"Bear loves being big! At the carnival, she wants to win the biggest teddy bear of all. But instead, she wins a fish. A very little fish. Bear and Fish can't possibly have anything in common, can they? Although fish might look small, she proves to be bigger than Bear ever thought she could be, and Bear learns that sometimes even a big bear can be small in the big, wide world." --book jacket

Little Tiger is disappointed that he is unable to scare any other animals in the forest.

"Bella loves the beach. She loves the flip and flop slap of her feet on the sand. She loves the crash, crash, crash of the ocean waves. And she loves the gentle shush, shush of the beach umbrella in the breeze. But a rainstorm hits and Bella’s perfect family beach day is ruined. This day is a rainy, awful mess! But maybe a little imagination, and a loving family, can show Bella that a beach day at home can be its own special kind of fun." --publisher's...

"The 'almosts' are ruining Abby’s life! She’s almost tall enough. She’s almost a star student. She’s almost first in line—and on and on it goes. So why even bother entering the science fair? The almosts will ruin it anyway. But what if Abby is wrong? Maybe the almosts can actually be a good thing . . . Feeling disappointment is a part of life, and Janet Sumner Johnson tackles that feeling with force in this inspirational picture book. In...

"It all began once upon a magical town, when a little girl called Moira received a wondrous magic Relic. But try as she might, she couldn’t make her Relic blossom into life and make her magic powers shine like her best friend Lilly could. Her potions didn’t sparkle, her spells fell flat and everything she did seemed to go wrong. Can Moira learn to believe in herself and finally let her powers shine? This...[is the] story about how witches got...

"Join Little Gorilla and his dad as they adventure through the jungle of emotions that can arise in life’s ordinary moments. In this beautifully hand-drawn social-emotional growth book, children and parents will be delighted to find a new way to approach anger, upset, anxiety, grief, loss, and disappointment. Readers will learn how to stretch their own Disappointment Muscles as they journey through life with Little Gorilla and his dad." --back cover...

Illustrations and simple text follow a young child's colorful journey from disappointment and resistance to acceptance.

"Cody is excited about Dino Day at school, but then it gets cancelled! Cody’s sad until his dad reminds him he can make his own happiness and the day can still be special. Cody plays with his dinosaur toys and invites his friends to join in on the fun to have a wonderful day." --publisher's website

"The teddies—clever Buddy, brave Sunny, sweet Sugar, and wise Reginald—have managed to find a child. Life with Darling is far better than any they’ve known. But something's not right—the promised bliss of Forever Sleep hasn’t come. And they are kept a secret from Darling’s mother, hidden underneath the child’s bed in the dusty darkness. Then the inevitable happens: Mama discovers the teddies. And like all adults they’ve met thus far,...