When Mommy has to travel for work, her son gives her a special picture to ease their temporary separation.

No one can pry a frightened Jake away from his parents on the first day of school, and so the three must watch as his classmates have fun until, at the end of the day, his teacher finally gets him to let go.

"On the first day of school, a girl learns how the giant butterflies in her stomach mean she's learning and growing"--

In The Worry Balloon, a thoughtful and reassuring picture book, Monica Mancillas's text and Betty C. Tang's illustrations show how one child experiences anxiety and worry, providing different tools to practice mindfulness and strengthen one's mental health.

When aspiring artist Deena's anxiety reaches a breaking point, both she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help, and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful.

Max Leonard is convinced that he will never succeed with memorizing his multiplication tables and his brain "freezes" during timed tests. To everyone's surprise, Max has been completing algebra problem sets in his spare time! His parentes and teachers are amazed by his math "potential'"

When Lila, a worrier, moves to a new town, the what ifs only grow, and she feels alone and invisible until her teacher finds a creative and kind way to make Lila feel welcome and open to new experiences, a lesson that will stay with her long after second grade.

When her stepfather leaves and her family loses their home to fire, twelve-year-old Chinese-American Monica, or Mo, struggles with anxiety, but the chance to hunt an elephant ghost--and the promise of a new friend--help convince her to live a little moredangerously.

"A grab bag of deliciously dark short fiction set in middle school that explores anxieties and twists them into funny, resonant, and reassuring psychological thrills"

Introduces the mainstream student and educator to the world of the child who struggles academically. The main character discovers her father is dyslexic, as is one of her classmates, and she tries to make sense of it . She learns that many successful adults have dyslexia and is inspired to raise awarenes about this learning condition.