5 Aug, 2025

Start Your Year with SEL: 6 Books to Build Community

It’s the start of another school year, and students’ need to build social-emotion skills hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s a great time to start growing these foundational skills and below are a handful of our newest titles to easily introduce conversations about self-awareness, decision making, relationships, and more. We also have a fabulous series of SEL blog posts written by author, educator, and life coach Nicole D. Collier. Check them out for more book recommendations as well as tips for incorporating the 5 pillars of SEL into your daily routines and read alouds.

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