Books About Overcoming Impulses

The Best Overcoming Impulses Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about overcoming impulses? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

We Don't Eat Our Classmates
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Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2018

We Don't Eat Our Classmates

By Ryan T. Higgins · Penelope Rex series

A young T. rex named Penelope starts school and learns that it's not acceptable to eat her classmates.

The E.B. White Read Aloud Award (2019)Cybils Award (2018)
40 pages· 429 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
5.5/7 Bookroo experts·4.5/5 Goodreads · 12,202 ratings
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Summary: Penelope Rex is excited for her first day at school, but making friends is tricky when her classmates seem like tasty snacks. When the tables turn, Penelope learns a surprising lesson about friendship and food chains. Will she find her place among her peers, or will her appetite get the best of her?
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