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The Anti-Bullying Booklist

Anti-bullying books for Pink Shirt Day and beyond! For this list, picture books for younger children will be listed first followed by chapter books and non-fiction materials for the middle grades.

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  • I Walk With Vanessa

    a Story About a Simple Act of Kindness

    Kerascoët
    An elementary school girl witnesses the bullying of another girl, but she is not sure how to help.
    Book, 2018New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2018] — PIC Ker
  • Mr. Fish finds the courage to speak up for his friends when a shark comes to the park and bullies them.
    Book, 2017New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017. — PIC Die
  • Sally McCabe is a very little girl, and nobody notices her, although she notices everything that goes on around her--but when she speaks out about the unkindness she sees, people start to pay attention.
    Book, 2014New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014] — PIC Rob
  • Mason loves to gossip and because of this, the Iheards flock to him, but when no one wants to be his presentation partner, classmate Natalie helps him turn things around by encouraging him to share only the good Iheards.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2022] — PIC Kil
  • A sweet, tender poem about loving and accepting others, no matter what they look like, where they come from, or what their age and abilities are
    Book, 2020Layton : Gibbs Smith, 2020. — PIC Pea
  • Morris is a little boy who loves using his imagination. But most of all, Morris loves wearing the tangerine dress in his classroom's dress-up center. The children in Morris's class don't understand. Dresses, they say, are for girls. And Morris…
    Book, 2014Toronto, Ontario : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2014. — PIC Bal
  • Lola and the Troll is about remembering how to be brave, even when it’s hard, and realizing that some-times all a bully really needs is a little kindness.
    Book, 2024New York : Razorbill, 2024. — PIC Sch
  • Molly Lou's mother encouraged her to speak up when something is wrong, for those who can't, and even when it's hard, and all of that comes into play when a bully picks on a new kid at school.
    Book, 2020New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2020] — PIC Lov
  • Not everyone understands Salma's religion the way she does, including news reporters, and even a boy in her class, who bullies Salma for belonging to the culture and faith she loves. However, when things go too far, Salma says, "Enough is enough!"…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — EASY FIC Far
  • Based on the true story of a boy named Jimmy who takes another kid's lunch at school every day. But through the power of kindness he is transformed into a compassionate human being.
    Book, 2021Los Angeles, CA : KO Kids Books, [2021] — PIC Oto
  • A new boy nicknamed Bird Boy by teasing classmates enjoys imaginative flights as various birds, gaining self-confidence and new friends.
    Book, 2021New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2021] — PIC Bur
  • Children are encouraged to find their own voice, and to say something, even though it may, at times, be difficult to speak out.
    Book, 2019New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Incorporated, 2019. — PIC Rey
  • Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself.
    Book, 2020North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, [2020] — PIC Phi
  • When a child has a "bad speech day" at school, his father gives him a new perspective on his stuttering.
    Book, 2022Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, 2022 — PIC READALONG Sco
  • When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
    Book, 2020Toronto, Ontario : Scholastic, [2020] — FRE PIC Nyo
  • Bunny's been branded a bully by her classmates, but Kitty is wise enough to see beyond the label and look at Bunny for who she truly is: a girl who's sorry for mistakes she may have made in the past and who desperately wants a second chance.
    Book, 2020Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2020] — PIC But
  • Insults Aren't Funny

    What to Do About Verbal Bullying

    Doering, Amanda F., 1980-
    Sensitive, narrative text from illustrated animal characters shows readers what verbal bullying is and provides possible solutions to stop it.
    Book, 2016North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone, 2016. — EASY 371.58 DOE 2016
  • Pushing Isn't Funny

    What to Do About Physical Bullying

    Higgins, Melissa, 1953-
    Sensitive illustrations of gender-neutral animal characters help all children relate to the issue of physical bullying.
    Book, 2016North Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Picture Window Books, 2016. — EASY 302.343 HIG 2016
  • Teasing Isn't Funny

    What to Do About Emotional Bullying

    Higgins, Melissa, 1953-
    Sensitive, narrative text from illustrated animal characters shows readers what emotional bullying is and provides possible solutions to stop it
    Book, 2016North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Picture Window Books, a Capstone Imprint, [2016] — EASY 371.5 HIG 2016
  • Sensitive, narrative text from illustrated animal characters shows readers what covert bullying is and provides possible solutions to stop it
    Book, 2016North Mankato, Minnesota : Picture Window Books, 2016. — EASY 302.343 DOE 2016