Review: The Feelings Book by Todd Parr

Each page of this book states “sometimes I feel like” and then follows up with what the person feels like. Followed by a picture of the person doing what they feel like doing. The colors of this book are very vibrant with a unique artistic style. The people are also bright neon colors along with the other objects on the page. This book normalizes feeling in many different ways such as being cranky, just wanting to sit in bed and read, or even standing on your head. This book does a great job of teaching emotional literacy. The story teaches this through showing the facial expression, and then naming the emotion that matches the expression. This also helps to normalize these different emotions for children. Great for the young reader who is learning emotional literacy and understanding that it is normal to have different feelings. This book is also  well suited for younger children since it is a board book.

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Review: How Do You Feel? By Lizzy Rockwell

How do you feel right now? This book leads the reader through multiple different emotions. On one side of the page it has a picture of a different child’s face making the correct facial expression with the statement “I am” followed by the emotion that they are feeling. On the other side of the page it shows a scenario in which the child may be feeling that specific emotion. This book is a great way to help teach emotional literacy and recognition. It allows for children to start naming the emotions that they are currently feeling. It also allows for children to be able to name the emotion someone else may be feeling based off of their facial expression and consequently act appropriately. This book shows a variety of different children with lots of diversity between children. Great for the young reader who is learning emotional literacy, and how to identify emotions both for themselves and of others.

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The Feelings Book by Todd Parr

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain