I Don't Want to Be Nice!: A book about showing kindness (Our Emotions and Behavior)

I Don't Want to Be Nice!: A book about showing kindness (Our Emotions and Behavior)

Sue Graves, Emanuela Carletti (Illustrator), Desideria Guicciardini (Illustrator)
$15.99
Publication Date: March 10th, 2017
Publisher:
Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN:
9781631981326
Pages:
28

Description

Two new titles in this lively series help young children recognize and understand their feelings, their actions, and how they are connected.

Finn is not very kind to his classmates, and he cares mostly about himself. He doesn’t help Ahmed or Lily. He shoves Molly and Freddy on the playground. In soccer, he doesn’t play fair. The children are mad at Finn. Then, when no one wants to play with him at recess, he feels sad and lonely. How will Finn find a way to make it all better? Ultimately, Finn’s teacher helps him see that he can change his mean behavior and that kindness leads to friendship and fun.

Our Emotions and Behavior series
The Our Emotions and Behavior series uses cheerful brightly illustrated stories to help kids understand how their emotions and actions are related—and how they can learn to manage both. At the end of each book, a two-page series of pictures invites kids to tell a story in their own words. A special section for adults suggests discussion questions and ideas for guiding children to talk about their feelings.

About the Author

Sue Graves is a former teacher and published author. She writes fiction and nonfiction for children from preschool to high school. Sue is married and has four children and four grandchildren. She loves playing golf, painting watercolors, and walking in the countryside around her home in England.
 
Emanuela Carletti was born in Milan, Italy. She still lives in Milan with her two wonderful daughters, a dog named Sally, and a cat. She loves anything to do with art, especially painting, and loves her job as a children’s illustrator.
 
Desideria Guicciardini was born in Florence, Italy. She illustrated her first children’s book in 1977 and likes illustrating stories set in the past or in fantastic make-believe worlds. Her favorite color is blue. She lives in Lecco, Italy, with her husband and two sons.
 

Praise for I Don't Want to Be Nice!: A book about showing kindness (Our Emotions and Behavior)

“The Our Emotions and Behavior series offer[s] young children and their caregivers help with hard-to-manage feelings and inappropriate actions . . . The simple texts are direct, and the endings are consistently upbeat . . . These purposeful books will be useful in many libraries.”
— Booklist

“These are excellent titles for children who need help expressing their feelings and they will be a bonus in any guidance counselor’s arsenal.”
— School Library Journal

“Exuberant color illustrations bring to life simple stories about ordinary children interacting with their friends at school or at play . . . The Our Emotions and Behavior series is enthusiastically recommended for parents as well as school and library children’s collections.”
— Midwest Book Review

“Titles in the series capture the big emotions that all kids feel. The stories are perfect for young readers.”
— Imagination Soup blog

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