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Topics: feelings, emotions, emotional literacy.

Fiction

A hamster describes the feelings he and his family members experience during the day, including feeling happy, sad, jealous, angry, and scared.

Ages: 4 to 8 years.

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Hunter, Jana Novotny. I have feelings!. New York: Mondo Publishing, 2002.
ISBN: 9781590341964

Topics: emotional literacy, anger, coping strategies.

Non-fiction

This book combines information, jokes and funny cartoons to help children understand that anger is normal and can be expressed in many ways—some healthy, some not. It teaches them how to recognise anger in themselves and others, how to handle situations and emotions (loneliness, guilt, frustration, fear) that lead to anger, and how to deal with the anger they feel.

Ages: 8 to 11 years.

Topics: friendships, conflict resolution, emotional literacy.

Fiction

This picture book contains many examples of how to be a friend and offers kids practical suggestions about resolving arguments, getting over being shy, handling bossy children and bullies, and more.

Agers 4 to 8 years.

Brown, Laurene Krasny and Marc Brown. How to be a friend: A guide to making friends and keeping them. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2001.
ISBN: 9780316111539