This series recognizes that children are entitled to their feelings even when their behavior needs to be corrected. It acknowledges specific feelings and offers children several ways to deal with them. Each book features a choose-your-own-adventure format, and shows what different outcomes of choices might be--allowing children to back up and try another solution if they don't like the outcome, or to try a variety of choices to see how each might turn out.

Alex just can't seem to skate as well as his older brother and sister can, and he thinks about smashing his skates. Readers are encouraged to help Alex find better ways to express his frustration and find other fun things to do.