HSC 343: Health Education in the Elementary School: Moods, Worries, Self-Esteem

Sophie gets mad, climbs a tree to calm down, and is soon ready to come home to her loving family. "Bang's strong, nonproscriptive acknowledgment of a feeling most children will recognize will be welcomed."

It's hard to be five. Just yelled at my brother. My mind says do one thing. My mouth says another. It's fun to be five! Big changes are here! My body's my car, and I'm licensed to steer. Learning not to hit? Having to wait your turn? Sitting still? It's definitely hard to be five. But Jamie Lee Curtis's encouraging text and Laura Cornell's playful illustrations make the struggles of self-control a little bit easier and a lot more fun!

It has been a bad day for Horace. He's come home feeling mean. His mother knows just what to do! " The recipe is as follows: (1) clever text spiced with one or two outrageous bits; (2) a grand message about getting out anger instead of locking it inside.

"Who'd have dreamed that produce could be so expressive, so charming, so lively and funny'...Freymann and...Elffers have created sweet and feisty little beings with feelings, passions, fears and an emotional range that is, well, organic."

The riotously funny Lilly,thinks her new baby brother, Julius, is disgusting "Julius is the baby of the world," said his parents. But Lilly, his older sister, disagreed. She thought he was disgusting. She hoped he would go away. But he didn't. Nothing her parents said or did could change Lilly's mind about Julius. But when Cousin Garland had a thing or two to say about the situation, Lilly had a change of heart.

" The late Dr. Seuss saw his original text about feelings and moods as part of the "first book ever to be based on beautiful illustrations and sensational color." Using a spectrum of vibrant colors and a menagerie of animals, this unique book does for the range of human moods and emotions.

Introducing the funniest and gloomiest literary character since Eeyore. Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross have created a wonderful story for young readers about the importance of friendship and being a friend, even when it seems impossible!

I am the only ME I AM who qualifies as me; no ME I AM has been before, and none will ever be. Three very different children reveal their individual personalities in a series of visual mini-adventures. Finally, in a wild and funny climax, the three collide - only to discover a world full of unique and special "ME's."

A good match of art & text tells the story of Annabelle, who finds that school isn't as much fun as she had thought -- until it's time to count the milk money.

This classic collection by Dr. Seuss - "The Sneetches," "The Zax," "Too Many Daves," and "What Was I Scared Of?"touch on moral issues. While they can be read for sheer pleasure, they are also ideal for sparking conversations about tolerance, the need for compromise, and fear of the unknown.

"When David gets in trouble, he always says . . . 'NO! It's not my fault! I didn't mean to! It was an accident!'" Whatever the situation, David's got a good excuse. Soon, though, David realizes that making excuses makes him feel bad, and saying he's sorry makes him feel better.

David's teacher has her hands full. From running in the halls to chewing gum in class, David's high-energy antics fill each school day with trouble-and are sure to bring a smile to even the best-bahaved reader.

Named a 1999 Caldecott Medal honor book. When author and artist David Shannon was five years old, he wrote a semi-autobiographical story of a little kid who broke all his mother's rules. He chewed with his mouth open, jumped on the furniture, and he broke his mother's vase. As a result, all David ever heard his mother say was "No, David!"

He could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Nothing at all was right. Everything went wrong, right down to lima beans for supper and kissing on TV. What do you do on a day like that? Well, you may think about going to Australia. You may also be glad to find that some days are like that for other people too.

Violet is expressive and funny when she is alone or with her best friend, Opal. At school, especially around class bully Irwin, who teases her nonstop, she retreats into a shell of shyness. But when Irwin, playing the part of Planet Mars in the class play, begins to spin wildly out of control and threatens to ruin the entire production, it's Violet who saves the day - managing not only to give Irwin his comeuppance but to find her own unique way of surviving the spotlight.

Wemberly worried about everything. Big things. Little things. And things in between. Then it was time for school to start.And Wemberly worried even more. If you ever worry (or know someone who does), this is the book for you.

Elmer the elephant, a colorful character because of his patchwork hide and sense of humor, tries to blend in with the herd, but soon realizes that he's happiest just being himself. "McKee's gentle humor and love of irony are in full force in this celebration of individuality and laughter." --

Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah! Here I am at Camp Granada. . . . So begin the lyrics that have been cracking up listeners since 1963, when songwriters Allan Sherman and Lou Busch borrowed the music of Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" to create the funniest camp song ever heard.

All of us have times when we wish that we were in charge of the world...This book of poems is for everyone who could use a little help in turning some of their worries into laughter.