In And Peter Said Goodbye, the wise Mrs. Murgatroyd and her magical paints help Peter explores his feelings and find a positive way to deal with the loss of his grandfather.
Peter and his grandfather spent many happy times together, but that was before his grandpa moved to California-before the dreadful foggy day when he was struck and killed by a car. Angry and hurt at being left behind while his parents attend the funeral, Peter heads for the woods where he and grandfather once went hiking and fishing. In an unfamiliar clearing bathed in the light of a rainbow, he meets the wise Mrs. Murgatroyd. With the help of her magical paints and a giant green robot, Peter embarks on a fantastic journey across the country to his grandfather\'s funeral. There he is at last able to say goodbye and discover his own path toward acceptance and healing.
Exquisite watercolors blend elements of magic and reality in this tribute to the power of love and resilience of the human spirit.
This set includes And Peter Said Goodbye (hard-cover picture book), a child\'s activity book and a parent/teacher guide. 3 books total!

The Emotional Literacy Series: Grief

Liz Farrington

Jennifer Weil

Children's Books

Enchante Publishing

Jealous of her little sister for the praise she gets for being neat, quiet, and clean, tomboyish Tanya finds refuge in the woods, where she gets hold of some magical paints and exorcises her emotion, with dangerous consequences.

Tanya and the Green-Eyed Monster

Enchante Innertainment Inc

Written with warmth and compassion, Nightmares in the Mist encourages children to express their fears and work through them.
With the help of Mrs. Murgatroyd's magical paints, a little girl faces and overcomes her fears.
Everywhere Alicia turns; she sees the glowing red eye of an enormous monster coming toward her through a smoky, swirling mist. At first, the monster only came after Alicia at night in her room, but now it might show up anywhere, any time. If only her mom would come home from the hospital! On an outing with her father, brother and sister, Alicia sees the mist and hears the awful roar of the monster. Certain it's coming after her again, she runs away. Soon lost, Alicia follows a tiny, sparkling white light that leads her right to Mrs. Murgatroyd's door. And, with the help of the wise woman's magical paints, Alicia gains the courage to confront the monster and discover the true source of her fears.
This set includes Nightmares in the Mist (hard-cover picture book), a child's activity book and a parent/teacher guide. 3 books total!

The Emotional Literacy Series: Fear

Leslie McGuire

Haunted by a guilty secret and failing out of school, Tom flees to an old quarry, where he comes upon the mysterious Mrs. Murgatroyd and her magical paints, through which he learns to express his guilt and release it.

Red Poppies for a Little Bird

This story reassures children that feeling jealous is common to everyone and that, by acknowledging their feelings, they can learn to manage them. Full-color hardcover picture book. Activity book. Parent/teacher guide. Tanya loves her little sister, but she s tired of hearing her praised for playing quietly and staying so neat and clean. Tanya heads for the woods where she discovers that she isn t the only one with a green-eyed monster.

Tanya and the Green-Eyed MonsterExploring Jealousy with your Child-from the Kids EQ Emotional Literacy Series. 3-book set,(Storybook, Activity Book, and Parent Guide)

Ayman Sawaf

Jonathan Sherwood

Ilene L. Dillon M.S.W

Kids EQ

Mrs. Murgatroyd's magical paints help Tanya use her own inner power to overcome her jealousy toward her little sister.A tomboy herself, Tanya loves her little sister, but she's tired of hearing Jenny praised for playing quietly with her dolls and staying so neat and clean. Their mother says Tanya has a green-eyed monster inside her, and Tanya wishes she did-so it could chase her little sister right out of Tanya's life. Torn between hating Jenny and hating herself for feeling that way, Tanya heads for the woods. There, she meets the remarkable Mrs. Murgatroyd and tries her magical rainbow paints. When her painted monster comes to life and escapes, Tanya sets out to find it and soon discovers that she isn't the only one with a green-eyed monster and that maybe she can learn to tame it.Written and illustrated with warmth and humor, Tanya and the Green-Eyed Monster reassures children that feeling jealous is common to everyone and that, by acknowledging their feelings, they can learn to manage them.This set includes Tanya and the Green-Eyed Monster (hard-cover picture book), a child's activity book and a parent/teacher guide. 3 books total!

Literature & Fiction

Swept into the magical world of Mrs.Murgatroyd, Lucy discovers that being alone doesn\'t have to mean being lonely.Lucy wishes her family had never moved. She hates her new school and misses her big, cuddly collie. Just before moving day, Chipper had gotten sick and had to stay behind in the animal hospital-and Lucy doesn\'t know when he\'ll be able to come home.Alone in her room, Lucy remembers the people and animals she used to imagine hiding among the flowers on her old wallpaper. She begins to draw her favorite figure and tell herself a story: "This is the woman who lives in a hollow tree at the end of the rainbow." Suddenly, Lucy finds herself swept into the world of Mrs. Murgatroyd. Lucy tries the wise woman\'s magical rainbow paints and discovers that being alone doesn't have to mean being lonely.Accompanied by richly detailed watercolor paintings, The Rainbow Fields encourages children to use their own creativity to discover for themselves the importance and pleasures of solitude.This set includes The Rainbow Fields (hard-cover picture book), a child\'s activity book and a parent/teacher guide. 3 books total!

The Emotional Literacy Series: Loneliness

Susan Goldman Rubin

Whisked magically into the past, Tom comes to terms with a secret that's haunted him for two years.
A straight "A" student, a soccer star, and a model of good behavior, Tom now finds himself failing his classes, kicked off the soccer team, and in big trouble at home. Angery and confused, he sneaks out of the house and sets off for the old quarry. Once there, Tom aimlessly throws rocks, his thoughts spinning in endless circles. Frustrated, he jumps up and races blindly through the woods until he comes upon a Mysterious woman rinsing paint pots in a stream. When he tries Mrs. Murgatroyd's magical paints, Tom is whisked back into the past, where he confronts and comes to terms with the guilty secret that's been haunting him.
Colorful illustrations highlight a sensitive story that encourages children to talk about feelings of guilt rather than holding them in.
This set includes Red Poppies For A Little Bird (hard-cover picture book), a child's activity book and a parent/teacher guide. 3 books total!

The Emotional Literacy Series: Guilt

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The Emotional Literacy Series: Grief

Tanya and the Green-Eyed Monster

The Emotional Literacy Series: Fear

Red Poppies for a Little Bird

Tanya and the Green-Eyed MonsterExploring Jealousy with your Child-from the Kids EQ Emotional Literacy Series. 3-book set,(Storybook, Activity Book, and Parent Guide)

Tanya and the Green-Eyed Monster

The Emotional Literacy Series: Loneliness

The Emotional Literacy Series: Guilt