School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2—This companion to Cain's The Way I Feel (Parenting, 2000) aims to help children understand behaviors and choices. Rhyming verses explore positive attributes, including curiosity, trustworthiness, persistence, and imagination. Each verse gives specific examples, such as, "I do my homework every night" for "Responsible" and "I help friends when they fall" for "Compassionate." Bright cartoonish pastels illustrate each verse. With its range and clear-cut examples, this book will be a useful addition to character-education curricula.—Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD