WEBSITES

Anti Bully Hotline http://www.applesforhealth.com/antibully2.html
Offers a 24-hour a day hotline for kids who have nowhere else to turn when they are being bullied.

Bibliotherapy Defined http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/digests/d82.html
This article prepared by Nola Kortner Alex contains a good overview of what bibliotherapy is, when it should be used, who should conduct it, etc. Links to the original sources provide more in-depth information.

Children’s Picture Book Database http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/
The University of Miami produces this item. It is a useful resource for bibliotheraputic type picture books on many topics.

Educators for Social Responsibility http://www.esrnational.org/
A list of web resources for teaching about conflict resolution.

Internet School Library Media Center's (ISLMC) Bibliotherapy Page http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/bibliotherapy.htm.
This page offers bibliographies of books, articles and other information on using children's books to help youngsters deal with problems.

Magination Press http://www.maginationpress.com/bbytopic.html
This publisher's website specializes in bibliotherapy titles for children.

Waterboro Public Library - http://www.waterborolibrary.org/oldsite/bklistjb.htm
Very nice selection of bibliotherapy sites on a variety of topics.

BOOKS

Campbell, Laura Ann. Storybooks for Tough Times. Fulcrum Publishers, 1999.
There are 15 topics that cover abuse to war in this title. This is slight for a bibliography of helping titles, however, the format is very useful. Each title has a short story summary, a making connections point and discussion questions. For those working with discussion groups on sensitive issues for the first time, these sample titles with a discussion point and questions should prove helpful.

Coon, Cheryl. Books To Grow On: A Guide to Using the Best Children’s Fiction for Everyday Issues and Tough Challenges, Lutra, c2004.
A very comprehensive volume which identifies books about issues that parents may want to discuss with their young children. The book brings together a solid selection of (mostly) picture books and middle-grade novels by a number of well-regarded children's book authors.

Doll, Beth and Doll, Carol. Bibliotherapy with Young People: Librarians and Mental Health Professionals Working Together. Libraries Unlimited, Inc. 1997.
The authors, one a media specialist and the other a mental health professional, bring together expertise that assist professionals working with young people who are dealing with difficulties. The book will help collaborations among mental health professionals, children’s and young adult information specialists, and media specialists. Bibliotherapy is defined and cautions and tools are given for facilitators.

McCarty-Hynes, Arleen and Mary Hynes-Berry. Biblio/Poetry Therapy the Interactive Process: A Handbook. North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc., 1994.
This book is a straightforward, how-to guide for bibliotherapy. It is intended to teach biliotherapy and prepare the reader for certification. Includes lists of: “Professional Organizations,” “Bibliography of Professional Literature,” “Bibliotherapeutic Materials Cited,” and index.