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Award-Winning Book - 2024 Golden Wizard Book Prize When 6-year-old Elsie’s emotions start to feel too big, she doesn’t know what to do! Sometimes, she throws toys, slams a door, and even says unkind things to her friends. Elsie feels overwhelmed and confused when she feels big emotions like anger. Luckily, her Granny Grace steps in and introduces Elsie to the Brainy Cove, where she learns the science behind her emotions and ways she can regulate her emotions in healthy ways. Explore Brainy Cove with Elsie and discover why we feel emotions like we do in this social-emotional tale. Includes: Social-Emotional Vocabulary, Emotional Regulation Strategies, & More! Reviews: Elsie's Adventures to Brainy Cove explains the brain and the neuroscience of emotions. I will use it in my classroom counseling sessions, along with individual and group counseling." - Mary N. LPC, School Counselor Whitnee has done something wonderful with her writing. She has made it easy for young children to understand how their brains and emotions are connected. Whitney has found a brilliant way to explain scientifically to children the parts of the brain and how they work. This is a story I am excited to share with my third graders. -Geneva Minick, Educator, Mother, and Grandmother Elsie’s Adventures to Brainy Cove is a great tool to help kids healthily manage intense emotions. The strategies in this story help children of all ages learn healthy coping skills to build and maintain interpersonal relationships with their peers. I can’t wait to read this story to my classroom! -Stacy C., Behavioral Skills Special Education Teacher Elsie's Adventure to Brainy Cove is a wonderful story relatable to kids and adults. It incorporates explanations of feelings and why they are happening using technical terms, which helps to broaden an understanding of the human mind. I can't wait to use this in my classroom to help students with their social and emotion