# Can anyone recommend children's books about ADHD? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 11, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-childrens-books-about-adhd/581557 "2011-05-11T19:55:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-childrens-books-about-adhd/581557/1 "2011-05-11T19:55:53Z")
I’m asking for a friend who’s a U.S. military wife in Germany and has a 9 year old son diagnosed with ADHD and she wants to help him understand the condition. (Note: not a thread to discuss the validity of ADHD diagnoses.) I’m a librarian but have virtually no experience with children’s books and while I can do keyword searches and all I was hoping somebody might know offhand and be able to recommend for or against certain books. Thanks for any info, J ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-childrens-books-about-adhd/581557/2 "2011-05-11T20:06:33Z")
The Library of Congress has 43 books with the subject heading Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Juvenile literature. My favorite title so far is [All Dogs Have ADHD](http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Have-ADHD-Kathy-Hoopmann/dp/1843106515). ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-childrens-books-about-adhd/581557/3 "2011-05-12T02:20:42Z")
One of the top entries in the Style Invitational in _The Washington Post_, where the contest was to come up with bad ideas for children’s books, was this: _The Attention Deficit Disorder Association’s Book of Wild Animals of North Amer-Hey! Lets Go Ride Our Bikes_ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-childrens-books-about-adhd/581557/4 "2011-05-12T02:28:14Z")
So…are we talking about a non-fiction book that’s written for child readers, or a fictional book? I can’t imagine that there are a lot of the latter. ---
**Author:** ![Private\_Bin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@Private\_Bin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Private_Bin)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-childrens-books-about-adhd/581557/5 "2011-05-13T15:31:58Z")
I’ve self-published a pop-up book about erectile dysfunction, if that’s any help. To be honest though, it’s a little disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-childrens-books-about-adhd/581557/6 "2011-05-13T16:53:35Z")
[Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window](http://www.amazon.com/Totto-Chan-Little-Girl-at-Window/dp/4770020678) is enormously popular in Japan, and also in Viet Nam where I first came across it. Totto-Chan’s condition is never really referred to as ADHD, but it’s pretty clear. She’s a girl though, so maybe wouldn’t interest your friend’s son. The cover makes her look more girly than her character acts. She’s comparable to, say, Beverly Cleary’s Ramona. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-childrens-books-about-adhd/581557/7 "2011-05-13T17:00:09Z")
_Hop On,_ by Dr. ---
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-childrens-books-about-adhd/581557/8 "2011-05-14T03:34:59Z")
I wrote to my friend, who recommended the following book she got for her son (but he’s in middle school). She said it explained a lot about the diagnosis, but not in a “there’s something wrong with you” way (her words): > **[The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD (Survival Guides for Kids): Taylor Ph.D.,...](https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Guide-Kids-ADHD/dp/1575424479)** > > The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD (Survival Guides for Kids) \[Taylor Ph.D., John F.\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD (Survival Guides for Kids) I’m sure you’ve already found this one, but it sounds perfect for a younger child: > **[Cory Stories: A Kid's Book About Living With ADHD: Kraus, Jeanne, Martin,...](https://www.amazon.com/Cory-Stories-Kids-about-Living/dp/1591471540)** > > Cory Stories: A Kid's Book About Living With ADHD \[Kraus, Jeanne, Martin, Whitney\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Cory Stories: A Kid's Book About Living With ADHD I can’t vouch for it, but the reviews sound promising. Wallet