The neighborhood is having a block party where everyone is responsible for bringing a food dish. Padma is excited about the party until she learns that her mother is planning to bring lentil soup. Padma thinks soup is so boring Everyone else will bring fun things like pizza or hot dogs. Plus Padma worries that her friends won't like the soup--but to her delight, she discovers that they not only like the soup, they want to learn how to make it.

A gentle rhyming picture book for children ages 3 to 6 who may be developing anxious feelings but are too young to comprehend the implications. It is easy to use, appealing, and effective for parents to use with their little ones, and includes calming tools based on science-based strategies such as cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness principles.

Helps young children who are just beginning to recognise and identify their emotions understand how anger feels and affects them. Readers are taught that it's okay to get mad, if you know what to do. Told in rhyme, the gentle and calming narration introduces the subject delicately and simply, offering explanations, reassurances, and tools to try to manage tempers and tantrums.