Bibliotherapeutic Books: Helping you navigate life, one book at a time.
About The Helping Books
About Us
WE TURN HARD THINGS
INTO PAGES YOU CAN TURN.
Some experiences are difficult to understand—and even harder to work through.
The Helping Books® creates affordable, compassionate, bibliotherapeutic books for children, teens, adults, families, caregivers, and Helpers navigating life’s hardest moments.
Through story, art, reflection, gentle humor, practical lessons, and therapeutic tools, our books help readers make sense of what they are facing, name what hurts, discover what helps, and take the next brave step forward.
These are not simply books to read.
They are workbooks to throughfully work through as you live you life. These books will begin conversations.
Books that teach what no one explained.
Books that remind people they are not alone.
Books that help turn fear into understanding—and understanding into hope.
We are building a series for every difficult chapter of life—from childhood through adulthoodm for everyone for people with disabilites to memory loss. —so readers can find support that meets them where they are. We also create books that help people enjoy the life they have today: exploring nature, strengthening relationships, discovering new interests, building confidence, and making meaningful memories. Whether someone is facing a painful transition or simply learning how to live more fully, The Helping Books® offers compassionate guidance for the hard days and inspiration for the good ones.
HELP US PUT THE RIGHT BOOK
INTO SOMEONE’S HANDS AT THE RIGHT TIME.
My Name Is Foster Kid(R) books are compassionate, trauma-informed story and workbook resources created for young people in foster care—and for the foster parents, relatives, caseworkers, therapists, teachers, advocates, and other caring adults who support them.
Through relatable stories, meaningful art, reflection, gentle humor, practical lessons, and therapeutic tools, these books help readers understand what is happening, express difficult feelings, recognize safe people, build life skills, and begin imagining a future shaped by more than what they have endured.
Our mission at The Helping Books® is to put a book and support in each foster child's hand.
Your donation helps us write, illustrate, professionally review, print, and share these meaningful resources with children in all states and territories who need them—especially those who may not otherwise have access to compassionate guidance and practical support.
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today. Your gift can help place the right book into someone’s hands at the moment they need it most.
GIVE SOMEONE A BOOK THAT HELPS.
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The Helping Books® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization creating bibliotherapeutic books for people of all ages.
About Us
Our Mission
Community Engagement
Our Objectives
At The Helping Books®, our mission is to promote healing, resilience, and empowerment through books rooted in trauma-informed care and therapeutic principles.
Our Objectives
Community Engagement
Our Objectives
Equip children and families with coping tools, knowledge of rights, and emotional regulation strategies.
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
Build social connectedness through consistent, supportive relationships and protective systems.
About The Helping Books
Community Engagement
We aim to build social connectedness through consistent, supportive relationships and protective systems.
Our Vision
We envision a world where no child or family faces trauma alone. By combining therapeutic storytelling with innovative AI technology, we are shaping a future where resilience is nurtured, voices are amplified, and every story becomes a catalyst for healing, connection, and lasting hope.