Ups and Downs: A Book of Emotions

<b>In a feel-good concept book the Geisel Award-winning illustrator of <i>See the Cat </i>gives young children a vocabulary for naming--and managing--their emotions.</b> <p/>From delight to disgust excitement to fear worry to confidence boredom to curiosity feelings can shift in a heartbeat. Mike Wohnoutka's simple words and tender nuanced illustrations follow three young children as they traverse emotional highs and lows over the course of a school day. The wide spectrum of emotions covered--far beyond <i>happy</i> and <i>sad</i>--invites readers to share their own contradictory unpredictable ever-present feelings. Vetted by an expert in the science of children's emotions this day in the inner life of three kids encourages first steps toward emotional literacy and is a satisfying narrative that ends with the adorable trio converging after school in the park--ready for play!