Ocean State Libraries

"On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too." --

"Illustrations and rhyming text portray children experiencing a range of emotions, including frustration, shyness, jealousy, and pride." --

Discusses a variety of emotions girls might experience and suggests ways of dealing with them.

"'That's impossible,' said twins Jeremy & Liza after their Mom told them they're all connected by this thing called an Invisible String. 'What kind of string?' They asked with a puzzled look to which Mom replied, 'An Invisible String made of love.' That's where the story begins. A story that teaches of the tie that really binds. The Invisible String reaches from heart to heart. Does everybody have an Invisible String? How far does it reach, anyway?...

Describes, in rhyming text and illustrations, a mother's love for her child no matter how he feels or what he does.

A young girl's sense of adventure and exploration vanishes when she discovers a Worry that grows and grows until she learns how to get rid of it.

Simple text and illustrations explain to young children how to calm down.

"Emotions are like a rainbow--there is a color for every one we feel. And when the stressed feeling starts to take over the rainbow, it's time for The White Book! Simple activities, tips, and tricks help young readers whose stressed white shines brightest in the rainbows of their colorful minds. They can turn the pages from front to back or back to front. They can use every single page or open the book to just one random page. Soon, the other colors...

"A little porcupine just wants a hug, but all the other animals shy away from his prickly spikes--except for a snake." --

Everyone gets angry, so it's never too early for children to learn to recognize feelings of anger, express them, and build skills for coping with anger in helpful, appropriate ways. Children learn that it is okay to feel angry-but not okay to hurt anyone with actions or words. They discover concrete skills for working through anger: self-calming, thinking, getting help from a trusted person, talking and listening, apologizing, being patient, and viewing...