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Reviewed on August 16, 2024 | Transitional - Early Readers
PreS-Gr 2—A colorful variety of young dinosaurs visit with therapist Dr. Diplo in his cave-based practice. Dr. Diplo addresses each "friend" (read: client) individually through a comic book-style visual sequence charmingly illustrated in pencil and watercolor. Fans of sequential art will appreciate this highly visual format. Each therapy interaction is followed by a several pages that convey how to identify the emotion being focused on and provide illustrated, multistep instructions for an exercise to manage the feeling. In one example, Dr. Diplo tells young Nino, "What you're feeling is contentment." He then encourages Nino to do an exerci...Log In or Sign Up to Read More