Bound To Stay Bound

School Library Journal - 11/01/2023 PreS-Gr 1—Positively affirming what children can do when they have strong feelings, these titles teach readers how they can take control of themselves. Sentences are short with sight words and limited, repeated vocabulary used. Between these short sentences, there are big, colorful pages of pictures showing the actions and feelings. The children in the photographs throughout are shown first experiencing sadness or frustration and then demonstrating breathing in deep or running in nature to show what is possible for young readers with big feelings — that they too can take control of themselves and their feelings! VERDICT These titles can be easily integrated into classrooms and used to direct activities that encourage calming down in the selected manner. - Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.