Books About Bullying
October is Bullying Prevention Month, and one way to approach the topic with kids is through literature. Browse this list of books from our Juvenile Health & Wellness Collection to find stories and strategies to share at home or school.
Way Past Mean
by Hallee Adelman.
Do You Even Know Me?
by Reem Faruqi.
You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!)
by Taraji P. Henson.
Stand up to Bullying: Upstanders to the Rescue!
by Phyllis Kaufman Goodstein.
Bully
by Patricia Polacco.
Ease the Tease!
by Judy S. Freedman.
He Made Fun of Me. Ignore or Confront?: You Choose the Ending
by Connie Colwell Miller.
Talking About Bullying
by Louise Spilsbury.
Superheroes Always Fight Back... Or Do They?
by Kate Thompson.
Lunch Every Day
by Kathryn Otoshi.
Giant Giant
by Dylan Hewitt.
The No More Bullying Book for Kids: Become Strong, Happy, and Bully-Proof
by Vanessa Green Allen.
The Bully Blockers Club
by Teresa Bateman; illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic.
Stand Up For Yourself: Dealing with Bullies and Bossiness, and Finding a Better Way
by Patti Kelley Criswell and Angela Martini.
Bullying
by Jane Lacey; illustrated by Venitia Dean.
How to Survive Mean Girls
by Lisa Miles and Xanna Eve Chown.
Nobody!: A Story About Overcoming Bullying in Schools
by Erin Frankel; illustrated by Paula Heaphy.
Zach Stands Up
by William Mulcahy; illustrated by Darren McKee.
Bullies Never Win
by Margery Cuyler; illustrated by Arthur Howard.
Dealing with Bullying
by Holly Duhig.
Just Kidding
by Trudy Ludwig; illustrated by Adam Gustavson.
Did You Hear?: A Story About Gossip
by Frank J. Sileo; illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin.
Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain
by Trevor Romain.
Talking About Bullying
by Jillian Powell.
Confessions of a Former Bully
by Trudy Ludwig; illustrated by Beth Adams.
A Bully-Free School
by Pamela Hall; illustrated by Bob Ostrom.
A Bully-Free Bus
by Pamela Hall; illustrated by Bob Ostrom.
Stand Up to Bullying: Upstanders to the Rescue!
by Elizabeth Verdick and Phyllis Kaufman Goodstein.
Tough!
by Erin Frankel; illustrated by Paula Heaphy.