# 5 books to read with your children that any psychologist would recommend > Stories are and have always been the best way to communicate with the little ones. What a story tells you stays engraved. Some say that when... - **Author:** mireia-navarro-vera · **Category:** Infantil - **Published:** 2016-08-25 · **Updated:** 2018-03-02 - **URL:** https://elteuespai.com/en/5-books-to-read-with-your-children-any-psychologist-would-recommend/ - _Translation pending clinical review._ --- ## Why stories work in childhood Stories are and have always been **the best way to communicate with the little ones**. What a story tells you stays engraved. Some say that when you read a story you speak directly to the subconscious and learning happens in a simpler way. Be that as it may, what is certain is that **stories are used a great deal in child therapy and they work.** And I take them home to read to my children at night. **There are essential books that I would recommend without batting an eye to all parents.** Taking advantage of the fact that **summer** gives us that precious time we don't have in winter, I have selected a **list of the best books** so that you can share them with your children and, along the way, help them in this hard process of growing up and forming themselves as people. ## 5 recommended books to read with your children ### The Color Monster ![THE COLOR MONSTER](/images/blog/2016/08/1-compressor-300x300.webp)It could not hold any other position. It is **the top of the books**, it is one of the best for talking about **emotions**. It is a monster that is a little confused with the emotions that are represented by colors, and he appears painted with all of them mixed together. Then, with the help of a girl, they separate them one by one to put them into jars. In this way, **they describe emotions such as joy, sorrow, anger, fear and calm**. Recommended above all for children from 0 to 6 years old. [El monstruo de colores (Cuentos (flamboyant))](https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/8493987743/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24790&creativeASIN=8493987743&linkCode=as2&tag=elteuespai-21)![Amazon link to the book The Color Monster](http://ir-es.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=elteuespai-21&l=as2&o=30&a=8493987743) ### When I Am Jealous ![WHEN I AM JEALOUS](/images/blog/2016/08/2-compressor-300x300.webp)Jealousy always appears in childhood, it may be because of a little brother or sister, because of one of the parents or a little cousin or a friend. The thing is that it is something we have all experienced and **it is normal for children to feel jealousy** because it expresses a deep fear and complex of not being important to others. With this **story we help our children to put a name to what they feel and to understand it.** It explains what I feel, what I do and what I think when I am jealous. It encourages you to share that feeling and to understand that sometimes others are also jealous of you. Also recommended from 0 to 6-7 years old [Cuando estoy celoso (Sentimientos)](https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/8467522038/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24790&creativeASIN=8467522038&linkCode=as2&tag=elteuespai-21)![Amazon link to the book When I Am Jealous](http://ir-es.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=elteuespai-21&l=as2&o=30&a=8467522038) ### I Will Kill Monsters for You ![3. I Will Kill Monsters for You](/images/blog/2016/08/3-compressor-300x300.webp)There are many books about fear and very good ones. This is just one of them. What I like is that it teaches you that others are also afraid, even the monster. It is important that we understand that **fear is an adaptive emotion** and although it is unpleasant, it serves a function and has in part helped to preserve our species. Fear is born with us and stays for our whole life. Moreover, it also matures with us, fears change and evolve as we grow. That is why there are so many stories about fear, because in childhood we must learn to recognize and accept it. **Brave is not the one who has no fear, it is the one who, even having it, faces it.** Recommended from 0 to 8 years old. [Yo Mataré Monstruos Por Ti](https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/8493897884/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24790&creativeASIN=8493897884&linkCode=as2&tag=elteuespai-21)![Amazon link to the book I Will Kill Monsters for You](http://ir-es.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=elteuespai-21&l=as2&o=30&a=8493897884) ### I Love You (Almost Always) ![I LOVE YOU ALMOST ALWAYS](/images/blog/2016/08/4-compressor-298x300.webp)**A delightful love story** for all ages. Although the most interesting thing about the book is not that, what fascinates me most is **how it explains diversity**, how something we like about the other is sometimes exactly what we dislike most and **how two opposite poles attract each other**. **It talks about tolerance, about differences and about love. What more can you ask of a children's book?** Recommended from 0 to 10 years old [Te quiero (casi siempre)](https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/8467043709/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24790&creativeASIN=8467043709&linkCode=as2&tag=elteuespai-21)![Amazon link to the book I Love You (Almost Always)](http://ir-es.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=elteuespai-21&l=as2&o=30&a=8467043709) ### When I Am Angry ![WHEN I AM ANGRY](/images/blog/2016/08/5-compressor-300x300.webp)Perfect **for parents with angry children**. A great story about a boy who describes what he does when he gets angry and how his friends make him forget why he got angry. I cannot imagine a better way to explain to a child that we should not get hooked on an emotion as powerful as anger. **The easy thing** is to let yourself be dragged along by those unpleasant sensations, **to let yourself be carried away by ire and rage and not know how to stop.** **The hard thing is to recognize the emotion and its origin and let it pass.** Recommended age 3-5 years old. [Cuando Estoy Enfadado (Primeros Lectores (1-5 Años) - Mi Primera Sopa De Libros)](https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/8467840501/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24790&creativeASIN=8467840501&linkCode=as2&tag=elteuespai-21)![Amazon link to the book When I Am Angry](http://ir-es.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=elteuespai-21&l=as2&o=30&a=8467840501)