Domestic Violence Children's Books

These children's books about domestic violence were recommended on more than one highly regarded bibliotherapy list.

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Appearing on 3 bibliotherapy booklists

• Something is Wrong at My House by Diane Davis

Appearing on 2 bibliotherapy booklists

• Clover's Secret by Christine Winn and David Walsh, Ph. D.
• A Family That Fights by Sharon Bernstein
• I Wish the Hitting Would Stop by Susan Patterson, M.S.
• Mommy and Daddy are Fighting by Susan Paris and Gail Labinski
• A Safe Place by Maxine Trotter
• Something is Wrong at My House by Diane Davis
• A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M. Holmes
• When Mommy Got Hurt by Ilene Lee & Kathy Sylwester

Children's Books About Domestic Violence Special Mentions

DV children's books (and related) that are reviewed on this site:

• The Paper Bag Princess Robert N. Munsch
• The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
• When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang

These books are fiction and non-fiction, picture books and mostly text. For that reason, you'll want to find out more about them to determine which is right for a particular situation.

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Bibliotherapy is the use of books to help children cope, understand and heal. On the bibliotherapy page you can learn more and also find lists of children's books appropriate for other situations.

This list of children's books about domestic violence was compiled by consulting some of the best bibliotherapy booklists on the subject and finding the books that were common to more than one list.

The three sources I consulted were:

• Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Council Children’s Issues Committee list of children's books
• Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition early childhood resources
• The Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System: Books to Read with My Children

Amazon search results for domestic violence children's books.

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