Berry, Joy Wilt

Accompanied by colorful, cartoonlike illustrations and geared toward children through age twelve, this describes many of our basic needs and rights suh as the right to ask questions, to make mistakes, to have privacy, and to defend one's rights.

Annie, a disobedient little girl, learns the reasons why her parents tell her to do things and decides to try to do better.

Explains why people show off and why it is better not to be a show off.

Describes the traits of a bad sport and tells why it is better to be a good sport.

Spine title: Understanding nightmares. Explains the affect of the types of nightmares, and how to understand them.

Discusses overcoming whining.

Discusses ways of responding to anger rather than merely reacting.

Cautions children about the wisdom of heeding adults' instructions, and discusses the possible consequences of disobedience, which might include unhappiness or injury.

Discusses the advantages of sharing, and the times when it is prudent to put something away rather than share it.

Advises children on avoiding destructiveness caused by curiosity, accident, carelessness or anger.