Shyness: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 1 to 3

• Shy Charles; by Rosemary Wells; Puffin, 1992
• When You're Shy and You Know It (Feelings for Little Children); by Elizabeth Crary; Parenting Press, 1996

Ages 4 to 8

• Buster: The Very Shy Dog; by Lisze Bechtold; Houghton Mifflin, 1999
• Feeling Shy; by Althea; Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1998
• Little Miss Shy; by Roger Hargreaves; Rice Stern Sloan Publishing, 1998
• The Blushful Hippopotamus; by Chris Raschka; Orchard Books, 1996
• The Way I Feel; by Janan Cain; Parenting Press, 2000
• Tyler Is Shy; by Susan Hood; Readers Digest, 2000

Ages 9 to 12

• Don't Be Shy: How to Fit In, Make Friends and Have Fun -Even If You Weren't Born Outgoing; by Calude Clement; Harry N. Abrams, 2005
• I Can-- Speak Up; Sarah Levete; Copper Beech Books, 2002
• Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth; by Elaine Konigsburg; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
• Let's Talk About Being Shy; by Marianne Johnston; PowerKids Press, 1996
• Making Friends; by Sarah Levete; Copper Beech Books, 1998
• The Long Secret; by Louise Fitzhugh; Econo-Clad Books, 1999

Young Adult

• Shyness: Your Questions Answered; by Lynne Crawford and Linda Taylor; Element, 1998

Books for Adults

• Nurturing the Shy Child: Practical Help for Raising Confident and Socially Skilled Kids and Teens; by Barbara Markway; St. Martin’s Griffin, 2006
• The Shy Child: A Parent's Guide to Preventing and Overcoming Shyness from Infancy to Adulthood; by Philip G. Zimbardo, 1999
• The Shy Child: Helping Children Triumph Over Shyness; by Ward K., Ph. D. Swallow; Warner Books, 2000
• The Shyness Breakthrough: A No-Stress Plan to Help Your Shy Child Warm Up, Open Up and Join the Fun; by Bernardo Carducci; Rodale, 2003