Cain, Barbara S

This volume is designed to help children understand emotions, and shows that it is possible to experience two contrasting feelings at the same time, such as feeling both proud and scared on the first day of school. Questions are raised throughout the book to help them cope with the tugs and pulls of emotions that simultaneous and dissimilar feelings can produce. This second edition contains new illustrations.

Teenager Jenny describes what it is like to live with her younger brother who has autism.

Presents a variety of situations in which children might feel two emotions at the same time, and explains why it is natural to feel conflicting emotions.

Discusses how natural it is to feel contradictory emotions. Presents situations, such as the first day of school, the birth of a sibling, or a move to a new house, and identifies two emotions each event is likely to elicit.

Teenager Jenny describes what it is like to live with her younger brother who has autism.