Bea is really looking forward to her birthday and all the fun she will have with her Grandma, Bampi and all her cousins. It was going to be perfect. Until it wasn't. Snow started falling and before long it was too thick on the ground for anyone to travel safely. This was not how she had imagined and planned her special day to be. Until...
Many modern parents turn themselves inside out trying to protect their children from being disappointed, yet learning to manage when things don't go the way you expect them too is such an important life skill to learn. There are always going to be times when things go awry and learning how to not only deal with them but bounce back and find the silver lining is part of learning to manage emotions and be resilient.
This is another in this series for young readers to learn to cope with big feelings that includes Ruby's Worry, Perfectly Norman, Ravi's Roar, Meesha Makes Friends, Tilda Tries Again, Milo's Monster and Finn's Little Fibs, each of which deals with everyday situations that our children face and are better off learning to navigate than being shielded from them.
32 pages 9781526651358 Ages 4-8
Keywords: big feelings, disappointment, dealing with feelings, dealing with emotions, Social Emotional Learning, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old
Recommended by: Barbara Braxton, Teacher Librarian, New South Wales AUSTRALIA
See more of her recommendations:
500 Hats http://500hats.edublogs.org/
The Bottom Shelf http://thebottomshelf.edublogs.org/
