Cornelia Maude Spelman
Cornelia Maude Spelman's ten picture books are widely used to help children's social/emotional learning. Reviewers have judged her books "gentle", "sensitive," reassuring" and "compassionate and understanding," and a number of titles have been translated into Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Greek, Spanish, Korean, and German.
Her "The Way I Feel" series includes When I Feel Angry (illustrated by Nancy Cote), When I Feel Scared, When I Care About Others, When I Feel Sad, When I Feel Good About Myself, When I Feel Jealous, and When I Miss You (illustrated by Kathy Parkinson), and Cornelia is also the author of Your Body Belongs to You, Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce, and After Charlotte's Mom Died. All books are published by Albert Whitman and Company.
Cornelia's school visits include reading When I Feel Angry and When I Feel Sad via a slide show, and talking with children about recognizing and managing their feelilngs. She also offers staff/parent workshops on helping children with social/emotional learning.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
E-mail: cornelia119@comcast.net
Website: www.corneliaspelman.com
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