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Definition of bibliotherapy Bibliotherapy is a form of mental health treatment. It involves the use of books to help children cope with changes, emotional problems, or mental problems (Pardek, 1994). Bibliotherapy helping a pupil find a book that might help the pupil solves personal problem, develop skills needed for living, and/or bolster self-image.” (Shepherd and Iles, 1976). Bibliotherapy uses books as teaching interventions in the classroom after careful matching betweenstudents and books chosen to facilitate development and achievement (Cook et al, 2006). Baker’s (1987) definition is more clinical; he suggests that bibliotherapy is the use of literature and poetry in the treatment of people with emotional or mental illness. Main types of bibliotherapy Generally there are two main types of bibliotherapy which are developmental bibliotherapy and clinical bibliotherapy. Developmental bibliotherapy helps children understand normal health and developmental changes (Abdullah,