Tag Archives: Emotions & Feelings

One Frog Too Many (Boy, Dog, Frog)

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Dial

Product Description
Following the re-release of the first three books in this beloved series, here are the final three classic wordless tales in attractive, low-priced hardcover editions. A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, the first book in this series, launched Mercer Mayer’s distinguished career over twenty-five years ago, and [...]

The Boy Who Didn’t Want to Be Sad

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Rob Goldblatt
Publisher: Magination Press

Product Description
A boy who doesn’t want to be sad tries eliminating all sources of sadness from his life, including toys (they can get broken), pets (they can’t live forever), friends (what if they don’t call?), even his own family (sometimes they get mad at him). Ultimately, he realizes [...]

Hurty Feelings

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Helen Lester
Publisher: Sandpiper

Product Description
Fragility was a solid piece of work. But despite her sturdy exterior, Fragility was fragile. Anything and everything hurt her feelings. In the most benign compliment, Fragility heard an insult. No one could even say she looked nice without evoking images of big, squishy cupcakes—since they are also [...]

Mrs. Mustard’s Baby Faces (Mrs. Mustards)

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Jane Wattenberg
Publisher: Chronicle Books

Product Description
Nothing is more enticing to a baby than another baby. Now in a bigger sizeand with brand-new vibrantly colored backgrounds, Chronicle’s groundbreaking board book is better than ever! The 12 pictures of darling baby faces help infants and toddlers explore a complicated range of emotions by showing [...]

Uh-oh, Calico!

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: Little Simon

Product Description
Calico is having a bad day! She falls while chasing a bee, tramples a flower garden, and even spills her milk! Poor Calico! She feels like she can’t do anything right… until her mother reminds her that everyone makes mistakes, and she still loves her–no matter what! [...]

My Daddy and Me

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Tina Macnaughton
Publisher: Good Books

Product Description
From award-winning illustrator, Tina Macnaughton, comes this tender declaration of love from a child for his Daddy.
When Little Bear is with his Daddy, he is the fastest, tallest, happiest Little Bear in the whole world.
Warm colors and a gentle rhyming text illustrate the special bond between this [...]

Hands Are Not for Hitting (Board Book) (Best Behavior Series)

Rating: (18 reviews)
Author: Martine Agassi Ph.D.
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Product Description
It’s never too soon for children to learn that violence is never okay, hands can do many good things, and everyone is capable of positive, loving actions.
In this bright, inviting, durable board book, simple words and full-color illustrations teach these important concepts in ways even [...]

Amelia’s Most Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Marissa Moss
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

Product Description
A Note from the Author — Amelia!
“I don’t know what’s worse — sharing a dorm with girls I don’t know or sharing one with a girl I know too well — my sister, Cleo. This school trip is a major lesson in embarrassment!”
– Me, [...]

Identical

Rating: (90 reviews)
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry

Product Description
Do twins begin in the womb?
Or in a better place?
Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family — on the surface. Behind the facade each sister has her own [...]

Merry Christmas, Stinky Face

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Lisa Mccourt
Publisher: Scholastic

Product Description
“What if Santa’s lips get chapped?” Stinky Face asks. “What if the sack of toys starts to rip?” As always, Mama lovingly addresses each and every one of her child’s concerns. Stinky Face leaves Santa lip balm and duct tape… just in case. This tender Christmas tale, now [...]

Love You Forever (Gift Edition)

Rating: (933 reviews)
Author: Robert N. Munsch
Publisher: Firefly Books

Product Description
A young woman holds her newborn son
And looks at him lovingly.
Softly she sings to him:
“I’ll love you forever
I’ll like you for always
As long as I’m living
My baby you’ll be”
So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions of Americans. Since publication in l986, “Love [...]

I Like You

Rating: (61 reviews)
Author: Sandol Stoddard
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

Product Description
A tiny book that expresses the true meaning of friendship. Amazon.com Review
“Here is the book that Romeo would have given Juliet; Charlie Brown would have given Snoopy; and you can give to some very special friend” proclaims the back cover of this small, whimsical [...]

Criss Cross

Rating: (79 reviews)
Author: Lynne Rae Perkins
Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Product Description
She wished something would happen.
Something good. To her. Checking her wish for loopholes, she found one. Hoping it wasn’t too late, she thought the word soon.
Meanwhile, in another part of town, he felt as if the world was opening. Life was rearranging itself; bulging in places, [...]

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal With Anxiety & Worry

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Lisa M. Schab
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Product Description
If you feel anxious most of the time, you’re not alone. About one in three people your age struggles with feelings of worry, fear, and panic. And the scary thing is, if you don’t find a way to cope with anxiety, it can get worse [...]

Llama Llama Misses Mama

Rating: (45 reviews)
Author: Anna Dewdney
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

Product Description
Strange new teacher.
Strange new toys.
Lots of kids and lots of noise!
What would Llama like to do?
Llama Llama feels so new . . .
It’s Llama Llama’s first day of preschool! And Llama Llama’s mama makes sure he’s ready. They meet the teachers. See the other children. Look at [...]

This World We Live In (The Last Survivors, Book 3)

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books

Product Description

It’s been a year since a meteor collided with the moon, catastrophically altering the earth’s climate. For Miranda Evans, life as she knew it no longer exists. Her friends and neighbors are dead, the landscape is frozen, and food is increasingly scarce.
 
The struggle to survive [...]

A Terrible Thing Happened – A story for children who have witnessed violence or trauma

Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: Margaret M. Holmes
Publisher: Magination Press

Product Description
Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous and had bad dreams. Then he met someone who helped him talk about the terrible thing, and made him [...]

How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: The Blue Sky Press

Product Description
Parents and children can never have enough ways to say “I love you”–and now, America’s favorite dinosaurs are giving families a funny book, perfect for bedtime, storytime, anytime. Even when little dinosaurs are naughty, it’s important to remind them that no matter what they do, [...]

Care Bears Catch the Christmas Spirt!

Author: Katie Tait
Publisher: Scholastic

Product Description
The Care Bears try to help Grumpy Bear find his Christmas spirit.Children will love to read about these adorable bears and learn about their special caring mission as the Care Bears teach them the importance of caring for others and sharing their feelings.

I Think, I Am!: Teaching Kids the Power of Affirmations

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Louise Hay
Publisher: Hay House

Product Description

      
“Your thoughts create your life!” This is the message that Louise Hay has been teaching people throughout the world for more than 27 years. Now, children can learn and understand the powerful idea that they have control over their thoughts and words, and in turn, what happens [...]

Finn Throws a Fit

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: David Elliott
Publisher: Candlewick

Product Description
Who among us hasn’t encountered that force of nature called “a fit”? A best-selling author and illustrator depict a toddler’s tantrum in all its horror and hilarity.
Finn likes peaches. Usually. But not today. Today Finn doesn’t like
anything. Uh-oh. Is Finn going to throw a fit? Author David Elliott
directs [...]

Dealing with the Stuff That Makes Life Tough : The 10 Things That Stress Teen Girls Out and How to Cope with Them

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Jill Zimmerman Rutledge
Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Book Description
With compassion and insight, an expert counselor shows teen girls how to find the solutions to stress and anxiety that lie within
Parents, schoolwork, boyfriends, college . . .it’s enough to make any teenage girl wish she could just snap her fingers and make it all go away. [...]

Don’t Feed the Monster on Tuesdays!: The Children’s Self-Esteem Book

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Adolph Moser
Publisher: Landmark Editions

Speak

Rating: (1186 reviews)
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Puffin

Product Description
Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won’t talk to her, and people she doesn’t even know hate her from a distance. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that’s not safe. Because there’s [...]

This Lullaby

Rating: (196 reviews)
Author: Sarah Dessen
Publisher: Puffin

Product Description
When it comes to relationships, Remy doesn’t mess around. After all, she’s learned all there is to know from her mother, who’s currently working on husband number five. But there’s something about Dexter that seems to defy all of Remy’s rules. He certainly doesn’t seem like Mr. Right. [...]

The Little Yellow Leaf

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description
As all the other leaves float off and fly past, Little Yellow Leaf thinks, I’m not ready yet.
As the seasons change all around, Little Yellow Leaf holds on to the tree. Still not ready.
Will Little Yellow Leaf ever be ready?
This is a story for anyone who has ever been afraid [...]

The Giving Tree 40th Anniversary Edition Book with CD

Rating: (618 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description
“Once there was a tree . . . and she loved a little boy.” So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.
Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide [...]

Guess How Much I Love You

Rating: (293 reviews)
Author: Sam Mcbratney
Publisher: Candlewick

Product Description
“Guess how much I love you,” says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can reach farther and hop higher, loves him back [...]

Love You Forever

Rating: (783 reviews)
Author: Robert N. Munsch
Publisher: Firefly Books

Product Description
A young woman holds her newborn son
And looks at him lovingly.
Softly she sings to him:
“I’ll love you forever
I’ll like you for always
As long as I’m living
My baby you’ll be.”
So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Since publication in l986, Love You [...]

A Smart Girls Guide to Boys: Surviving Crushes, Staying True to Yourself & Other Stuff (American Girl Library)

Rating: (19 reviews)
Author: Nancy Holyoke
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc

Bear Feels Scared

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry

Product Description
In the deep, dark woods
by the Strawberry Vale,
a big bear lumbers
down a small, crooked trail….

Identical

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry

Product Description
Do twins begin in the womb?
Or in a better place?
Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family — on the surface. Behind the facade each sister has her own [...]

Teeth Are Not for Biting (Board Book) (Best Behavior Series)

Rating: (28 reviews)
Author: Elizabeth Verdick
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Book Description
TEETH ARE NOT FOR BITING Board Book by Elizabeth Verdick, illustrated by Marieka Heinlen. “Crunch crunch crunch. Teeth are strong and sharp. Crunch crunch crunch. Teeth can help you chew. But teeth are not for biting. Ouch! Biting hurts.” Sooner or later, almost all young children [...]

First Day Jitters

Rating: (38 reviews)
Author: Julie Danneberg
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

Product Description
First Day Jitters

Ish

Rating: (21 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Candlewick

Product Description
A creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more wonderful than “getting it right” in this gentle new fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book THE DOT.
Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere.
Drawing is what Ramon does. It¹s what makes him happy. But in one split second, [...]

My Mouth Is a Volcano (Children’s/Life Skills)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Julia Cook
Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues

Product Description
All of Louis’ thoughts are very important to him. In fact, his thoughts are so important to him that when he has something to say, his words begin to wiggle, and then they do the jiggle, then his tongue pushes all of his important [...]

Owl Babies

Rating: (56 reviews)
Author: Martin Waddell
Publisher: Candlewick

Product Description
A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mommy always comes back.
“I want my mommy!” Three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, and they can’t help but wonder where she is. What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary [...]

The Very Lonely Firefly

Rating: (36 reviews)
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Philomel

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Many of Eric Carle’s books begin with a small creature being born just as a great yellow sun rises. This time the hero is a firefly, and the inimitably Carle-ish cut-paper orange-and-yellow sun is setting. The firefly buzzes off in search of companionship, but keeps following other lights by [...]

Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss (Elf-Help Books for Kids)

Rating: (14 reviews)
Author: Michaelene Mundy
Publisher: Abbey Press

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Rating: (204 reviews)
Author: Kate Dicamillo
Publisher: Candlewick

Product Description
Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. . . .
Kate [...]

What’s Love Got to Do With It: Talking With Your Kids About Sex

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: John T. Chirban
Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Product Description
What’s Love Got To Do With IT is a Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient.
Unfortunately, for many parents, the most important conversations are the hardest. Ninety-three percent of adults are dissatisfied with the sex education they received as children, which is precisely why they are so bad [...]

My Big Boy Potty

Rating: (40 reviews)
Author: Joanna Cole
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description
“What a big boy you are!”
Potty training can be fun. With warmth and sensitivity, Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss guide young boys though the challenges and rewards potty training—from the first steps to the joy of graduating to big boy underpants! A helpful “Note to parents” is included.

What to Do When You Grumble Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Negativity (What to Do Guides for Kids)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Dawn Huebner
Publisher: Magination Press

Product Description
“Guides children and their parents through cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat negative thinking. Lively metaphors and illustrations help kids see life’s hurdles in a new way, while drawing and writing activities help them master skills to get over those hurdles. And step-by-step instructions point the way toward [...]

What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger (What to Do Guides for Kids)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Dawn Huebner
Publisher: Magination Press

Book Description
Did you know that anger is like fire? It starts with a spark, igniting us with energy and purpose. But it can also blaze out of control, causing lots of problems. If you’re a kid whose temper quickly flares, a kid whose anger gets too big, too [...]

The Giving Tree (Slipcased Mini Edition)

Rating: (581 reviews)
Author: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: HarperCollins

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To say that this particular apple tree is a “giving tree” is an understatement. In Shel Silverstein’s popular tale of few words and simple line drawings, a tree starts out as a leafy playground, shade provider, and apple bearer for a rambunctious little boy. Making the boy happy makes [...]

A Good Day

Rating: (20 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Greenwillow

Product Description
It started out as a bad day for little yellow bird, little white dog, little orange fox, and little brown squirrel. Until . . .
A discovery, and love, and luck and persistence, and a different point of view changed all that. What can turn a bad day into a good [...]

Words Are Not for Hurting

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: Elizabeth Verdick
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Book Description
The older children get, the more words they know and can use-including hurtful words. This book teaches children to think before they speak, then choose what to say and how to say it. They learn that there is a connection between hurtful words and feelings of [...]

You Are My I Love You

Rating: (97 reviews)
Author: Maryann Cusimano
Publisher: Philomel

Book Description
I am your parent; you are my child.
I am your quiet place; you are my wild. . . .
A day in the life of parent and child-full of smiles and giggles, messes and meals, boundless energy and well-earned naps. Not to mention lots of love.
Illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa

Have You Filled a Bucket Today: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids

Rating: (22 reviews)
Author: Carol McCloud
Publisher: Ferne Press

Product Description
Through simple prose and vivid illustrations, this heartwarming book encourages positive behavior as children see how rewarding it is to express daily kindness, appreciation, and love. Bucket filling and dipping are effective metaphors for understanding the effects of our actions and words on the well being of [...]

The Kissing Hand

Rating: (106 reviews)
Author: Audrey Penn
Publisher: Tanglewood Press

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Chester Raccoon doesn’t want to go to school–he wants to stay home with his mother. She assures him that he’ll love school–with its promise of new friends, new toys, and new books. Even better, she has a special secret that’s been in the family for years–the Kissing Hand. [...]