Picture books tagged with: behaviour

May help a child deal with a bad mood understanding that running away does not help and how important home is.

Lively Elizabeth

This book shows how our actions effect others.

A good choice of book to set a child's expectations of what happens at a sleepover. The simple conversational text and lively illustrations may encourage them to talk about the experience and ask questions.

How Should I Behave?

A good way to start a discussion with young children on what constitutes acceptable behaviour. Promotes good manners, co-operation, helping and politeness.

Why Should I Help?

Encouraging young children to help around the house and how co-operation and helping others is a positive trait.

How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?

May encourage a child to adopt good table manners and try new foods, particularly those children who are mad about dinosaurs!

Monsters Not Allowed

A story that may help children understand that if you give someone who is different a chance you may actually really like them and they can do really well in class with some self esteem.

A Dr. Spot Casebook: Zak Has ADHD

A good resource to teach children and their families about ADHD

Rude Rabbit

Highlights the negative impact that bad manners and rudeness can have. Promotes the idea that if someone is polite then they will be happier and have more friends.

Playing in the Park (Why Manners Matter)

This book covers the important aspects of playing with others in the park. It provides good examples of the little things that can make life much more agreeable for everyone and that make no-one feel excluded. It is written in language that children can easily understand.

Please and Thank You: A Pirate Pete and Princess Polly book

This appealingly illustrated book should encourage children to think of others and remember their manners.

Tissue, Please!

Encouraging good manners, hygiene and politeness.

Excuse Me!

Encouraging good manners

Going Shopping (Why Manners Matter)

This book gives a view of many of the things important when going out shopping while also providing good examples of the little things that can make life much more agreeable for everyone both on the way to the shops and when buying things. It is written in language that children can easily understand.

How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms?

The Gordon Star

Give that back, Jack!

Encourages good behaviour, co-operation and sharing.

Manners At Parties

By encouraging children to behave in a thoughtful, polite and caring manner at a party.

Manners On Holiday

The Manners books show children how to resolve small difficulties they might face in their daily lives. These stories help children to develop their social skills early in a fun and friendly way.

The No-No Bird

Many young children go through a phase of answering every request with a firm 'NO!'. Some may recognise themselves in the stubborn little 'no-no bird' in this cautionary tale. This may encourage them to co-operate a little more often.

Don’t Dip Your Chips in Your Drink, Kate

Encouraging good manners and co-operation.

Leon Bites

Cheeky Charlie!

A simple, funny story which ends with a clear message: no-one is perfect and you should take a close look at yourself before teasing others!

Angry (Dealing with Feeling…)

I Can Take Turns

Why Do I Feel Scared? A First Look At Being Brave

This non-fiction picture book explores what it means to be brave and defines bravery in many different forms (including standing up for yourself and others, and trying new things).

Naughty Nina

Smudge’s Grumpy Day