"The state of the world makes it difficult to look on the bright side. If there is a bright side perhaps it is that we have come to see the virtues of previously taboo emotions such as anger, sadness, anguish, anxiety, and grief. According to philosopher Mariana Alessandri, we're beginning to see that they are not evils to be avoided but valuable and sometimes even productive states. Many of us are coming to see that our darker feelings have something...

In the English language alone, there are over 550 words for describing the emotions we feel. Emotions are multilayered, variable, and sometimes overwhelming. Identification is a crucial step in understanding and responding to emotions in a healthy way. Young readers learn about the big and little emotions that color their relationships and experiences. Investigations of common emotions equip readers with strategies for identifying and dealing with...

Knee-jerk reactions can have lasting and unintended consequences, affecting our friendships, careers, families, and romantic relationships. You may see overreacting as an unchangeable part of your personality, but in reality this tendency, like any other, can be unlearned.

"Today, more than ever, the education doled out in classrooms is cold and cognitive. But, once outside, it is our uneducated emotiosn that move us, hold us back, and lead us astray. ... Yet many people lumber through life wityhout giving full consideration to their emotions, partly because our empirical, materialistic culture doesn't encourage it or even make it seem possible, and partly because it requires unuisual strength to gaze into the abyss...

"Emotive art helps readers identify and name their feelings. On each black page, a brightly colored fish embodies an emotion that is named in expressive hand-lettering on a colored page opposite: "proud," "content," "sad," "nervous," etc."--

"We lash out in anger. We cry and retreat. We find ourselves paralyzed. Our bodies respond powerfully to triggers, often before our minds catch up to make sense of a situation. This book helps us learn to manage our immediate reactions in these difficult moments. It also goes much deeper to help us understand why we are affected by certain things and the powerful lessons we can learn from these instinctive responses to move towards healing. Bestselling...

If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores different answers to this provocative question in linked poems that capture the diverse voices of a middle school class. Illustrated with black-and-white art.

"This second book in a series covering consent themes helps children understand that consent can always be revoked, which means changing our minds. The story follows Harrison and his preschool classmates as they check in with themselves and each other to see if they are still having fun and feeling safe"--

"Emotions are like a rainbow-there is a color for every one we feel. And when the excited feeling starts to take over the rainbow, it's time for The Yellow Book! Simple activities, tips, and tricks help young readers whose excited yellow 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...