Here to Help: Health & Wellness

By sharing stories together and having conversations about the books you read, you can help young children understand the world around them. Seeing diverse experiences represented in books helps children to explore their own identities and develop empathy for others.

Not every book is available at all locations, but any title can be requested. The children’s librarian at your neighborhood library is also here to help, with suggestions for additional titles on topics of interest–or feel free to suggest some titles to us. New books are always being added to the collection. You can find more Here to Help booklists on different topics by clicking here.

Bear Feels Sick

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company. You can also check out this title as eAudio on Hoopla.


Bodies Are Cool

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text celebrate bodies of all shapes, sizes, ages, and colors, with different kinds of hair, eyes, spots, scars, and more. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.


Body Actions

Young readers learn about the human body and how the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, and circulatory systems function.


Don't Hug Doug

Doug prefers not to be hugged, but there are a variety of other ways his loved ones can show him affection.


Good Morning Yoga: A Pose-By-Pose Wake Up Story

Yoga helps children learn how to focus, relax, and both self-monitor and self-soothe. “Good Morning Yoga” instills these four skills and more, enabling children to jumpstart the day with excitement and meet the adventures that come with mindfulness and perspective.




Lion Needs a Shot

Little lion Luka, who is definitely not scared of doctors, is determined to set a brave example for his younger sister Lulu as she goes for her first checkup. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.



Sick Simon

By not covering his mouth or washing his hands, Simon spreads his cold to his teacher and classmates, much to the delight of three germs named Virus, Protozoa, and Bacteria.


What's So Yummy? All About Eating Well And Feeling Good

Gus, Nellie, and baby Jake visit their community garden before shopping at the farmer’s market and grocery store to gather healthy ingredients that they help prepare for a picnic, in a story that explains the role of nutrition in health.