Everyone feels sad sometimes, but it can be hard to know how to help when a friend is feeling blue. Some friends might need to talk about their feelings while others may need some time alone. Or maybe words of encouragement will help a loved one feel better. Everyone handles their emotions differently, and being a good friend means learning to listen to and support the people you love and just being yourself!

Julius and Macy like to play heroes. Julius pretends he's the defender of the forest, while Macy has a quieter strength. When their snack disappears one night, they decide to track down the only one who could have taken it -- the Night Goblin. They both have to be brave in their own ways, and they ultimately discover that the real thief isn't anything like they imagined.

A true friend can help us through anything . . . When a little girl learns about her parents' divorce on a Thursday, it ruins her favorite day of the week. But her stuffed-unicorn friend steps in to help, taking her on adventures to cheer her up and staying by her side to comfort her when feelings are hard. Then, slowly, the little girl and her unicorn friend awaken to the natural world that surrounds them as life continues to shift and change...until...

Pura Belpré Award-winning author-illustrator Juana Medina helps young readers to identify how they feel with bold, colorful illustrations and simple text in this paper-over-board picture book, the third book in the I WILL! series. Do you feel happy? Sad? Calm? Shy? Brave? Proud? This book provides a way for young readers and the adults in their lives to talk about their feelings and build emotional literary together. Whether dealing with starting...

When Gerald the Elephant is sad, Piggie is determined cheer him up, but finds after many tries that it only takes the simplest thing to change Gerald's mood.

When Elephant accidentally breaks Piggie's new toy, they both experience intense feelings before coming to realize how important their friendship is.

"Meet Molly the hare, Olive the owl, and Dexter the fox, three friends who live near the oak tree at the edge of the meadow. Hide-and-seek is Molly's favorite game, but things aren't going her way. For starters, Olive and Dexter don't seem to know the rules. And when Molly shows her friends how to play properly, they hide a little too well. Set in a delicately rendered pastoral world of soft color and shimmering line, here is a picture book that tackles...

"Como cualquiera de nosotros, los superhéroes también tienen días malos. En esos momentos, ellos podrían usar sus superpoderes para montar una buena: podrían destruir edificios a puñetazos, calcinar cosas con su mirada de rayos láser. Pero incluso cuando se sienten muy MUY furiosos no pueden, ni quieren, actuar supermal. Éste magnífico cuento rimado muestra cómo los superhéroes conocen la manera de controlar sus emociones. Ellos...

"Payden has always used he/him pronouns, until one day Payden realizes those words might not fit. Payden's parents promise to throw a big party to introduce whatever pronouns Payden chooses--but which pronouns are the best match? On a colorful quest, Payden talks to friends about a rainbow of possibilities: he, she, they, ze, and so many more! The right pronouns are just waiting to be tried on. Put on your party hats and learn about the magical variety...

Flamingo learns that it is okay to be sad sometimes and that her friends, the little girl and Potato, will stand by her no matter how she feels.