Max's Box: Letting Go of Negative Feelings

Award—winning author Brian Wray uses a magical growing box to illustrate children's emotional development and health.

Max's parents give him a very special gift: a tiny, magical box that will hold everything, from his toys to his feelings. Max learns, however, that feelings can't be put away as easily as toys. Each negative emotion he feels—anger, embarrassment, sadness, loneliness—gets added to the box, which grows and grows.

Eventually, the box is so large that it keeps him from doing...