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Developmental Stages in Juvenile Picture Books
Developmental Stages:
- Bed, transition from crib to bed
- Birth, child’s own
- Blanket, giving it up
- Death of a loved one
- Death of a pet
- Divorce
- Emotions
- Friends
- Hospital and illness
- New sibling
- School, starting preschool or grade school
- Sharing
- Toilet training
- Other Developmental Stages
Bed, transition from crib to bed:
My Big Boy Bed by Eve Bunting. JE B942my
My Own Big Bed by Anna Grossnickle Hines. JE H662m
Birth, child’s own:
Happy Birth Day! by Robie Harris. JE H315h
When You Were Born by Dianna Hutts Aston. JFic A8568w
Blanket, giving it up:
Geraldine’s Blanket by Holly Keller. JE K288g
Owen by Kevin Henkes. JE H513o
Death of a loved one:
The Blue Roses by Linda Boyden. JE B7895b
The Hickory Chair by Lisa Rowe Fraustino. JFic F845h
In the Piney Woods by Roni Schotter. JE S375i
Story for Hippo: A Book about Loss by Simon Puttock. JE P993s
Death of a pet:
Goodbye Mousie by Robie Harris. JE H315go
Saying Goodbye to Lulu by Corinne Demas. JFic D3725s
Up in Heaven by Emma Chichester Clark. JE C5328u
Divorce:
Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by Laurene and Marc Brown. J306.8 B878d
Good-Bye, Daddy! by Brigitte Weninger. JE W469g
I Don’t Want to Talk about It by Jeanie Franz Ransom. JE R2123i
Mama and Daddy Bear’s Divorce by Cornelia Maude Spelman. JE S743m
Missing Rabbit by Roni Schotter. JE S375mi
Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore by Kathy Stinson. JE S859m
Room for Rabbit by Roni Schotter. JE S375r
Two Homes by Claire Masurel. JE M424c
Emotions:
Anger:
Goldie is Mad by Margie Palatini. JE P154g
Little Buggy Runs Away by Kevin O’Malley. JE O54L
When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang. JE B216w and JE B216w Spanish
Sadness:
When I Feel Sad by Cornelia Maude Spelman. JE S743w
Fears:
Don’t Forget to Come Back! by Robie Harris. JFic H315d
Francis the Scaredy Cat by Ed Boxall. JE B7875f
Little Rat Rides by Monika Bang-Campbell. JFic B2162L
No Such Thing by Jackie French Koller. JE K79n
Olvina Flies by Grace Lin. JE L735o
Storm Is Coming! by Heather Tekavec. JFic T2667s
Wanda’s Monster by Eileen Spinelli. JE S757w
Friends:
Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes. JE H513c
Gigi and Lulu’s Gigantic Fight by Pamela Duncan Edwards. JE E257g
Gossie and Gertie by Olivier Dunrea. JE D925g
Hot Day on Abbott Avenue by Karen English. JFic E583h
Making Friends by Fred Rogers. J177 R725m
Hospital and illness:
Good-Bye, Tonsils! by Juliana Lee and Craig Hatkoff. JE H364g
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen. JE Y54h
When Vera Was Sick by Vera Rosenberry. JE R814w
New sibling:
Barfburger Baby, I Was Here First! by Paula Danziger. JFic D199b
Darcy and Gran Don’t Like Babies by Jane Cutler. JE C989d
Hello Baby! by Lizzy Rockwell. JE R6842h
Henry’s First-Moon Birthday by Lenore Look. JE L8627h
Hi, New Baby! by Robie Harris. JE H315hi
I’m a Big Brother/Sister by Joanna Cole. JE C6892ib/JE C6892is
Julius, the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes. JE H513ju
The New Baby at Your House by Joanna Cole. J306.8 C689n 1998
Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats. JE K25pe and JE K25pe Spanish
There's a House Inside My Mommy by Giles Andreae. JFic A556t
Will There Be a Lap for Me? by Dorothy Corey. JE C797w
You’re the Boss, Baby Duck! by Amy Hest. JE H588yo
School, starting preschool or grade school:
First Day in Grapes by L. King Perez. JE P438f and JE P438f Spanish
I Am Not Going to School Today! by Robie Harris. JFic H315i
My Kindergarten by Rosemary Wells. JFic W455m
Off to School, Baby Duck! by Amy Hest. JE H588of
The Rattlesnake Who Went to School by Craig Strete. JFic S916r
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes. JFic H513we
Sharing:
Billy Tibbles Moves Out! by Jan Fearnley. JE F288b
One of Each by Mary Ann Hoberman. JE H682o
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems. JE W699p
Sheila Rae’s Peppermint Stick by Kevin Henkes. JE H513shp
Toilet training:
Going to the Potty by Fred Rogers. J649 R725g
On Your Potty! by Virginia Miller. JE M6518o
Once upon a Potty: Boy/Girl by Alona Frankel. J649.62 F829ob/J649.62 F829og
Sam’s Potty by Barbro Lindgren. JE L746sp
Time to Pee! by Mo Willems. J649 W699t
Other Developmental Stages:
First haircut:
Bippity Bop Barbershop by Natasha Tarpley. JFic T1916b
Misbehavior at school:
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. JE H513L
Sibling rivalry:
Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes. JFic H513sh
Teasing:
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. JFic H513c