Hi.\xA0 I kind of got slammed with the summer reading craziness and was just now able to put this together.\xA0 Many apologies.\xA0 Someone else found some terrific books from Novelist, but the list was 60 pages long (I know because I printed it out)!\xA0 That's always a great resource.\xA0 Thanks for all the great and caring suggestions.

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Escaping from the situation through books can also be very helpful so I would also recommend just some funny silly ones. (RB- Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash- Weeks)


I really appreciate the caring support behind your request!!\xA0 As both a "budding" children's librarian and the former director of a shelter for battered women, I suggest you call and talk with a children's worker at the shelter before suggesting any books specifically related to domestic violence.\xA0 Your patron could be opening a can of worms by choosing books that can open the emotional flood gates of the children staying at the shelter.\xA0 She might do better with sticking to the usual great choices appropriate to all children rather than engaging in book "therapy".


The first one that popped into my head was I Like Me by Nancy Carlson.


I wonder if The Diamond Daniel book called RICH by Nikki Grimes would work?\xA0 It's a great story about a girl (Diamond) who sees the story in everything and everyone.\xA0 There is a girl in her class who lives in a homeless shelter and is filled with riches -she is a wonderful poet.

It's a chapter book not a picture book but I highly recommend it because of the sensitivity of the main character and the celebration of the young girl, DAmaris, who could be ignored but is valued instead.

A list of books I made for a hotel that had to entertain a wide age span of children in its lobby while some big event was going on. I chose these titles because they were readily available, spanned ages, and could be read cold. Even though we tell adults to read through the stories before reading aloud, they never do. Some of the titles could be used with the children for fun and also to start conversations on facing fear and being oneself.
Who Wants Arthur? by Amanda Graham tells about a dog who wants a home but everyone chooses other animals for their pets and try as Arthur might to be like the chosen animal he can\x92t until a little girl seeing his antics chooses him for himself.
Frederick by Leo Lionni Frederick gathers images from the world around him to create a poem to amuse the other mice during winter. Have the children start looking around them and being grateful and happy about what they see. A bird singing. The color of the sky, Raindrops on a hot pavement, etc. How many things can you find?\xA0 Have them talk about or draw same. Pair this book with a book of children\x92s poetry \x96 one with funny poems and/or beautiful pictures. Find a short poem that the kids can memorize or write on a piece of paper that makes them feel happy/good. The idea behind: http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/poem/poem1b.html only for daytime use too.
(Our Interlibrary Loan librarian used to give me the paper odds and ends from the ILL requests that were printed out on the computer. If you have access to scrap white paper it can be used for drawing, making little books, and origami.)
You own Crictor. Just a fun story but it also shows Crictor being helpful just as himself. How can the children be helpful?
Island Baby - A little boy rescues a baby flamingo and cares for him, but must release him back to the wild when he is well. He is a happy and sad. Life goes on. Might be used to talk about things and people that come and go out of our lives and to be happy for them while they are with us.
Jump Frog Jump - more geared towards the younger set but all can chime in, interactive, kindness (feeling kindness and compassion for others combats anger)
Folklore is full of the small and weak winning the day. Look through what you have on your shelves and see if you can find stories where the weak triumph. In Momotaro (I used the one by Linda Shute because it is easy to read and the pictures show the oni wearing their tiger striped pants. They wear these to intimidate their enemies.), the pheasant, the monkey, and the dog all fight whth each other until Momotaro tells them to work together so they can defeat the oni (monsters). Shows leadership, cooperation, kindness, caring for others with great fight scenes. The notes tell the importance of the banner and fan.\xA0 Can make a fan or make origami samari hats from newspaper. Just need to tear the end off a sheet newspaper to make a square. Here are some instructions, other sites have video:
http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-samurai-hat.html
but you may have an origami book with same. These make really nice hats. If you have a mixed-age group show the older kids first so they can help the younger as this has several somewhat complicated steps. But everybody, adults and kids, had fun with this. (Could your staff bring in newspaper for the mom to use with the kids?)
Maybe the mom could read novels such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Dahl is great because the bad kids get theirs and Charlie, who is poor but good, wins the lot. Dahl can be read cold. (I know I did. Do not attempt to read H C Andersen cold. That man writes sentences a paragraph long and you will wonder which is coming first the end of the sentence or you turning blue from lack of oxygen and collapsing on the floor.) James and the Giant Peach will work too.
There is an old but good resource called: For Reading Out Loud by Margaret Mary Kimmel. It gives info on what books to read to kids. I like it for the lists in the back. Many of the books are with us today because they became classics, so even though it is old it is still useful. It tells where to divide the story if you are reading it over a period of time. It is not necessary to have it though.
Anyway, looking at the lists: Pippi Longstocking (independent, takes care of herself, has adventures and friends. Thing keepers can be made out of oatmeal boxes and yarn. Being summer may need to use different kind of box.\xA0 I placed towels on the floor and the kids pretended to hop around the furniture as Pippi did when she invited her friends over.)
Mr Popper Penguins \x96 talk about having problems providing a proper home!
Sideways stories from wayside school \x96 just fun

Picture Storybooks
Jump Frog Jump\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Robert Kalan
Two Bad Ants\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Chris Van Allsburg
Dogzilla\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Dav Pilkey
The Paperboy\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Dav Pilkey
Who is the Beast?\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Keith Baker
Do Not Open\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Brinton Turkle
Old Black Fly\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Jim Aylesworth
Farmer Duck\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Martin Waddell
Island Baby\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Holly Keller
Who Wants Arthur?\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Amanda Graham
The Night I Followed the Dog\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Nina Laden
Donna O\x92Neeshuck Was Chased \xA0\xA0\xA0 By Some Cows\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Bill Grossman
Madeline\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Ludwig Bemelmans
Crictor\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Tom Ungerer
King Bidgood\x92s in the Bathtub\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Audrey Wood
Quick as a Cricket\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Audrey Wood
Frederick\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Leo Lionni
Froggy Gets Dressed\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Jonathan London
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Jon Scieszka

Folklore
Momotaro\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Linda Shute
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Eric Kimmel
Rumplestiltskin\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Paul O. Zelinsky
Three Billy Goats Gruff\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Illus. by Paul Galdone
\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 or Marcia Brown
Three Cool Kids\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Rebecca Emberley
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Verna Aardema
Bossy Gallito\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Lucia Gonzalez

Non-Fiction
Those Amazing Ants \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Patricia Demuth
(pair with Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg)

Chickens Aren\x92t the Only Ones\xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 \xA0\xA0\xA0 Ruth Heller
(pair with The Surprise Family by Lynn Reiser)


Have you considered donation some of your discarded materials to this shelter? (I just had the same idea!)


I don't know if this is exactly what you are looking for but a principal of a K-5 school came in and had specifically asked for The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf. I had forgotten about reading this several years ago and when I reread it, thought this is a great one to keep in mind. It is published by Random House, c1996, 1997. ISBN 0679886117

I always liked Charlotte Zolotow\x92s The Quarreling Book.\xA0 Everyone is behaves with anger to the next family member, until the dog responds with unconditional love, and happiness is passed back up the queue.\xA0 The only issue might be the father is present in the family and is responsive, not a likely scenario for these youngsters.\xA0 It does, however, show how feelings are spread unconsciously, and how important it is to be mindful\xA0 of one\x92s actions \x96 in a very cute and funny way.

Also try The Little Brute Family but Russell Hoban. It always worked with my family.


Another book that might work is Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman. It\x92s about an African American girl who wants to be Peter Pan in the school play but is told she can\x92t because she\x92s a girl and black.
It doesn\x92t deal as much with anger issues as disappointment. Ultimately, it\x92s a great story that inspires kids to be whatever they want to be.

I visit two shelters 8-10 times a year each, including a domestic violence shelter. I like to use the Todd Parr books a lot. Also Dr. Seuss's "My Many Colored Days" and Freymann's "How Are You Peeling?"

I also do a lot of storytelling with puppets, and the kids love to come up and use the puppets. I usually tell the story and do the puppets myself, and then retell and coach the kids to tell the story (sometimes 4-5 times!) with the kids doing the puppets.


Anyway, you might want to try \x93The Luckiest Kid on the Planet\x94 by Lisa Campbell Ernst.\xA0 It\x92s about a little boy who\x92s Grandpa calls him \x93Lucky,\x94 and he always feels like he has the best luck in the world. Then one day, Lucky finds out that \x93Lucky\x94 isn\x92t really his name, and he doesn\x92t feel lucky anymore, and everything feels like bad luck to him from this point on.\xA0 Eventually, when his Grandpa winds up in the hospital, \x93Lucky\x94 decides that his Grandpa is his one \x93lucky\x94 thing, and that he is indeed the luckiest kid on the planet because he has his Grandpa.\xA0 All has a happy ending


I have a couple of titles for you, which I'm guessing someone has already mentioned, for the families in shelters:

Nancy Carlson
I Like Me
ABC I Like Me


Jamie Lee Curtis- I'm Gonna Like Me!\xA0 Letting Off a Little Self Esteem


Hi Richard,
Here are a few suggestions. I've only read a few.

When I feel Angry\xA0\xA0\xA0 Spelman,C
Anh's Anger\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0 Silver, G
Mouse was so Mad\xA0\xA0\xA0 Urban, L
Calm Down Time\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0 Verdick, E
The Grouchies\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0 Wagenbach, Deb
I'm so Mad\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0 Harris, R
Sometimes I'm Bombaloo\xA0\xA0\xA0 Vail, R
Grump,Groan ,Growl\xA0 Hooks, Bell (you have this one)
If You're Angry & You Know It\xA0\xA0\xA0 Kaiser
When Sophie Gets Angry, Really, Really Angry \xA0\xA0\xA0 Bang
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