Thick-skinned, Thin-skinned, The Skin I’m In: Books about Bullying, Teasing, Relational Aggression and School Violence (CCBC)

The Collaborative Children's Book Center (CCBC), based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is "a unique and vital gathering place for books, ideas, and expertise in the field of children’s and young adult literature" (CCBC). The Center has been documenting diversity statistics on the myriad aspects of our identity (race/ethnicity, disability, LGBTQIA+, religion, etc.) in children's and youth literature since 1985. Learn more about the CCBC here: https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/ ABOUT THIS LIST: "This selective bibliography offers titles that authentically address the issues of bullying, teasing, relational aggression, and school violence. The books on this list provide perspectives from the standpoint of being a target, aggressor, observer, or all three. The titles chosen here reflect themes of conformity, self-perception, and popularity in addition to stories related to school culture and tolerance. While some books describe the difficulties of being different, others emphasize the positives. From books depicting the heartache of gossip and social invisibility to books portraying the struggle of feeling comfortable into one’s own skin, these titles will have relevance and resonance with readers." (CCBC, 2024) Scroll for books for children PreK through Grade 12.