“What are the best Children’s books about Bullying?” We looked at 234 of the top Kids Bullying books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 21 titles, all appearing on 3 or more “Best Children’s Bullying” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 200+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

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Top 21+ Best Children’s Bullying Books

21 .) Bad Girls written by Jacqueline Wilson

Lists It Appears On:

• Suffolk Libraries
• Telegraph
• The Book People

Ten-year-old Mandy must endure torment from three nasty bullies in school, but she finds solace in a new friendship with an older girl.

20 .) Enemy Pie written by Derek Munson

Lists It Appears On:

• Doing Good Together
• Storytime Standout
• We Are Teachers

Hoping that the enemy pie which his father makes will help him get rid of his enemy, a little boy finds that instead it helps make a new friend.

19 .) Goal! written by Mina Javaherbin

Lists It Appears On:

• Colours Of Us
• Human Education
• Pragmatic Mom

In a dangerous alley in a township in South Africa, the strength and unity which a group of young friends feel while playing soccer keep them safe when a gang of bullies arrives to cause trouble.

18 .) Llama Llama and the Bully Goat written by Anna Dewdney

Lists It Appears On:

• Family Education
• RD
• Teacher

Following their teacher’s lead, Llama Llama speaks to Gilroy Goat and tells him he should not act like a bully on the playground.

17 .) My Secret Bully written by Trudy Ludwig

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Human Education
• Storytime Standout

When Monica’s friend Katie begins to call her names and humiliate her in front of other kids at school, she feels betrayed and isolated. But with help from her mother, Monica reclaims her confidence from a bully disguised as her friend. Includes a note to parents and teachers, as well as related resources.…

16 .) Stand in My Shoes: Kids Learning About Empathy written by Bob Sornson PhD

Lists It Appears On:

• Doing Good Together
• Family Education
• Teacher

After Emily asks her big sister what the word empathy means, Emily decides to pay closer attention to others during her day.

15 .) The Bully Blockers Club written by Teresa Bateman

Lists It Appears On:

• Family Education
• Human Education
• Storytime Standout

When Lottie is bothered by a bully at school, she helps start a club where everyone is welcome.

14 .) The Hundred Dresses written by Eleanor Estes

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Pragmatic Mom
• We Are Teachers

In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson. Includes a note from the author’s daughter, Helena Estes.

13 .) The Invisible Boy written by Trudy Ludwig

Lists It Appears On:

• Teacher
• We Are Teachers
• Welcoming Schools

Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student, Justin, arrives, everything changes.

12 .) The Recess Queen written by Alexis O’Neil

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Doing Good Together
• We Are Teachers

Mean Jean is the biggest bully on the school playground until a new girl arrives and challenges Jean’s status as the Recess Queen.

11 .) Thirteen Reasons Why written by Jay Asher

Lists It Appears On:

• RD
• Suffolk Libraries
• We Are Teachers

When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a box in the mail containing thirteen cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah, who committed suicide, he spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah’s voice recounting the events leading up to her death.…

10 .) Tyrannosaurus Drip written by Julia Donaldson

Lists It Appears On:

• Little Parachutes
• Telegraph
• The Book People

hoever heard of a vegetarian T Rex? Everyone knows that tyrannosauruses are big and scary, so when a placid duckbill dinosaur’s egg ends up in the wrong nest, confusion is sure to ensue! When the baby dinosaur hatches out, he’s so out of place that his grisly big sisters call him Tyrannosaurus Drip. Poor little Drip: all he wants is a quiet life munching on water weed… Another winner from the author of The Gruffalo!…

9 .) Willow Finds a Way written by Lana Button

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Human Education
• Storytime Standout

Willow wants to go to Kristabelle’s fantastic birthday party, so she does things to get Kristabelle to like her, but soon the popular girl’s behavior is too much for Willow.

8 .) Yoko written by Rosemary Wells

Lists It Appears On:

• Colours Of Us
• Pragmatic Mom
• Storytime Standout

When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats–until one of them tries it for himself.

7 .) Chrysanthemum written by Kevin Henkes

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Human Education
• Teacher
• We Are Teachers

Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

6 .) Wings written by Christopher Myers

Lists It Appears On:

• Colours Of Us
• Human Education
• Pragmatic Mom
• Welcoming Schools

Ikarus Jackson, the new boy in school, is outcast because he has wings. But his resilient spirit inspires one girl to speak up for him in this thought provoking story about celebrating individuality.

5 .) Blubber written by Judy Blume

Lists It Appears On:

• Book Riot
• Read Brightly
• Suffolk Libraries
• Telegraph
• The Book People

Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it’s like when she, too, becomes a target.

4 .) Bully written by Patricia Polacco

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Human Education
• RD
• Storytime Standout
• We Are Teachers

Sixth-grade friends Lyla and Jamie, both new to their school, stand up for each other when a clique of popular girls bullies them online.

3 .) One written by Kathryn Otoshi

Lists It Appears On:

• Colours Of Us
• Human Education
• Read Brightly
• Storytime Standout
• Welcoming Schools

A number/color book reminding us that it just takes one to make everyone count.

2 .) Wonder written by R.J. Palacio

Lists It Appears On:

• Family Education
• RD
• Teacher
• Telegraph
• The Book People
• We Are Teachers
• Welcoming Schools

Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.…

1 .) Each Kindness written by Jacqueline Woodson

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Book Riot
• Human Education
• Pragmatic Mom
• Read Brightly
• We Are Teachers
• Welcoming Schools

When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya’s shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.

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