Behaviour – Page 5

Picture books about Behaviour from the Little Parachutes reviews library

Books that encourage children to behave well. Some books in this collection provide children with strategies to improve undesirable behaviour. Others acknowledge that sometimes this is a challenge!

Aggression & Tantrums

A collection of picture books about tantrums, anger and frustration, which can sometimes lead to aggressive behaviour.

Friendship & Getting Along

Books that encourage children to play together in harmony, to share and to co-operate. Some books talk about sibling rivalry: squabbles and fights between brothers and sisters.

Listening & Co-operating

A useful collection of picture books that gently encourages a child to listen well and co-operate with others.

Manners & Politeness

Picture books which promote good manners and politeness, highlighting the importance of saying please and thank you, being considerate to others and having good table manners.

Telling the Truth

Books which either encourage children to tell the truth, or explain the negative effect that lying can have on others.

Books to encourage children to help out around the house. Children who are reluctant to help out, or keep their toys and bedrooms tidy, sometimes need a gentle reminder that helping can be a lot of fun!

Caring (Dealing with Feeling)

Meet The Genies

Henry Helps with the Baby

Henry Helps with Dinner

I Can Be a Friend

I Can Take Turns

I Can Listen

I Can Share

Dad David, Baba Chris and Me

Provides guidance and support to children who are being parented by gay men. Encourages an appreciation of, and acceptance of, same-sex parents, and shows that families come in all shapes and sizes. Promotes a positive view of gay relationships.

Doing the Garden

May encourage children to help at home and get involved with gardening by showing how much fun it can be.

Selfish Sophie

Encouraging sharing, politeness and friendship.

Melrose and Croc – Friends For Life

Measuring Angels

Bug and Bear

Children struggle at times to negotiate the ups and downs of friendship. This book reassures young children that though their friends may not always be in the mood to play with them, their friendship still endures.

Little Princess – I Want My Dinner!

Encouraging children to say 'please' and 'thank you'.

Rocky and the Lamb

The book shows how being positive about someone can have positive results and can even make a mean wolf change his ways and become a good wolf.

Excuse Me: Learning About Politeness

This informative little picture book asks the reader "how polite are you?" and covers many situations where a child may compare their own behaviour to the behaviour of the girl in the book.