Using Books to Help Build
a Child’s Coping Skills
Bobby’s Books is a program that uses books to help children and adults deal with difficult issues. Using children's literature as a springboard for conversations will give kids the chance to express their feelings and tell their own stories.
Featured Books
A Porcupine Named Fluffy
Helen Lester
A porcupine named Fluffy is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros.
This book discusses the feelings of self-esteem and coping. Being different isn't bad, it's just different. If your child is the first one to lose his/her teeth in the class, they are the first one to get glasses, etc. Teasing can have a dramatic effect on a child and the development of self worth. You can help your child embrace what make them unique instead of trying to "fit in."
Making Headlines
Bobby's Books Listed in National Outreach Efforts to Support Military Families with Young Children
Parenting While Grieving
Parents who've lost loved ones say they need more resources for themselves and their children.
Siblings of Sick Needs Need Their Own TLC
Sponsors
Over the years I have come to understand that the person with the illness is not the only person trying to survive; Bobby's Books empowers everyone to know they are not alone in their fight and there is real hope in understanding that others have made it through the journey before you.
Jeffrey D. Damron, CFRE
Executive Director
A Kid Again
