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Sometimes
I Drive My Mom Crazy, But I Know She's Crazy about Me: a Self-Esteem
Book for ADHD Children. Lawrence Shapiro & Timothy
Parrotte, $20.95
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Buster
and the Amazing Daisy. Nancy Ogaz, $12.95
See our Asperger's
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Big
Brother Dustin. Alden Carter, $23.95
See our Down
Syndrome Booklist
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The
Alphabet War: a Story about Dyslexia. Diane Burton Robb,
illustrated by Gail Piazza, $19.95
Adam has lots of talent, smarts and skills. But reading is
an uphill battle until he learns some skills to help him win
The Alphabet War.
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Disorders Booklist |
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Hi,
I'm Adam: a Child's Story of Tourette Syndrome. Adam Buehrens,
$6.50
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Syndrome Booklist |
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Can I Catch It Like a Cold? Coping with a Parent’s Depression. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, illustrated by Joe Weissmann, $19.99 (ages 6 and up) 
When a parent has depression, children have many questions. Can I Catch It Like a Cold offers reassurance and allays fears for kids who cope with this adult-sized problem.
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Aaron's
Awful Allergies. Troon Harrison & Eugenie Fernandes,
$5.95
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& Asthma Booklist |
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Looking
after Louis. Lesley Ely & Polly Dunbar, $19.95
Louis has autism, but through imagination, kindness and
a special game of soccer, his classmates find a way to join
him in his world. Then they can include Louis in theirs.
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Spectrum Disorders Booklist |
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Taking
Hearing Impairment to School. Elaine Ernst Scheinder,
$13.50
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Booklist |
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Even
Little Kids Get Diabetes. Connie White Pirit, $9.95
See our Diabetes
Booklist |
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Lee,
the Rabbit with Epilepsy. Deborah Moss, $21.95
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Booklist |
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Mr.
Worry: a Story about OCD. Holly Niner, illustrated by
Greg Swearingen, $20.50
Kevin and his family learn how he can control his worrying
thoughts and compulsions. With a little practice and a lot
of patience, Kevin puts Mr. Worry in his place.
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If
Only I Could Fly. Barb McGillivary, $12.95
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Challenges Booklist |
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All
About Adoption: How Families are Made & How Kids Feel
About It. Marc Nemiroff & Jane Annuziata, with Carol
Koeller. $10.95
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Lighthouse:
a Story of Remembrance. Robert Munsch & Janet Wilson,
$19.99
See our Grief
& Loss Booklist |
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25
Things to Do…when Grandpa Passes Away…Mom and Dad Get Divorced…or
the Dog Dies: Activities to Help Children Suffering Loss or
Change. Laurie Kanyer, $15.95
Excellent, creative stuff…has
the happy effect of occupying the adult mind also.
See our Grief
& Loss Booklist |
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What's
the Big Secret? Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys.
Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown, $9.99
See our Sexuality
Booklist |
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Everyone
Poops. Taro Gomi, $10.25
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Learning Booklist |
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It's
Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel.
Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell, $19.99
"Learning not to hit? Having
to wait your turn? Sitting still? It's definitely hard to
be five…"
See our Lifeskills
for Kids Booklist |
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Once
Upon a Potty for Her. Alona Frankel, DVD $17.99; Book
$7.95
Once Upon a Potty for Him.
Alona Frankel, DVD $17.99; Book $7.95
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DVD is a fully animated version of the best-selling toilet-training
book featuring an original sing-along potty song.
See our Toilet
Learning Booklist |
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Ginny
Morris and Mom's House, Dad's House. Mary Collins Gallagher,
$10.95
Ginny Morris
and Mom's House, Dad's House spotlights many of the
day-to-day experiences of a child in joint custody and a
wide range of solutions to typical problems. Ginny's ideas
for getting organized, keeping connected with her parents
and friends, and coping with things she can't change, and
more, provide a roadmap for all children who are navigating
the sometimes bumpy road between Mom's house and Dad's house.
(For ages 8 - 12)
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Two
Homes. Claire Masurel & Kady MacDonald Denton, $9.00
Two Homes is a comforting story for young children
who are faced with separation or divorce. Positive, simple
and child-centered, this lovely book for 3 - 6 year olds is
warm and full of love. See
our Divorce Booklist
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When
My Parents Forgot to How to Be Friends. Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
& Marta Fàbrega, $8.50
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The
Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay
and Bisexual Young People. Adam Mastton, $9.95
See our Sexual
Orientation Booklist |
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Twenty
Wiggly Toes, Cynthia Johnson, $13.95
See our Twins
Booklist |
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Therapy
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Yesterday
I Had the Blues. Jerod Ashford Frame & R. Gregory
Christie, $23.95
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Teen
Esteem: a Self-Directed Manual for Young Adults. Pat Palmer
& Melisa Alberti Froehner, $11.95
See our Life
Skills for Teens Booklist |
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Cliques,
Phonies, & Other Baloney. Trevor Romain, $10.50
"If you're on the outside,
you're treated like dirt. And if you're on the inside, you
have to follow the rules. Who needs more rules?" Learn
the myths and realities of friendship from Romain's cartoons,
jokes, and pointed remarks.
See our Life
Skills for Teens Booklist |
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