An Arts Activities Approach: Counseling the Gifted,Creative,and Talented

(Recommendations based on general availability in school and public libraries).

Adoption: Silman R. (1976). Somebody else's child. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–6).

Alcoholism: Trivers J. (1974). I can stop any time I want. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. (Grades 6–12).

Appearance, Self-Concept: Blume J. (1971). Freckle juice. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–6); Freeman, D. (1955). Mop top. New York: Viking Press. (Grades K-3).

Courage: Keller H. (1981). The story of my life. Mahwah, NJ: Watermill Press. (Grades 4–12); Speare, E. (1958). The witch of blackbird pond. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–10); Sperry, A. (1979). Call it courage. New York: Collier Books. (Grades 4–12).

Creativity, Imagination: Cleary B. (1961). Emily's runaway imagination. New York: William Morrow. (Grades 4–6); Johnson, S. (1977). The value of imagination. La Jolla, CA: Value Communications. (Grades 2–4).

Death: Collier J. Collier C. (1974). My Brother Sam is Dead. New York: Scholastic Book Services. (Grades 4–10); de Paola, T. (1973). Nana upstairs and Nana downstairs. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. (Grades K-3).

Disabilities: Butler B. (1962). Light a single candle. New York: Dodd, Mead, and Co. (Grades 4–6); De Angeli, M. (1949). The door in the wall. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. (Grades 4–8).

Divorce: Blume J. (1972). It's not the end of the world. Scarsdale, NY: Bradbury Press. (Grades 4–12); Mann, P. (1973). My dad lives in a downtown hotel. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. (Grades 4–7); Mazer, N.F. (1971). I Trissy. New York: Dell. (Grades 3–6); Rofes, E, (1981). The kids book of divorce, by for and about kids. Lexington, MA: Lewis Publishing. (Grades 5–9).

Drugs: Co ask Alice. (1971). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. (Grades 7–12). Family: Cleary, B. (1963). Sister of the bride. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–9); Klein, N. (1974). Confessions of an only child. New York: Pantheon Books. (Grades 4–6); Neville, E. (1963). It's like this, cat. New York: Harper and Row. (Grades 4–9); Wilder, L.E. (1971). Little house in the big woods. New York: Avon Books. (Grades 4–8).

Freedom, Individuality: Bach R. (1970). Jonathan Livingston Seagull. New York: Avon Books. (Grades 6–12); Cormier, R. (1974). The chocolate war. New York: Dell. (Grades 6–12).

Friendship: Cleary B. (1967). Mitch and Amy. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–6); Fremlin, R. (1976). Three friends. New York: Dell. (Grades K-3); Sharmat, M. (1970). Gladys told me to meet her here. New York: Harper and Row. (Grades K-3).

Giving: Johnson A.D. (1979). The value of giving. La Jolla, CA: Value Communications. (Grades 2–4); Silverstein, S. (1964). The giving free. Harper and Row. (Grades K 12).

Good and Evil: Cooper S. (1973). The dark is rising. Fairfield, PA: Atheneum. (Grades 7–12).

Love: Cleary B. (1956). Fifteen. New York: Dell. (Grades 6–10); Cleary, B. (1959). Jean and Johnny. New York: Dell. (Grades 6–10); L'Engle, M. (1963). The moon by night. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–10).

Lying: Levy E. (1976). Lizzie lies a lot. New York: Dell, (Grades 2–4); Ness, E. (1966). Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. (Grades K-3).

Marriage: Head A. (1967). Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. (Grades 4–10).

Mental Illness: Neufield J. (1969). Lisa, bright and dark. New York: S.G. Phillips. (Grades 4–8).

Pregnancy: Sherburne Z. (1976). Too bad about the Haines girl. New York: William Morrow and Co. (Grades 7–12).

Race/Prejudice: Armstrong W.H. (1969). Sounder. New York: Harper and Row. (Grades 4–12); Fox, P. (1973). The slave dancer. New York: Dell. (Grades 6–12); Johnson, A.D. (1979). The value of helping, the story of Harriet Tubman. La Jolla, CA: Value Communications. (Grades 2–4); Taylor M.D. (1976). Roll of thunder, hear my cry. New York: Bantam Books. (Grades 4–12).

Responsibility: Cleary B. (1957). Henry and the paper route. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–6); Cleaver, V. and Cleaver B. (1969). Where the lilies bloom. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott. (Grades 7–12).

Secrets: Cleary B. (1979). Ellen Tebbits. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–6).

Self-Image, Self-Esteem: Blume J. (1972). Tales of a 4th grade nothing. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–6); Danziger, P. (1978). The pistachio prescription. New York: Dell. (Grades 3–7); Giff, P.R. (1979). Fourth grade celebrity. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–6); Van Leeuwen, J. (1972). I was a 98-pound duckling. New York: Dell. (Grades 4–9).

Stealing: Rockwell T. (1980). The thief. New York: Dell. (Grades 2–5).

Weight Problems: Breene C. (1969). A girl called Al. New York: Viking Press. (Grades 7–12).

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Brown E. (1975). Bibliotherapy and its widening applications. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.

Cianciolo P. (1965, May). Children's literature can affect coping behavior. Personnel and Guidance Journal, 897–903.

Cornett C.E. Cornett C.F. (1980). Bibliotherapy: The right book at the right time. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Kircher C. (1966). Behavior patterns in children's books. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press.

Lundsteen S. (1972, April). A thinking improvement program through literature. Elementary English, 49, 505–512.

Martin C. (1955, October). But how do books help children? Junior Libraries, 83–87.

Moody M. Lemper H. (1971). Bibliotherapy methods and materials. Chicago: American Library Association.

Morris C. (Ed.). (1975). Literature and the social worker: A selected reading list for use in bibliotherapy. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.

Riggs C. (1968). Bibliotherapy: An annotated bibliography. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Rubin R.J. (1978). Bibliotherapy sourcebook. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.

Russell D. Shrodes C. (1950, September). Contribution of research in bibliotherapy to the language arts program. School Review, 35.

Schrank F.A. (1982, February). Bibliotherapy as an elementary school counseling tool. Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 16, 218–227.

Schulteis M. (1977). Classroom teacher's manual for bibliotherapy. Fort Wayne, IN: Benet Learning Center.

Shepard T. Iles L. (1976, May). What is bibliotherapy? Language Arts, 569.

Shrodes C. (1955, October). Bibliotherapy. Reading Teacher, 25.

Shrodes C. (1949). Bibliotherapy: A theoretical and clinical-experimental study. (Doctoral dissertation, University of California, Berkeley).

Sisk D. (1982, January 16). Bibliotherapy for the gifted/talented. Guidance and Counseling Techniques for the Gifted/Talented. Long Branch, New Jersey: Monmouth College.

Stadel A. (1964, April). Bibliotherapy. Ohio Schools, 23.

Stephens J.W. (1981). A practical guide in the use and implementation of bibliotherapy. Great Neck, New York: Todd and Honeywell.

Zaccaria J.S. (1968). Facilitating human development through reading: The use of bibliotherapy in teaching and counseling. Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing Company.