The Idiot

The IdiotBy: Elif Batuman Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction A New York Times Book Review Notable Book Nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction Easily the funniest book Ive read this year. GQ Masterly funny debut novel . . . Erudite but never pretentious, The Idiot will make you crave more books by Batuman. Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself. The year is

By: Sam Taplin | Illustrator:  Paul Nicholls | Series: Wind-up An action-packed book with two wind-up model racing cars to race against each other on the tracks embedded in the thick card pages

and the animals love to join in with the fun

聲音可以用來說話、唱歌，但不是用來吼叫的喔！　　大吼大叫，只會讓人耳朵很痛，聽不見你想說什麼。 　　孩子大叫時，如何判斷背後的原因？　　有哪些方法能夠轉移孩子的注意力，引導孩子管理情緒？　　本書以簡單明瞭的方式，教導幼兒正確的觀念。 　　有時候，你覺得生氣、不開心、想要別人好好聽你講話，所以你好想大聲尖叫！可是，別人反而會聽不清楚你在說什麼。　　用適當的音量說出來，別人才能好好聽你講喔。　　以溫和、正向的方式，教導孩子適當表達並排解情緒　　本書不僅適合與孩子一同閱讀，書中還有給家長與照護者的說明與建議，解釋孩子會尖叫大吼的可能原因，以及如何引導孩子提升情緒管理能力。 　　幼小的孩子還不會用言語表達強烈的情緒感受，可能容易尖叫或亂吼，這時可以冷靜溫和地跟孩子說：「請好好用講的。」　　 孩子鬧脾氣、情緒不穩時，要如何幫助孩子冷靜下來？　　 怎樣可以讓孩子感覺受到重視，知道有人在認真聽他講話？　　 如何讓孩子對自我有掌控感，不會因為不順自己心意而失控發飆？

以情緒為主題的繪本大都強調情緒與生活情境的連結，以具體的生活事件描繪情緒的來源以及不當表現的後果，接著再試圖引導孩子學習情緒調節與合宜表達。但《彩色怪獸》則直接呈現情緒管理最基礎也最重要的能力元素～情緒覺察與辨識，讓孩子在充滿詩意的文字與藝術氣息濃烈的畫面中，自然而然地認識基本情緒。《彩色怪獸》呈現情緒管理最基礎也最重要的能力元素～情緒覺察與辨識，讓孩子在充滿詩意的文字與藝術氣息濃烈的畫面中，自然而然地認識基本情緒。《彩色怪獸情緒著色本》則讓孩子在選擇色彩時，再次認知情緒的特質、感受和表現，同時也讓孩子理解「情緒的產生多半來自於生活事件」。透過著色活動提升孩子對自我情緒的覺察，也具有宣洩情緒的療癒效果。

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Full of Star Wars quotes

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By: DK   | Series: Touch and Feel DK's beloved bestselling series gets a fresh new look