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281) The footprint
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Description
The compositions and techniques with which the artist plays to recreate the various scenarios and breathe life into the protagonist's emotions overwhelm the reader to the point where it is impossible not to empathize with him. Images and verses that envelop us in an atmosphere as turbulent as friendship can be a difficult beginning, with an initial rejection of the different, what we call "strange," which quickly finds that gift of life called friendship,...
284) The tunnel
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Formats
Description
"After something bad happens, a child has trouble connecting with those around him. His loved ones try to reach out and talk to him, but he only feels like running away. So, from his room, he picks up a shovel and digs a tunnel deep down and out into the backyard. Outside in the dark, nobody knows where he is. He could just disappear. But, seeing his mom in the window, his newfound distance offers him enough space to see the connection he needs. Something...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Inside 11-year-old Riley Anderson's mind, five living Emotions are hard at work, led by lighthearted optimist Joy, whose mission is to make sure Riley stays happy. Fear heads up safety, Anger ensures all is fair and Disgust prevents Riley from getting poisoned both physically and socially (and from eating broccoli). Sadness isn���t exactly sure what her role is, and frankly, neither do any of the emotions know her role either. And because of...
286) Cranky pants
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Everyone wakes up in a bad mood sometimes. You don't want to get up and you don't want to go to school. Nothing works out right or seems like much fun, and not even your favorite grilled cheese sandwich can brighten your day. But even for a cranky pants, most gloomy days don't last past bedtime.
287) Gray
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Some days you may feel sunshine yellow or orange-balloon bright. Other days you're gray, or even night-sky black-like a dark scribble on a page, a storm in the clouds, or a puddle in the road. Gray is when you don't feel like yourself, or like you don't belong. But however you feel, there are big hugs (red) and loving lullabies (blue) waiting, and even the grayest sidewalk is a canvas for you to fill with the colors you choose. A tender narration...
288) Niko draws a feeling
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Niko loves to draw his world: the ring-a-ling of the ice cream truck, the warmth of sun on his face. But no one appreciates his art. Until one day, Niko meets Iris . . . This imaginative and tender story explores the creative process, abstract art, friendship, and the universal desire to feel understood.
289) One grumpy day
Author
Series
Little Hedgehog volume 16
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Fox is in a terrible mood. Little Hedgehog and his friends try many different things to make Fox feel better--they give him hot chocolate and cookies, and Little Hedgehog even gives him his treasured red hat. Fox begins to feel his bad mood start to fade, but when more unfortunate things happen, his bad mood returns, and he stomps off into the forest. Will Little Hedgehog and the others be able to find Fox before it gets dark?"--Provided by publisher....
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness so that he can visit it whenever he needs to, and the two of them can cry, talk, or just sit. The boy knows that one day his sadness may come out of the shelter, and together they will look out at the world and see how beautiful it is.
292) Sometimes I kaploom
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Katie Honors is a really brave kid. She can go to bed with just one small night light. She can hold her tears in when it's time to say goodbye to her mom at school. But sometimes Katie isn't ready to say goodbye and doesn't feel brave at all. When this happens, she Kaplooms! She refuses to let go of her mom, and everything is flurried as she begins to cry. Her emotions feel frightening. It's not the Katie Honors she wants to be. But her mother assures...