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Early Childhood Readers Collection

The Early Childhood Readers Collection (ECRC) includes children's literature that highlights and celebrates diversity across a spectrum of inclusion and diversity, from race to sexual orientation to gender identity and disability.

How do I find books related to emotions & feelings?

You can add search terms such as emotion* OR feeling*, or even a term for a specific emotion such as fear to a search within the collection. Using the asterisk will direct the search to include plural and singular forms of the word. Read more about searching tips in Compass here.

Other related subject terms include:

  • Juvenile Fiction Social Themes Emotions Feelings
  • Emotions in Children
  • Emotions in Child Juvenile Fiction
  • Fear Juvenile Fiction
  • Bashfulness Juvenile Fiction

The Rabbit Listened

A moving and universal picture book about empathy and kindness, sure to soothe heartaches big and small--now a New York Times bestseller. When something sad happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they have the answer. The chicken wants to talk it out, but Taylor doesn't feel like chatting. The bear thinks Taylor should get angry, but that's not quite right either. One by one, the animals try to tell Taylor how to act, and one by one they fail to offer comfort. Then the rabbit arrives. All the rabbit does is listen . . . which is just what Taylor needs. With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustration, The Rabbit Listened is about how to comfort and heal the people in your life, by taking the time to carefully, lovingly, gently listen.

Me and My Fear

When a young immigrant girl has to travel to a new country and start at a new school, she is accompanied by her Fear who tells her to be alone and afraid, growing bigger and bigger every day with questions like "how can you hope to make new friends if you don't understand their language?" But this little girl is stronger than her Fear. A heart-warming and timely tale from the bestselling author and illustrator of The Journey, this book shows us the importance of sharing your Fear with others--after all, everyone carries a Fear with them, even if it's small enough to fit into their pocket!

Gustavo, the Shy Ghost

A #1 New York Times bestseller! This winning debut picture book from Mexican artist Flavia Z. Drago about finding the courage to make friends is perfect for the spooky season -- or anytime. 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 they just can't see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is fast approaching, what can he do to make them notice him and to share with them something he loves? With fancifully detailed artwork and visual humor, debut picture-book creator Flavia Z. Drago's vivid illustrations tell a sweet and gently offbeat story of loneliness, bravery, and friendship that is sure to be a treat for little ghouls and goblins everywhere.

Feelings

From the Emmy-nominated, award-winning bilingual preschool series Canticos, comes Feelings, a part of the Canticos Bilingual Firsts collection. Learn how to count from 1 to 10, and 10 to 100 in tens, in both English and Spanish. Complete with beautiful illustrations, this book is a great way to make learning opposites with your little chickie special and unique in not one, but two languages. Concept: Feelings, Emotions. Format: * 6" x 6" board book format perfect for little readers. * English and Spanish on the same spread. * Interactive lift-the-flap. * "Canticos resonates with parents who want to raise multilingual children through quality, appealing content." -- NBC "Good books not only teach your child about different cultures and their traditions, they are also a great way to help your child pick up new vocabulary and information about different regions around the world. Canticos...is a great place to start" -- Motherly "Susie Jaramillo created a media company with an educational, cross-cultural, and intergenerational mission." -- School Library Journal "¿Qué hacer cuando los niños no quieren dormir? La colección bilingüe Canticos de Susie Jaramillo reúne tiernas canciones de cuna de nuestra infancia." -- People en Español Children can also watch our bilingual videos on the Canticos channel! Beloved by kids, parents and educators, Canticos is the #1 bilingual preschool brand.