Just as Saturday Morning TV programming was reserved for kids’ cartoons back in the 50s and 60s, so mom and dad could sleep in while the kids ate cereal in front of the TV, PWR reserves Saturday mornings (unless I’m running late like today) for reviews of kids’ books.

Today’s recommendation is not for a single book, but for a whole series.

I specifically bought these for my bookstore, RAE’S READS, to compliment another series that deals with kids’ emotions. Be Cheerful was my favorite of these three. Early in the book, the author tells the child, “We cannot be happy all the time. All of us feel a little sad or worried sometimes.” It goes on to give pictures and words at the second level as to the things that cause us to be sad or worried. Then, the child is told “Most of the things we worry about do not happen!” This little book suggests ways for the child to become cheerful again, i.e. “thinking about happy things…doing something nice like baking a cake…[and] working hard on a project.” Very practical advice gives a child confidence that he/she can turn his sad frown into a happy, sunny face.
Best of all, the book/series does not preach, but entertains and instructs. I’m glad I bought this series.
