Feder, Sandra V.

"A young boy tells young readers about the times he's feeling peaceful, such as playing with a friend or having family dinner, and shares his strategies for coping during the times he doesn't feel peaceful, like taking deep breaths and imagining his favorite things"--Provided by publisher.

"'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 wants to go home, or when the kids at school leave her out, hurting her feelings. When she's angry, she tries to remember to use her words--even though that doesn't always work. Sometimes she can't find the right words, or the words don't come out the way she intends. But sometimes words do help, and when her anger melts away a new feeling can blossom"--Provided by publisher.

"When Hannah's family has to move, her grandmother tells her how she felt leaving the old country--it was both bitter and sweet. As Hannah leaves her friends behind and tries to get used to a new house, she only feels bitterness. Was her grandmother wrong about the sweetness? Hannah starts to feel better about the move when she sees her new house in the soft light of the Shabbat candles. When a new friend reaches out with a special gift, Hannah realizes that sweetness can come from unexpected places and that she can even create some herself"--Provided by publisher.

When evening comes and the sun sets, Ella becomes afraid, until one night her mother encourages her to see the beauty in night.

Daisy loves poetry and she must find a way to use that as her special talent in her school's talent show.

Daisy begins to come up with wonderful word combinations after Miss Goldner teaches the class about alliteration, but when someone comes up with the nickname Lazy Daisy, Daisy is determined to come up with a more apropriate nickname.

When her beloved teacher announces she will be leaving their school, Daisy knows that the perfect gift would be--the perfect word.