Clanton, Ben

Summary: Ploof is a puffy cloud who's a little lonely -- but now you're here, and the fun can begin! Can you help Ploof overcome their shyness? Play pretend? Make Ploof laugh with your funny faces, find their hiding spot, give them a high five! Full of imaginative and interactive fun, each page of this perfect book for preschoolers offers a chance to play. By following cues to say hello, clap, blow,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books, an imprint of Tundra Book Group 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CLA

Feder, Sandra V.

Summary: "A young child tells us about the different times when he feels peaceful, as well as how he copes when he needs to find a peaceful state again. Acclaimed picture-book creators Sandra V. Feder and Rahele Jomepour Bell have teamed up once again to create a thoughtful and beautifully illustrated exploration of peacefulness. "I like feeling peaceful," the young narrator tells us, then describes the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FED

Chen, Nathan

Summary: "Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Champion Nathan Chen delivers an inspirational picture book about facing your fears and finding the joy in sports, no matter the outcome. Wei has loved ice-skating ever since his first visit to the rink. He loves gliding across the ice, taking flight on jumps, and moving with the music--there's nothing else like it! But as Wei's first big competition...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHE

Maddox, Jake

Summary: Rosie loves surfing at her Aunt Hazel's surfing school in Byron Bay, Australia, but this summer she is tasked with teaching her cousin Flora to surf although the two have never liked each other--and Rosie is finding it difficult to overcome her dislike.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MAD

Jaryn, Blue

Summary: "Payden has always used he/him pronouns, until one day Payden realizes those words might not fit. Payden's parents promise to throw a big party to introduce whatever pronouns Payden chooses--but which pronouns are the best match? On a colorful quest, Payden talks to friends about a rainbow of possibilities: he, she, they, ze, and so many more! The right pronouns are just waiting to be tried on....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAR

Feder, Sandra V.

Summary: "A young child tells us what makes her angry and how she tries to let the anger come and go. An artful starting point for conversations about strong feelings. "I get angry," says a little girl, looking fiercely in the mirror. Sometimes she gets angry when someone is mean and tries to take her toy away, when it feels unfair that there's not enough time to go swimming, when she's tired and just...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: House of Anansi Press 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FED

Carmona, Hannah

Summary: "Anita watches the dragons high above her as she hops from one cement roof to another in her village in the Dominican Republic. But being the valiant princesa she is, she never lets them scare her. Then one day, Anita must face her fears to begin a new life in a new country. Will she be brave enough to enter the belly of the beast and take flight to new adventures?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lantana 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAR

Drago, Flavia Z.

Summary: Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DRA

Acosta, Alicia

Summary: Ben liked painting his nails, until some of the kids at school started teasing him. When Dad realized why Ben was sad, he decided to paint his nails too.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: nubeOCHO 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ACO

Becker, Shelly

Summary: A group of superheroes are having a bad day and learn to cope with their emotions.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BEC

Maddox, Jake.

Summary: Sixth-grader Max Stinson is tired of being bullied by Harold Weime and looking forward to a summer in the local paintball league to work off some of his frustration, but he soon learns that anger is not a winning attitude, especially when you take it out on the people around you.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Stone Arch Books 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MAD