1.
Series:
The Tunnel
Hardcover
Sarah Howden
9781771474276
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Mar 15, 2022
A spare, powerful story about taking space to process difficult feelings After something bad happens, a boy feels sad and gray. Mom and Aunt Cheryl try to talk about it, but he feels like running away. So he picks up a shovel and starts digging a tunnel from his room, deep down and into the backyard. Out there, far from the lights of the house, it’s dark enough that he could disappear. But the quiet distance also gives him the space he needs to see his family’s love and start returning home. As he heads back, the journey upward is different....
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2.
Series:
Sour Cakes
Hardcover
Karen Krossing
9781771473972
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Oct 15, 2021
Heavy emotions meet a deep well of understanding in this uplifting sibling story Two siblings wake up in two very different moods; the older one cheerful and lively, the younger feeling sad and irritable. The big sister negotiates and cajoles, tries everything she can think of to cheer her little sister up, but nothing works. She offers to go outside and play, but her sister refuses. She suggests they color a picture, but her little sister only likes the color gray. She proposes they bake sweet cakes, but her sister only wants sour ones. It’s...
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3.
Series: Ira Crumb
Ira Crumb Feels the Feelings
Hardcover
Naseem Hrab
9781771472982
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 8
Oct 15, 2018
In the funniest book about being sad, a disagreement with Malcolm sends Ira into a slump Ira and Malcolm are best friends: they always make each other laugh, always eat lunch together, and always play together. But one day, a disagreement about whether to play tag or hide-and-seek sees the suddenly über-popular Malcolm run off with a crowd of tag-loving kids—and Ira all alone. Ira’s tummy hurts, his chin is wibbling, and his eyes are leaking. What’s happening?! Any efforts to cheer him up fall flat. When Malcolm finally returns and asks wh...
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4.
Series:
When Molly Drew Dogs
Hardcover
Deborah Kerbel
9781771473385
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Sep 15, 2019
One girl’s way to cope with anxiety is a tribute to the power of artOn the night before the first day of school, a pack of stray dogs moves into Molly’s head. They are friendly, but a bit wild. They scamper through her thoughts, yap at the door to her dreams, and scratch at her brain, begging to be let out. So Molly starts to draw them. When Molly draws dogs, she feels better—but not everyone can see the value of her strange habit. Her teacher tells her to focus. A special tutor urges her to concentrate. But Molly can’t erase the dogs, even ...
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5.
Series:
Tears
Hardcover
Sibylle Delacroix
9781771474221
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Mar 15, 2021
A tender, affirming book about why we cry—and why it’s okay Everyone cries: little kids, big kids, grown-ups, and even scaly-skinned crocodiles shed tears! But even though they may make our cheeks salty, or our eyes red and puffy, our tears are nurturing a secret garden inside us, and helping us grow. Tears strips away the shame of crying and encourages children to explore their feelings and where their tears come from. Intricate pencil drawings with splashes of vibrant color illustrate different types of tears. Some tears burst out in hot,...
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