Magination Press and the National Children’s Alliance

APA is proud to be a National Children’s Alliance (NCA) Nonprofit Partner.

We offer NCA members and their affiliates 50% off list price and free shipping for Magination Press books. Please fill out our digital order formopens in new window, or print and scan our PDF versionopens in new window to place an order. You will receive an invoice in the next 5–10 business days.

Through Magination Press, we publish innovative books that help kids heal and develop in socially and emotionally healthy ways. Our books are written by psychologists and experts who work with kids and include a “Note to Caretakers” at the end with practical advice and ideas for activities, which could be helpful to the work of the NCA Children's Advocacy Center.

We hope that Magination Press books can be a beneficial resource for kids and families served by the Children’s Advocacy Centers!

Overcoming trauma

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Home

This lyrical story is timely and thoughtful, depicting the life of two children thrust into homelessness and uncertain housing situations as they move out of their house, to a motel, to a shelter, and finally another more permanent home. 
Out of the Fires

Out of the Fires

After a fire destroys his home and neighborhood, a young boy must learn what it means to be resilient and to recover.  
Something Happened to My Dad

Something Happened To My Dad / Algo Le Pasó A Mi Papá

In this realistic and empowering tale, Carmen learns that through community and love, she can find strength in herself and maintain her connection with her Papi, who has been detained because of his immigration status. 
A Terrible Thing Happened

A Terrible Thing Happened

A gently told and tenderly illustrated story for children who have witnessed any kind of violent or traumatic episode.

Mindfulness for kids

Booma Booma Boom

Booma Booma Boom

It's not the thunder that's so scary, just the way that it arrives. It comes without a warning, and takes us by surprise. In lively rhyming text, a courageous boy guides his stuffed animal companions and his parents through a thunderstorm using sensory-based mindfulness to navigate his fear and find quiet within the storm. 
Don't Hug the Quokka

Don't Hug the Quokka!

That quokka may be cute, but you can't hug it unless it says it's OK!
Feel Your Feelings

Feel Your Feelings

Feel Your Feelingscouples rhyming text and emojis to make identifying and accepting emotions easy and fun for kids.
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How to Handle STRESS for Middle School Success

How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success: Kid Confident Book #3 defines stress and anxiety, and explains how it manifests physiologically and cognitively. 
Kid Confident (Book #1)

How to Manage Your SOCIAL POWER in Middle School

Do you know what "social power" is? HINT: You experience every day, you share it with your friends and classmates, and when it is balanced and equal, you feel AWESOME. But when it's unequal or out of whack, you feel All. That. Drama... right?  Kid Confident (Book #1): How to Manage Your SOCIAL POWER in Middle School gives you a real look at the social life of middle graders and offers expert ways to deal when unbalanced social power situations and unfriendly peers happen. Loaded with safe and appropriate strategies and easy-to-apply advice, you'll get just what to need to blossom and grow though an often turbulent time in your life. With this, you will thrive in your friendships, figure out who you are, become the best version of yourself, and have a rock-solid sense of confidence. 
Kid Confident (Book #2)

How to Master Your MOOD in Middle School

Some kids sail through their middle school years without any drama, but most kids get stuck on a rollercoaster of up and down moods. How is it possible to feel sad and happy at the same time? Why is everything so embarrassing? How does one eye-roll from a friend make you suddenly doubt everything about yourself?  The truth is you are growing into the amazing person you are meant to be and your many moods and emotions are helping you figure it all out. Not everyone nerds out on mood and emotions, but Kid Confident: How to Master Your MOOD in Middle School​ Middle is packed with cool brain science and info on mental health and wellness, plus real-life stories from kids your age! Soon you'll be an expert on YOU and will figure out what your emotions and feelings are saying. And all that adds up to feeling so much lighter and more confident about yourself and your future. 
Like Ability

Like Ability

Like Ability is a practical, insightful guide for teens about popularity: what it is, why some kinds are healthier than others, and how teens can grow their social intelligence and develop the confidence they need to feel more connected to their family, peers, and community. 
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Moody Moody Cars

Hop in and ride along as our auto-friends personify the twists and turns of feelings. This rhyming picture book shares various expressive classic cars and invites readers to figure out the emotions behind the facial expressions. It's a a playful, approachable way to teach kids about feelings and emotions and to develop an essential skill as kids travel along in their social world.
My Zoo

My Zoo

From angry lions to calm sloths and sad pandas to happy puppies, My Zoo uses animal metaphors to help kids identify and accept different emotions.
The Sound of Kindness

The Sound of Kindness

What is the sound of kindness? How does kindness talk? We can learn by listening. Let's take a kindness walk.

Soothing fears and anxieties

Avocado Feels a Pit Worried

Avocado Feels a Pit Worried

Avi is an anxious avocado. He worries about EVERYTHING always wondering what-if? what-then? what's going to happen? and ends up avoiding everything that frightens him. Until one day when he hears an unusual sound outside his kitchen window.... what possibly could that THUMP! THUMP! THUD! be? Dare he have a look?  
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The Worrying Worries

A lively rhyming picture book that explores what happens when children encounter a worry. 
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A Perfectionist's Guide to Not Being Perfect

It's hard for teens to be happy when they've created a very narrow window of what defines success. The goal of this helpful book is to encourage teens to maintain their desire to achieve without striving to always be perfect and to appreciate and love who they are just as they are, not for what they do or accomplish. Finding a balance between work and play is key. Challenging perfectionism is about the pursuit of happiness.  
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Stress Less

​Stress Less teaches concrete skills for managing stress and anxiety, organized into common "stress domains" such as family, friends, dating, school, and media. 
Tummy Troubles

Tummy Troubles

Tummy Troubles follows Gretchen as she navigates her way through her newly developed fear of vomiting with the help of her school counselor and the ground, refocus, inflate, and pause (GRIP) technique.
You Can't Please Everyone!

You Can't Please Everyone!

Ellie feels like she is disappointing people if she says "no." With help from her parents and her teacher, Ellie finds the strength to be honest with people and do the right thing for herself by learning how to say "no."  

Foster care and family matters

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Home

This lyrical story is timely and thoughtful, depicting the life of two children thrust into homelessness and uncertain housing situations as they move out of their house, to a motel, to a shelter, and finally another more permanent home. 
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Home For A While

Calvin has lived in a lot of houses, but he still hasn't found a home.
Something Happened to My Dad

Something Happened To My Dad/ Algo Le Pasó A Mi Papá

In this realistic and empowering tale, Carmen learns that through community and love, she can find strength in herself and maintain her connection with her Papi, who has been detained because of his immigration status. 

Covid-19: Free e-Books

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A Kid's Guide to Coronavirus

This colorful picture book gives kids the answers they've been looking for about the coronavirus pandemic. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Arabic.
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Unstuck! 10 Things to Do to Stay Safe and Sane During the Pandemic

This activity book includes journal prompts and activities to help tweens and teens manage stress and anxiety, express emotions, and cultivate creativity and gratitude.

APA Books for therapists

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Narrative Processes in Emotion-Focused Therapy for Trauma

This book describes an evidence-based, short-term individual therapy that is highly effective in treating clients with trauma, through its emphasis on both narrative and emotion processes.  
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Trauma-Informed Treatment And Prevention Of Intimate Partner Violence

This book gives mental health professionals the knowledge and practical skills they need to provide effective treatment to individuals who engage in IPV and have a history of exposure to trauma.
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Treating Infants And Young Children Impacted By Trauma

This book provides clinicians with a comprehensive understanding of the different types of trauma experienced by infants and young children. It then evaluates the major treatments designed to address the effects of trauma and redirect children towards health development.
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Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD

This treatment manual provides mental health professionals with instructions for conducting written exposure therapy, a brief and accessible trauma intervention that is effective at reducing PTSD symptoms.
Last updated: May 2024Date created: 2019

About the National Children’s Alliance

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