Clarissa

Books that help children with emotional awareness and dealing with big emotions are golden in my eyes and this book is a perfect specimen. Plus, it came at such an opportune time because I was just finishing up fine-tuning my “Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie” recipe. The end result is just as playful and endearing as the book and I just love how well the huge eyes on the cookies and the eyes in the illustrations pair. Now, what if those cookies had eyes that you can’t help but smile when seeing and pair with a book about resolving anger?

Then, when I was about ten years old, I fell in love with Dragons as well. In fact, I fell in love with them so hard that they took first place in my “favorites It has a large page spread at the end that you pull out and features some dragons who ultimately find a way to get along with the knights. This is an interactive story that my kids and I can’t get enough of.