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1) Tears
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Tears come in many forms. They can be big, small, heavy, fast, slow, quiet, and loud. They come from small kids, big kids, adults, and even scaly-skinned crocodiles. This book offers a compassionate way for kids to self-reflect on the different reasons they cry, stripping away stigma and shame, which stems from the association between crying and weakness. It sheds light on how tears make you stronger. It gently asks kids to check in on the emotions...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"There are all sorts of feelings that can make us cry -- from disappointment to joy, from grief to love. Sometimes I Cry offers a gentle and necessary affirmation of the emotional complexity of growing up. Powerful, poignant, and universally relevant, it is a triumph for readers of any age"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Children learn that everybody cries, how crying can help them, and ways to cope with challenging feelings. A section for adults includes tips and activities to help young children express and handle their feelings"--
5) Baby Clown
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Frieda and Boffo Clown have a baby, the entire circus is over the moon. But there is one problem: Baby Clown won't stop crying.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When Mario asks his mother why we cry, her answer comes in sweet imagery. She speaks of grey storm clouds, locked boxes and a vast ocean. She explains that we cry for many reasons -- sometimes cry because we're sad. Other times we cry because we're lonely. Often we cry because we're frustrated. And through all these emotions, our tears can calm us, heal us and help us grow. Vivid illustrations and lyrical prose combine perfectly in this sensitive,...
Author
Publisher
Old Lion Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Ukrainian
Description
The earthworm Jacob got out of the hole in a good mood and crawled to find his dinner. But on the way he came across a weeping snail, woodlice, a butterfly and a stag beetle. Jacob even got angry because he could not understand why they were crying. But soon, Yakov himself was brought to tears. The book "Jacob and the Wet Evening" will help the child understand why we sometimes cry and that crying is not a shame at all. The tasks at the end will help...
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Milly loves to be silly, especially at bath time! But when her family can't figure out what to do to get baby Jack to stop crying, Milly gets out of the tub to do her part. Milly gets to use her sillies to solve a problem."--
Author
Series
Akialbum volume 6
Publisher
Akiara Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"Un pǒtico ̀lbum ilustrado que nos recuerda que las l̀grimas nos riegan muy lentamente y nos ayudan a crecer, nos calman y son un b̀lsamo para las heridas. Y que todos lloramos: nįas y nįos, pequęos y grandes, altos y bajos&"-- provided by publisher.
A poetic illustrated album that reminds us that tears help us grow, calm us down, and heal our wounds. It also shows that we all cry: girls and boys, small and big, high or low.
Author
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When your baby is unhappy, you're unhappy. Learn the experts' secrets to soothing your fussy little one, for happier days and more restful nights! Whether your baby is colicky, fussy, or just plain cranky, the proven techniques in The CALM Baby Method will help you both feel better. With decades of expertise as a pediatric occupational therapist and a pediatric gastroenterologist, Patti Ideran and Dr. Mark Fishbein have helped thousands of parents...
13) The crying book
Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning poet Heather Christle has just lost a dear friend to suicide and must reckon with her own struggles with depression and the birth of her first child. How she faces her joy, grief, anxiety, impending motherhood, and conflicted truce with the world results in a moving meditation on the nature, rapture, and perils of crying--from the history of tear-catching gadgets (including the woman who designed a gun that shoots tears) to the science...
Publisher
Starlight Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Dr. Karp demonstrates what he calls the five S's, techniques for calming crying newborn babies. The techniques used independently or together help simulate the conditions in the womb. They are swaddling, side or stomach position, shushing, swinging, and sucking.
16) Big boys cry
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"As they walk to his new school, a frightened Levi and his father learn that it is okay for big boys to cry." --
17) Crybaby
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
When Baby cries, her family and neighbors try unsuccessfully to stop her tears and get her back to sleep, but Roy, the old retriever, knows that Baby needs her toy sheep for a good night.
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