Feelings

Rounded tabs help readers thumb between six emotions—excited, grumpy, happy, sad, scared, and shy—while a multiracial cast of children demonstrates each feeling. The spreads offer a range of advice about what readers can say, think, or do when they are feeling each emotion, with advice that ranges from silly and imagination-focused (such as “Have a cake daydream” when feeling sad) to more serious: “Run away fast,” reads one piece of advice on the “scared” pages, suggesting a reaction to a real threat, though “tell a grown-up” isn’t on the list of suggestions. On the whole, though, an air of reassurance reigns, especially in quips from a recurring cat character: “Everyone is shy or embarrassed sometimes.” Up to age 5. (May)