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PreS-Gr 2—In his authorial debut, Neal explores the universality of emotions with a reassuring tone. The narrative opens with an alliterative list of bad feelings supported by vignettes in which a young boy interacts with a balloon to demonstrate each emotion—"frustrated," "frazzled," and "fed up," as well as "bonkers," "batty," and "bananas". The text is purposely simple so that every child could be immersed in the story. The author delivers hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The book opens with a young boy enjoying a balloon and then becoming "sad," "frustrated," and "frazzled" when it pops. Childlike mixed-m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More