Mental Health Awareness Month Picture Books

from Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public Library

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Erica, a librarian at the Franklin Avenue Library, joins us on the podcast today to discuss a selection of picture books that can help kids learn about mental health and feelings such as grief, anger, and anxiety. Erica's Picks Big Feelings, by Alexandra Penfold, illus. by Suzanne Kaufman It Was Supposed to be Sunny, by Samantha Cotterill Bear Island, by Matthew Cordell The Whatifs, by Emily Kilgore, illus. by Zoe Persico

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