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Big Feelings

Six books that help little kids put names to big feelings like anger, worry and grumpiness.

All of these are just suggestions. Swap in whatever your family already has and likes.

The six

The Color MonsterAnna Llenas

About recognizing and naming feelings. A monster learns to sort his jumbled emotions into colors, one by one.

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The Rabbit ListenedCori Doerrfeld

About comforting someone who's upset. Everyone offers Taylor advice and fixes, but what helps is the rabbit simply sitting and listening.

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When Sophie Gets Angry, Really, Really AngryMolly Bang

About anger and calming down. Sophie's fury is shown honestly, and so is the time and space it takes to cool off.

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Grumpy MonkeySuzanne Lang & Max Lang

About accepting a bad mood. Jim Panzee learns it's okay to feel grumpy without needing to be fixed or cheered up.

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In My HeartJo Witek & Christine Roussey

A tour of different feelings and how each one physically feels, told through a cut-out heart. Good for building feelings vocabulary.

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The Feelings BookTodd Parr

A first feelings book. Bold, simple pages that name one feeling at a time.

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The rest of the week

ActivityMake feelings faces in the mirror. Take turns acting out an emotion while the other person guesses.
SongSing If You're Happy and You Know It, and add sad, cross and calm verses.
Ask themWhere in your body do you feel it when you're cross? I get it right here.

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