For Educators

Books and Resources for Classrooms, Counseling Offices, and Storytime

World of Kids Books creates engaging children’s books and companion educator resources that help young readers build emotional awareness, confidence, kindness, safety, and connection — at school and beyond. Our books are designed to support the whole child through relatable storytelling, meaningful social-emotional themes, and practical tools educators can use in real learning environments.
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For teachers, school counselors, librarians, therapists, and homeschool families.

Why Our Books

Built to Support Real Educational Settings

World of Kids Books titles are created to be both meaningful for children and useful for the adults supporting them. For many of our books, we collaborate with subject matter experts — including educators, counselors, therapists, physicians, and child development professionals — to help ensure each topic is handled with care, accuracy, and age-appropriate language. To support classroom, counseling, library, and home use, we also create companion resources such as read-alouds, book PDFs, classroom posters, educator lesson plans, discussion prompts, student work pages, and take-home activities. Our series have been thoughtfully reviewed and aligned across nationally recognized educational and social-emotional learning frameworks — including CASEL, American School Counselor Association, and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework — as well as many state-specific early learning, health, safety, and SEL standards. These alignments help educators see how our books can support academic, social, and emotional growth in developmentally appropriate ways.

Built to Support Real Educational Settings

SEL standards & curriculum support

Select World of Kids Books titles include downloadable alignment documents showing how our books support social-emotional learning, whole-child instruction, and developmentally appropriate practice.

Expert-informed storytelling

We partner with subject matter experts on key book topics to help ensure our stories are thoughtful, child-centered, and useful for families, schools, and counseling settings.

Classroom-ready companion resources

Our educator resources include read-alouds, book PDFs, lesson plans, classroom posters, student work pages, discussion prompts, and extension activities designed to make implementation easier.

Support for real-life conversations

Our books help educators introduce important topics such as emotional regulation, body boundaries, kindness, anxiety, mindfulness, empathy, diversity, friendship, personal safety, and bullying prevention in an approachable, story-based way.

Standards Alignment

Through engaging stories and relatable characters, our books help students better understand their emotions, build empathy, and develop confidence in how they navigate everyday challenges.

Aligned with social-emotional learning goals and classroom standards, our books fit seamlessly into existing curriculum and daily instruction. Simple to use and flexible in application, they work naturally within your day—whether you’re leading a discussion, supporting a student, or building classroom culture.

Our books are designed to support key areas of social-emotional learning and student well-being while aligning with state and national standards and instructional goals.

  • Social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies
  • Health and safety standards
  • Bullying prevention and body safety education
Casel alignment matrix
Head Start alignment matrix
ASCA alignment matrix

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Find the Right Books for Your Setting

Shop by Topic

Shop by Topic

Browse books and resources by key SEL topics like big feelings, self-regulation, kindness, confidence, mindfulness, bullying prevention, body boundaries, diversity, and perseverance—aligned with the classroom conversations and prevention education teachers support every day.

Shop by Age

Shop by Age

Find books and resources by age range and grade level, with developmentally appropriate SEL support for preschool, early elementary, and growing readers.

Shop by Collection

Shop by Collection

Explore our books by series and author, from trusted SEL collections to new stories designed to support children’s emotional growth at every stage.

Shop Counselor Picks

Shop Counselor Picks

Discover counselor-recommended books and resources that support meaningful conversations around emotions, behavior, friendships, confidence, safety, and everyday challenges children face.

Shop Box Sets

Shop Box Sets

Shop curated box sets that make it easy to build a complete SEL library for classrooms, counseling offices, libraries, and home reading.

Use in the Classroom

Use in the Classroom

Our books are designed to fit naturally into your day with no extra prep required.

Morning meeting: Start the day with a story that builds connection, reflection, and emotional awareness.

Units of Study: Pair themes like kindness, honesty, and perseverance with core content areas to support deeper, more connected learning.

Addressing classroom challenges: Use stories as a starting point to navigate situations like bullying, conflict, or boundary-setting in a way that feels safe and approachable for students.

Small groups or support: Use stories to guide deeper conversations and help students practice real-life skills.

Bulk Pricing

Bulk Ordering for Classrooms, Libraries, and Schools

We're proud to support teachers, counselors, librarians, therapists, and homeschool families with educator-friendly ordering options.

10–24 copies

10% off

Per single title, automatic at checkout

25–49 copies

15% off

Per single title, automatic at checkout

50+ copies

Custom

Email for quote

For orders of 50+ copies, classroom sets, tax-exempt purchases, or school and library inquiries, please email publisher@worldofkidsbooks.com.

Real-World Use

Designed for Real-World Use

Whether you’re planning a classroom read-aloud, supporting a counseling conversation, refreshing your calm corner, or building an SEL-focused library collection, our books are created to be both meaningful and usable. World of Kids Books titles model real-life scenarios children can understand, while helping educators open conversations around feelings, relationships, self-management, problem-solving, personal safety, and responsible decision-making. The books can be used flexibly across read-alouds, small group instruction, counseling sessions, SEL blocks, family engagement, and integrated classroom learning.

In the classroom

In the classroom

Great for morning meetings, read-alouds, SEL blocks, calm corners, classroom discussions, and relationship-building activities. Companion lesson plans, student work pages, posters, and discussion prompts help extend the learning beyond the story.
For school counselors

For school counselors

Helpful for small groups, emotional check-ins, one-on-one support, and skill-building around feelings, friendship, confidence, anxiety, boundaries, kindness, and self-regulation. The stories give children a safe, accessible way to talk about complex topics.
For libraries

For libraries

Strong read-aloud appeal, giftable quality, and themes families and educators actively look for. Our books support emotional literacy, personal safety, inclusion, empathy, and positive relationships in a format that feels warm, engaging, and child-friendly.