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The Big White Envelope : Addressing Anxiety In Young Children Through A Story, Emily Bramowitz
The Big White Envelope : Addressing Anxiety In Young Children Through A Story, Emily Bramowitz
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This paper examines the role of literature in mitigating anxiety in young children. It focuses on school-related anxiety, specifically the worried feelings among many children at the start of a new school. Embedded in the text is a children's book about a young girl's anticipation about the start of kindergarten.
Where Is Home? A Central Park Adventure : An Original Children's Book, Zachary Howard
Where Is Home? A Central Park Adventure : An Original Children's Book, Zachary Howard
Graduate Student Independent Studies
An original children's story for children ages seven to nine about a butterfly named Lola that grows up in Central Park. The story tackles themes such as fearing the unknown, stepping outside of one's comfort zone in order to overcome fear, and independently forming an opinion, all while bridging the gap between beings that are physically different from one another through shared experiences.