Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage.

Pigeon experiences an emotional loop-de-loop as he anticipates his turn to ride the roller coster.

Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in this hair. And it got worse ... His best friend deserted him. There was no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV! Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.

Little Monkey feels sad, mad and angry all at once--he needs to learn how to calm down.

Using Charles Darwin's survey of emotions as a starting point, Stuart Walton's A Natural History of Human Emotions examines the history of each of our core emotions-fear, anger, disgust, sadness, jealousy, contempt, shame, embarrassment, surprise, and happiness-and how these emotions have influenced both cultural and social history. We learn that primitive fear served as the engine of religious belief, while a desire for happiness led to humankind's...

The epic saga of an earthling, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with superhuman powers and a total ignorance of the mores of man. "A human raised on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith has just arrived on planet Earth. Among his people for the first time, he struggles to understand the social mores and prejudices of human nature that are so alien to him, while his own 'psi' powers--among them telepathy, clairvoyance, telekenesis, and...

An entertaining and gently informative book that helps children think about, talk about and understand the different types of feelings they experience. Parents will be able to use this book with their child to help them communicate their fears, and concerns, but also their joy and sadness. Putting names on feelings and understanding that they are normal and part of the human experience is essential for children to grow healthy.