envy

Envy turns to admiration and finally to friendship for a goat and unicorn.

Cinder has always been a little envious of Ruskin, the legendary scarlet dragon, after all it can be hard to be friends with a legend, but when the Witch-Dragon, Villinelle, casts a Soul Blazer spell on Cinder her envy blossoms into an uncontrollable wildfire, and Ruskin must save his friend from Villinelle's curse.

Envy turns to admiration and finally to friendship for Goat and Unicorn.

"Happy-go-lucky Kelsey hasn't been so happy-go-lucky lately. She's starting to feel pretty envious of her cousin Lindsay and all the extra time Lindsay is spending with her aunt, who just happens to be Kelsey's mom. The worst part is it seems like Kelsey's mom wants to spend time with Lindsay instead of her. But once Kelsey adds a pinch of patience to the batter, and stirs in her own special brand of silly fun to the mix, Kelsey realizes she's come up with the perfect recipe for spending time with her cousin and her mom"--OCLC.

Delta Dawn, a photographer no longer content just observing the perfect lives of NYC's elite citizens but wanting a piece of the pie for herself, is hired to photograph the eleventh birthday party of Natalie Straub. Using her connection to the family, Dawn becomes not only Natalie's photographer but also her nanny, befriends the mother, and ingratiates herself with the father. Slowly, Dawn finds in herself the frightening power to not only manipulate photos, but also the real world--but at a high cost.

Readers will learn about jealousy and envy in themselves and others, how and why they feel it, how to best respond to it, and how to communicate these feelings. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while try this! and grow with goals activities at the end of the book further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about states of mind, moods, and emotions. Also includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.

A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work the overnight shift in this picture book debut. Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room with a view of the George Washington Bridge, while all she gets is a tiny bedroom with a view of her sister (who snores). Until one night, no one comes, and it's finally her chance! But as it turns out, sleeping in the cot in the living room isn't all she thought it would be. A celebration of the ways a Dominican American community takes care of one another while showing young readers that sometimes the best way to be a better neighbor is by imagining how it feels to spend a night sleeping on someone else's pillow.

"Oliver wishes he were as popular and important as Sherman, the largest giant sequoia tree, until he discovers it is enough to be part of something big"--Provided by publisher.

We all know the pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune. The Germans named this furtive delight in another's failure schadenfreude (from schaden damage, and freude, joy), and it has perplexed philosophers and psychologists for centuries. Why can it be so satisfying to witness another's distress? And what, if anything, should we do about it? Schadenfreude illuminates this hidden emotion, inviting readers to reflect on its pleasures, and how we use other people's miseries to feel better about ourselves. Written in an exploratory, evocative form, it weaves examples from literature, philosophy, film, and music together with personal observation and historical and cultural analysis. And in today's world of polarized politics, twitter trolls and "sidebars of shame," it couldn't be timelier. Engaging, insightful, and entertaining, Schadenfreude makes the case for thinking afresh about the role this much-maligned emotion plays in our lives -- perhaps even embracing it.

"Ball wishes he could fly like Balloon, but when a boy arrives and sends Ball rolling, bouncing, and even soaring into the air, Balloon feels deflated"--Provided by publisher.