The Way I Act

by Steve Metzger, Janan Cain (Illustrator)

Overview

The Way I Act explores thirteen ways of behaving. The friendly verses and bold illustrations convey many positive ideas of how to act in a variety of situations. In the companion book, The Way I Feel, children learned that feelings come and go and simply are.
 
A little older now, they are ready to think about the ability they have to control how things turn out. Like The Way I Feel, this book is ideal for children with autism.
(Ages 4-9)  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781884734991
Publisher:	Parenting Press, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	60,369
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	5 - 10 Years

About the Author

Steve Metzger taught preschool for several years, then worked at Scholastic, where he ran school book clubs and created more than 60 children’s books.

Janan Cain is the creator of the popular ‘Way I’ children’s picture book series, with over two million copies in print. Janan grew up in Darien, Illinois, with a deep passion for drawing and painting. Her 30-year career as an illustrator and author spans a range of accomplishments, from illustrations for corporate campaigns and consumer packaging, to branding and communication design for Fortune 500 companies. In 1993, Janan left the corporate world to raise her two daughters. She wanted to teach them words for their feelings but couldn’t find picture books for young children dealing with the complexities of emotions in a straightforward way that children could grasp. Tapping into her passion as an illustrator, she decided to create her own book and with that, her first picture book, ‘The Way I Feel’, was born. With over 2,000,000 copies in print, The Way I Feel is among the best-selling children’s picture books of all time winning numerous awards and accolades. Janan also wrote and illustrated Lost and Alone and co-created The Way I Act with Steve Metzger.

Editorial Reviews

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

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