The Our Emotions and Behavior series offer[s] young children and their caregivers help with hard-to-manage feelings and inappropriate actions . . . The simple texts are direct, and the endings are consistently upbeat . . . These purposeful books will be useful in many libraries.--Booklist Exuberant color illustrations bring to life simple stories about ordinary children interacting with their friends at school or at play. . . .The Our Emotions and Behavior series is enthusiastically recommended for parents as well as school and library children's collections.--Midwest Book Review The books would be helpful for teaching children [the concepts of rules, sharing, fears, and sadness] as well as beginning a dialogue with children about them. Teachers and school counselors will want to consider adding these to their library as they will undoubtedly be a good resource in classrooms.--Chris Singer, BookDads.com Titles in the series capture the big emotions that all kids feel. The stories are perfect for young readers.--Imagination Soup These are excellent titles for children who need help expressing their feelings and they will be a bonus in any guidance counselor's arsenal. -- School Library Journal Engaging cartoons and the message about finding workarounds should prove practical.--Publishers Weekly Who Feels Scared?BOOKLIST, 10/1/2011Everyone is scared of something, and what scares one person might be enjoyed by another. That's the message delivered by this gentle yet spirited entry in the Our Emotions and Behavior series. Buddies Kevin and Ravi are spending the night at their friend Jack's house, and, as with all sleepovers, startling things seem to wait behind each corner. But that lion's roar is really just the dog barking, and that thump in the closet just a toy. In a nice twist, Jack's sister drops by to illustrate that older people get scared, too--she was afraid of flying until she tried listening to music on the plane. Guicciardini's cartoon illustrations give the lesson learning a zany edge, especially when the kids are imagining nonexistent monsters. Graves ends her book with a wordless two-page story of Tom's first night away from home, inviting parents and teachers to have kids tell Tom's story based on what they learned from Kevin and Ravi. Not a bad book to have on hand for anxious little ones stretching their wings.
