International Self Care Day
The CBC Holidays Series explores stories that relate to specific holidays so that kid, and adult, readers can celebrate in the best way… with a good book!
On International Self Care Day (7/24), we celebrate taking care of ourselves. From writing in a journal about our days to taking walks and eating healthy meals, there are so many ways we can prioritize our health and help our bodies and minds; these books give us a place to begin.
13 Things Strong Kids Do: Think Big, Feel Good, Act Brave, by Amy Morin; illus. Jennifer Naalchigar (HarperCollins) — Nonfiction, Prose, Mental/Physical Health, ages 7-12.
Be Positive!, by Dr. Sharie Coombes; illus. Ellie O’Shea (Kane Miller) — Nonfiction, Prose, Mental/Physical Health, Series, ages 7-12.
The Confidence Code for Girls: Taking Risks, Messing Up, and Becoming Your Amazingly Imperfect, Totally Powerful Self, by Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, and JillEllyn Riley; illus. Nan Lawson (HarperCollins) — Nonfiction, Prose, Mental/Physical Health, ages 7-12.
The Girl Guide: 50 Lessons In Learning to Love Your Changing Body, by Marawa Ibrahim; illus. Sinem Erkas (HarperCollins) — Nonfiction, Prose, Mental/Physical Health, ages 7-12
Hug Me, by Simona Ciraolo (Nobrow / Flying Eye Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Mental/Physical Health, Humor, ages 4-6.
I Am Love: A Book of Compassion (I Am Books), by Susan Verde; illus. Peter H. Reynolds (ABRAMS) — Fiction, Picture Book, Mental/Physical Health, Series, ages 0-3.
I Make Space, by Sara Cassidy; illus. Jimmy Tigani (Orca Book Publishers) — Fiction, Picture Book, Concepts, Mental/Physical Health, ages 0-3.
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You, by Sonia Sotomayor; illus. Rafael López (Philomel Books) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir, History, Mental/Physical Health, ages 4-6.
Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids, by Susan Cain, Gregory Mone, and Erica Moroz; illus. Grant Snider (Penguin Random House / Dial Books) — Nonfiction, Prose, Science, Mental/Physical Health, ages 7-12.
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, by Dawn Huebner, Ph.D.; illus. Bonnie Matthews (Magination Press) — Nonfiction, Prose, How-to / Activity, Mental/Physical Health, ages 7-12.
What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger, by Dawn Huebner, Ph.D.; illus. Bonnie Matthews (Magination Press) — Nonfiction, Prose, How-to / Activity, Mental/Physical Health, ages 7-12.
Yoga Animals at the Seashore: Jump, Stretch, Balance, Breate, and Relax With the Animals, by Christiane Kerr and Jason Hook; illus. Julia Green (Quarto Book Group / Ivy Kids) — Fiction, Picture Book, Mental/Physical Health, How-to / Activity, Animals, ages 4-6.
You Are Enough: Your Guide to Body Image and Eating Disorder Recovery, by Jen Petro-Roy (Macmillan / Square Fish) — Nonfiction, Prose, Mental/Physical Health, How-to / Activity, ages 7-12.
You Hold Me Up / ê-ohpiniyan, by Monique Gray Smith, Translated by Mary Cardinal Collins; illus. Danielle Daniel (Orca Book Publishers) — Fiction, Picture Book, Mental/Physical Health, Diversity, Background / Culture, ages 4-6.
Join International Self Care Day by reading a book!
List compiled by CBC’s resident holiday expert, Sommer Wissner. Check out other CBC Holiday book lists on our blog.
