Pause before acting on a big feeling.
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The Color Monster’s feelings are all mixed up, so each one gets a color and a description and is sorted into its own place. With words for what it feels, the monster reaches a calmer state.
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Worrysaurus packs for a picnic on a clear day, but questions about supplies and a lizard’s warning about rain set off his worry. He remembers his mother’s reassuring words, looks through his happy things and goes back to enjoying the day.
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Wemberly imagines everything that could go wrong, and the thought of school makes it worse. At school she meets another child with worries like hers, and sharing them eases her own.
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When Jabari gets frustrated, his father suggests pausing and breathing. With a clearer head, Jabari lets his sister work with him and finds another approach.
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When their plans go wrong, Ava and her mother pause, close their eyes, breathe and keep going. A final problem still overwhelms her mother, so the story shows that calming down isn’t always easy.
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The crayons spell out their grievances in letters, and Duncan answers with a drawing, not an argument.
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Her frustration over the magnificent thing builds into a tantrum, and she leaves the project to take a break. When she comes back, she can see her earlier work differently.
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