Fear of Water: Resource List
Books for Children
Ages 3 to 8
- D.W. All Wet; by Marc Brown; Little Brown, 1991
- Edward in Deep Water; by Rosemary Wells; Dial Books for
Young Readers, 1995
- Katie Swims; Anne Rockwell; HarperCollins Publ, 2001
- Let's Go Swimming with Mr. Sillypants; by M. K. Brown;
Crown, 1986
- Sidney Won't Swim; by Hilde Schurmanns; Whispering
Coyote, 2001
- Swimming Lessons with Stewie the Duck; by Stew Leonard;
Kimberly Press, 2005
- Tuck in the Pool; by Martha Weston; Houghton Mifflin,
2000
- When the Water Closes Over My Head; by Donna Napoli;
Dutton, 1994
Ages 9 to 12
- Alice the Brave; Phyllis Reynolds Naylor; Atheneum, 1995
Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
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