The lives of people both famous and obscure are filled with scarlet-letter moments when their dirty laundry sees daylight. In these moments we not only witness the reversibility of “success,” of prominence, but also come to visceral terms with our own vulnerable selves. We can’t stop watching the scene of shame, identifying with it and absorbing its nearness, and relishing our imagined im…
Isabel felt invisible. Nobody noticed her brand new rucksack, her shiny new bike, or that she could tie her shoelaces. And, worst of all, when Isabel's baby sister Amy arrived, nobody noticed Isabel. Isabel learns that her family do notice her and that she is a wonderful big sister.
Everybody gets angry sometimes. And for children, anger can be very upsetting and frightening. Ain this Caldecott Honor book, children will see what Sophie does when she gets angry. Parents, teachers, and children can talk about it. People do lots of different things when they get angry. What you do? --from the back cover of the book.