LibGuides: Bullying Resources: Books, Videos & Websites: Childrens Books about Bullying

Picture Books

A selection of picture books about bullying that are available in the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC) of the Cheng Library of William Paterson University. Additional titles may be found through the online catalog.

Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
Call Number: CMC P J Yas
ISBN: 9780670249312
Publication Date: 1955
A new teacher sees something special in a child who has been ignored and teased for many years, changing that child's life. (Grades K-3)
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson; E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
Call Number: CMC P J Woo
ISBN: 9780399246524
Publication Date: 2012-10-02
Everyone ignores the new girl, Maya, who leaves after a short time. When their teacher gives a lesson about kindness Chloe realizes that she missed an opportunity to be kind.
First Day in Grapes by L. King Perez
Call Number: CMC P J Per
ISBN: 1584300450
Publication Date: 2002
Chico is nervous about starting third grade in a new school when his migrant worker family moves to harvest grapes. He finds his courage when he encounters bullies in the lunch room. (Grades 1-4)
Goggles by Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator)
Call Number: CMC P J Kea
ISBN: 9780670880621
Publication Date: 1998-11-01
Two boys must outsmart the neighborhood bullies before they can enjoy their new treasure, a pair of motorcycle goggles.
Peanut Butter and Jellyfish by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Call Number: CMC P J Kro
ISBN: 9780375870361
Publication Date: 2014
Best friends Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are constantly being taunted by their neighbor, Crabby, until they help him out of a jam. (Grades PreK-2)
The Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney
Call Number: CMC P J Pin
ISBN: 068815932X
Publication Date: 1999
An adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story about a duckling who is scorned because he is different. (Grades 1-3)
Whitewash by Ntozake Shange; Michael Sporn (Illustrator)
Call Number: CMC P J Sha
ISBN: 0802784909
Publication Date: 1997
Based on a true incident Helene-Angel and her brother are attacked by a gang who paint her face white. (Grades 2-5)
Yoko by Rosemary Wells
Call Number: CMC P J Wel
ISBN: 0786823453
Publication Date: 1998
When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of her. (Grades K-2)

Books for Grades 2-6

90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis
Call Number: CMC J Flo
ISBN: 9781596431683
Publication Date: 2010
Because of the violence in Cuba Julian and his two brothers are sent to Miami via the Pedro Pan operation. Without their parents the boys live in a refugee camp where they need to protect themselves from bullies. (Grades 4-7)
Blubber by Judy Blume
Call Number: CMC J Blu
ISBN: 9780440407072
Publication Date: 1976
Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it's like when she, too, becomes a target. (Grades 4-6)

A selection of novels for students in grades 3-12 that are available in the Curriculum Materials Center of the Cheng Library of William Paterson University. Additional titles may be found through the online catalog.

The Ballad of a Broken Nose by Arne Svingen; Kari Dickson (Translator)
Call Number: CMC J Svi
ISBN: 9781481415422
Publication Date: 2016
Immersing himself in his love for opera in order to cope with a difficult life, shy and bullied Bart embraces an optimistic outlook and bonds with an outgoing girl who encourages him to perform in a school talent show. (grades 5-8)
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes; Louis Slobodkin (Illustrator); Helena Estes (Introduction by)
Call Number: CMC J Est
ISBN: 9780152052607
Publication Date: 1971
In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight- lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson about bullying. (Grades 2-5)
Veronica Ganz by Marilyn Sachs
Call Number: CMC J Sac
ISBN: 9780595483945
Publication Date: 1968
Thirteen year old Veronica Ganz has bullied everybody in her classes, and has never been challenged... until little Peter Wedemeyer moves into the neighborhood. (Grades 4-6)

Books for Grades 6-12

Brundibar by Tony Kushner; Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
Call Number: CMC j782.1 Kus
ISBN: 0786809043
Publication Date: 2003
Aninku and Pepicek try to buy milk for their sick mother, but a hurdy-gurdy grinder chases them away. Talking animals and three hundred schoolchildren help them defeat the bully. Based on a Czech opera that was performed at a Nazi concentration camp. (Grades 5-12)
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Call Number: CMC J Cor
ISBN: 9780394828053
Publication Date: 1974
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies. (Grades 6-12)

A selection of books about bullying that are available in the Curriculum Materials Center of the Cheng Library of William Paterson University. Additional titles may be found through the online catalog.

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly; Isabel Roxas (Illustrator)
Call Number: CMC J Kel
ISBN: 9780062414151
Publication Date: 2017
Lives of four misfits are intertwined when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him. (Grades 6-12)
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Call Number: CMC J Hin
ISBN: 9780140385724
Publication Date: 1997
After the death of his parents Ponyboy can live with his older brothers as long as he stays out of trouble, a difficult task when a local gang keeps threatening him. (Grades 6-9)