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Children's books about resilience

Children's books about resilience: getting up again, starting over, finding a way through. The books here treat setbacks as the start of the story rather than a stumble in the middle of it — and refuse the easy version where resilience comes without cost.

Dino Feelings: The Wobblysaurus

by Rachel Bright · age 3–6

Rain Before Rainbows

by Smriti Halls · age 3–7

The Most Magnificent Thing

by Ashley Spires · age 4–8

by Kobi Yamada · age 5–10

Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm

by Charlie Mackesy · age 6–12

Big Bright Feelings: Tilda Tries Again

by Tom Percival · age 3–7

What Do You Do With a Problem?

by Kobi Yamada · age 4–8

Basil Dreams Big

by Lu Fraser · age 3–6

Big Bright Feelings: Ruby's Worry

by Tom Percival · age 3–7

by Raina Telgemeier · age 8–12

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J.K. Rowling · age 11–15

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–6

The Koala Who Could

by Rachel Bright · age 3–7

The Rabbit Listened

by Cori Doerrfeld · age 3–7

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–6

Dino Feelings: The Worrysaurus

by Rachel Bright · age 3–6

Dog Man: Big Jim Believes

by Dav Pilkey · age 6–10

Big Bright Feelings: Billy's Bravery

by Tom Percival · age 3–7

Don't Worry, Little Crab

by Chris Haughton · age 2–6

by Victoria Jamieson · age 9–13

by Shaun Tan · age 9–14

The Boy Who Met a Whale

by Nizrana Farook · age 8–11

What Do You Do With a Chance?

by Kobi Yamada · age 4–8

Wildsmith: Magical Mountain Rescue

by Liz Flanagan · age 7–10

Haru Book 3: Fall

by Joe Latham · age 9–12

October, October

by Katya Balen · age 9–13

The Light in Everything

by Katya Balen · age 9–13

by Tom Percival · age 4–8

by Helen Ward · age 4–8

Well Done, Mummy Penguin

by Chris Haughton · age 2–6

Just One Little Light

by Kat Yeh · age 4–8

by Beatrice Alemagna · age 4–8

by Rebecca Young · age 4–8

The Last Zookeeper

by Aaron Becker · age 5–9

by Helen Ward · age 6–10

by Kate Rolfe · age 5–8

by Roald Dahl · age 7–11

Bird & Squirrel on the Edge!

by James Burks · age 6–9

by Benji Davies · age 3–6

Batcat: Cooking Contest!

by Meggie Ramm · age 5–8

Dungeon Runners: Ocean Chase

by Kieran Larwood · age 7–9

Dungeon Runners: Sky Battles

by Kieran Larwood · age 7–9

Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers

by Dav Pilkey · age 7–10

Fantastic Mr Fox

by Roald Dahl · age 6–9

Giraffes Can't Dance

by Giles Andreae · age 2–6

James and the Giant Peach

by Roald Dahl · age 7–10

by Raina Telgemeier · age 8–12

Bone 7: Ghost Circles

by Jeff Smith · age 8–12

Bone 9: Crown of Horns

by Jeff Smith · age 8–12

Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose

by Dav Pilkey · age 6–10

Dog Man: Big Jim Begins

by Dav Pilkey · age 6–10

Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears

by Emily Gravett · age 5–9

Quest for the Spark: Book Three

by Tom Sniegoski · age 8–12

by Shannon Hale · age 8–12

The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Bad Joke

by Ann M. Martin · age 8–12

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

by Charlie Mackesy · age 6–12

Arthur and the Golden Rope

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 6–9

Big Bright Feelings: Bea's Bad Day

by Tom Percival · age 3–7

by Levi Pinfold · age 4–8

by Shaun Tan · age 10–15

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