himself alone in the vastness of Manhattan after his owner has an accident while they are out for a walk. His two-year journey brings him to familiar neighborhoods and famous landmarks, but also to New York City's more cheerless...

Fifteen-year-old Marybell holds a dark secret. Growing up in an abusive home, she suffers unspeakable crimes at the hands of her father, and she buries her hurt, anger, and confusion in a tiny corner of her heart. Adopted by two kind-hearted people,...

Children are very vulnerable and from the time of birth, they need to be nourished and guided. At a very early age, kids learn from adults, rights and wrongs, dos and don’ts and experience natural feelings that are scary and unexplained to them at...

Teach Peace Development, Inc. is a Canadian not-for-profit organization. Our beliefs are that no child should be used as a weapon of war and that targeted education can break this cycle. By educating those in direct contact with children-teachers-we can...

The close-knit residents of Hackett Island have never seen anyone quite like Lani Garver. Everything about this new kid is a mystery: Where does Lani come from? How old is Lani? And most disturbing of all, is Lani a boy or a girl? Claire McKenzie isn't...