Shyness: Resource List
Books for Children
Ages 1 to 3
- Shy Charles; by Rosemary Wells; Puffin, 1992
- When You're Shy and You Know It (Feelings for Little Children); by Elizabeth Crary; Parenting Press, 1996
Ages 4 to 8
- Buster: The Very Shy Dog; by Lisze Bechtold; Houghton Mifflin, 1999
- Feeling Shy; by Althea; Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1998
- Little Miss Shy; by Roger Hargreaves; Rice Stern Sloan Publishing, 1998
- The Blushful Hippopotamus; by Chris Raschka; Orchard Books, 1996
- The Way I Feel; by Janan Cain; Parenting Press, 2000
- Tyler Is Shy; by Susan Hood; Readers Digest, 2000
Ages 9 to 12
- Don't Be Shy: How to Fit In, Make Friends and Have Fun -Even If You Weren't Born Outgoing; by Calude Clement; Harry N. Abrams, 2005
- I Can-- Speak Up; Sarah Levete; Copper Beech Books, 2002
- Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth; by Elaine Konigsburg; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
- Let's Talk About Being Shy; by Marianne Johnston; PowerKids Press, 1996
- Making Friends; by Sarah Levete; Copper Beech Books, 1998
- The Long Secret; by Louise Fitzhugh; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
Young Adult
- Shyness: Your Questions Answered; by Lynne Crawford and Linda Taylor; Element, 1998
Books for Adults
- Nurturing the Shy Child: Practical Help for Raising Confident and Socially Skilled Kids and Teens; by Barbara Markway; St. Martin’s Griffin, 2006
- The Shy Child: A Parent's Guide to Preventing and Overcoming Shyness from Infancy to Adulthood; by Philip G. Zimbardo, 1999
- The Shy Child: Helping Children Triumph Over Shyness; by Ward K., Ph. D. Swallow; Warner Books, 2000
- The Shyness Breakthrough: A No-Stress Plan to Help Your Shy Child Warm Up, Open Up and Join the Fun; by Bernardo Carducci; Rodale, 2003
Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Pediatric Advisor 2012.1 published by RelayHealth.
Last modified: 2008-08-11
Last reviewed: 2010-06-04
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