"Cranky is feeling, well, cranky. But don't ask why. Because you know what doesn't help when you're feeling cranky? Everyone asking you what's wrong! Is there anything that will help? Find out in this irresistible story about big trucks, big feelings, and even bigger friendships"--Front flap of jacket.

"The great love of Corey's life has always been her best friend, Bree: closer than sisters, their bond is unbreakable. Or so Corey thought, until Bree betrays her in the worst way possible. When Bree's sudden death rocks their small island community, Corey is heartbroken and furious. How can she mourn her one-time friend when she is still so angry at her? But though Bree has passed on, her spirit remains--and her and Corey's tale isn't finished yet....

With a little help from her mom, Parker tries to turn a bad day into a good one.

As the dinosaurs get ready for Passover, Tyrannosaurus Rex gets a terrible case of tsuris (the Yiddish word for "troubles") when no one will come to his seder.

Four neurodivergent kids, who face stressful moments throughout their day, use body movements, called stims, to self-regulate their emotions.

"Constantly fighting with his older sister, a young boy retreats to his room to write and draw stories about how he's feeling, but when his sketchbook goes missing, he wonders if it will make things worse or help them to finally understand each other"--

After an angry outburst, a young girl learns from her grandfather how imitating the pause between a lightning flash and thunder clap can help her control her temper.

"It's early morning--a perfect time to fish. A young girl sits with her fishing pole, the good luck charm her grandfather carved sitting on a rock beside her. But is catching fish for everyone's breakfast really what she wants to do?"--Back cover.

"Creature-of-No-Words lives a happy life on his own, but one day he gets a feeling like "the chill touch of ice," and nothing can lift his sadness. Just then Creature-of-Words arrives and senses his despair. How can she help him communicate and be happy once more? This is a powerful picture book about communication and friendship, from an award-winning duo"--Amazon

Mia has a homework assignment to think of five words that apply to herself--but when other kids laugh at her she is beset by negative words that buzz about in her brain.