Wolf and Bear
Katie Rolfe
A powerful, entertaining story of a playful young wolf trying to help her friend Bear out from under the lonely shadow of sadness which engulfs him. ‘Wolf and Bear’ is a heart-warming tale of hope and resilience that packs a real emotional punch, and offers an authentic launch pad for important conversations with young children around low mood and depression.
A Kid’s Book about Empathy
Daron K. Roberts
We all have them, they’re all different, and they’re rarely simple. This book helps kids explore the complexities of their emotions with stories, questions, and colouring activities made for self-expression. What colour do you feel like today?
Where Happiness Begins
Eva Eland
Are you looking for happiness? Sometimes it can feel really far away, and sometimes you might have so much you can’t help but share. You can try to chase it, control it or capture it, but even if it seems like it’s gone for a while, you’ll know it’s never far away.
The Colour of Happy
Laura Baker and Angela Rozelaar
A beautiful exploration of feelings shown through colour as one little boy navigates a range of emotions – from happiness and excitement to hope and love, all on his way to present a gift to his mum. This book is the perfect introduction to both emotions and colours.
When Sadness Comes to Call
Eva Eland
When Sadness arrives, try not to be afraid: give it a name, listen to it and spend some time together. Maybe all it wants is to know that it’s welcome. This beautiful debut by new author-illustrator talent Eva Eland takes a poignant but uplifting look at dealing with uncomfortable emotions.
We Feel Happy
Katie Abey
A fantastic first book of feelings that introduces little ones to a wide range of emotions. Why are the animals happy? What has made them feel sad? What do you feel excited about? Vibrantly illustrated by the talented Katie Abey, ‘We Feel Happy!’ helps children to speak about their emotions.
What Are Feelings?
Katie Daynes and Christine Pym
This thoughtful book explores happiness, sadness, anger, fear and worry in a friendly and approachable way. Adorable animal characters experience different emotions, while imaginative flaps answer important questions such as ‘Why don’t I feel happy all the time?’ and ‘How can I cheer up my friend?’.
The Fantastic Book of Feelings
Marcia Williams
How do you feel today? Whether you’re happy, sad or anything in-between, this book is the perfect guide to understanding and celebrating all your feelings! In colourful comic-strip stories, explore a whole range of emotions and discover ways to cope when any feeling becomes overwhelming.
Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers About Feelings
Lara Bryan and Shelly Laslo
Why can’t I be happy all the time? What can I do when I feel like exploding? Is it ok to give up? This book is packed full of tips, tools and everyday situations to help kids think about and answer these big questions for themselves.
The Roar
Eoin McLaughlin
There were so many things that Tortoise wanted to do. So many games to play and rocks to climb. Oops. Tortoise was stuck. Being stuck made Tortoise cross. Tortoise is not having a good day and now he’s stuck in a hole and and is far too cross for hugs. Hedgehog sits and waits and then makes Tortoise laugh – taking the time to let the moment pass, and acknowledge how Tortoise feels.
The Great Big Book of Feelings
Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith
This title opens with the question, ‘How are you feeling today?’, and leads on to a spread by spread presentation of a wide range of feelings. including different situations, brief text captions, and plenty of humour make sure the book is fun, as well as dealing with a serious and important subject – human feelings.
The Colour Monster
Anna Llenas
One day, Colour Monster wakes up feeling very confused. His emotions are all over the place; he feels angry, happy, calm, sad and scared all at once! To help him, a little girl shows thim what each feeling means through colour. What is the Colour Monster feeling? And can you help him feel a little less mixed up?
This is the story of a sweet little monster who wants help from his friend to understand the feelings he experiences.
The Big Angry Roar
Jonathan Lambert
Cub is angry, so he stomps and smashes and roars! But now he just feels worse! Maybe his friends can help? The perfect story for any child experiencing feelings of anger and learning what to do with them.
Sometimes I’m a Baby Bear, Sometimes I’m a Snail
Moira Butterfield
Moira Butterfield deftly broaches the many different feelings children face – from feeling cuddly like a baby bear or playful like a puppy, to wanting some peace and quiet alone, like a snail curled up in its shell. Through these charming animal comparisons, we see that all feelings are valid and are given tools for how to respect boundaries.
Sometimes I Feel…
Sarah Maycock
There are lots of ways that we can feel, so many emotions big and small. Sarah Maycock explores our feelings through a collection of animal similies and poetic prose imagined with sublime illustrations that perfectly embody each emotion. Even a big bear can feel small sometimes.
No Matter What
Debi Gliori
A little fox is in a big, bad mood and is worried that its mother won’t love it forever. In this lyrical picture book we see a clever and resourceful mother prove to her child that a parent’s love is limitless – no matter what!
Sometimes I Am Furious
Timothy Knapman and Joe Berger
Life is all fun and games when everything’s going your way. But somedays, suddenly, something becomes horribly unfair. A melting ice cream, a too-tight t-shirt, a boy who doesn’t share – it’s enough to make you furious. But, as this little girl discovers, it’s nothing that a deep breath, a happy song and a good cuddle can’t sort out.
On Sudden Hill
Linda Sarah and Benji Davies
Birt and Etho are best friends, they play on Sudden Hill, making marvellous contraptions out of cardboard boxes. But then a new boy, Shu, wants to join in too. Birt isn’t sure that he wants Shu to join them.
Red Red Red
Polly Dunbar
Every toddler feels frustrated sometimes, every toddler gets ANGRY. They scream, they shout, they see RED RED RED. A true-to-life, upbeat story about a toddler tantrum that offers a meditative way to calm them down. ‘Why not count to ten?’ Mum suggests to her son.
Milo’s Monster
Tom Percival
Milo loves spending time with his best friend, Jay. But when a new girl called Suzi moves in next door, Milo starts to feel left out. The jealous feeling gets stronger and stronger – until suddenly, a GREEN-EYED MONSTER pops up beside him! Soon, the monster is poisoning Milo’s thoughts. It won’t leave him alone! Can Milo find a way to free himself from the monster and repair his friendship?
Mr Panda’s Feelings
Steve Antony
Lemur is happy! Swan is scared. But how is Mr Panda is feeling? Find out and help your little bears express their emotions with Mr Panda in this board book.
I Am Angry
Michael Rosen
This kitten may look cute and cuddly, but beware: he’s angry. Really angry. Angry, angry, angry! And this isn’t any old ‘angry’. This is a jump-up-and-down, roll-on-the-ground kind of angry. This is a spider-scaring, tiger-scaring kind of angry. This is a burst-balloon-ing, squash-the-moon-ing kind of angry.
How to Mend a Friend
Karl Newson and Clara Anganuzzi
Some friends need a great big hug to make them feel well. Some prefer to be alone. Some listen, others tell. ‘How to Mend a Friend’ is a heartfelt picture book which touches on empathy, loss and friendship.
Fergal is Fuming!
Robert Starling
A dragon with a short temper is not a good combination, as Fergal’s family and friends soon find out. He burns the dinner (literally), reduces the football goal to ashes and absolutely cannot play a nice, quiet board game.It is only when he starts to notice other animals have clever tricks to calm down that Fergal begins to win back his friends.
A Shelter for Sadness
Anne Booth
Sadness has come to live with me and I am building it a shelter. I am building a shelter for my sadness and welcoming it inside. A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness, a safe space where Sadness is welcome, where it can curl up small, or be as big as it can be, where it can be noisy or quiet, or anything in between.
Big Feelings
Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman
I have big feelings. You have them too. How can I help? What can we do? Follow a group of children through a day in their neighbourhood, as they play together and navigate the BIG feelings that we all experience.
Angry Arthur
Oram Hiawyn
Arthur’s mum won’t let him stay up and watch the western on TV, so Arthur gets angry. Arthur gets very, very angry until his anger is so powerful it blows the universe into little pieces.
Blue
Sarah Christou
Once I had a secret that was big and monstery – I thought of it as Blue. But Blue the monster doesn’t have to be scary. And he doesn’t have to be a secret. After all, we all feel blue from time to time and talking about it helps.
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
Michael Rosen
Very occasionally the term non-fiction has to stretch itself to accommodate a book that fits into no category at all. Michael Rosen’s Sad Book is such a book. It chronicles Michael’s grief at the death of his son Eddie from meningitis at the age of 19. A moving combination of sincerity and simplicity, it acknowledges that sadness is not always avoidable or reasonable and perfects the art of making complicated feelings plain
Sometimes I Feel Sad
Tom Alexander
Sometimes I feel sad. Sometimes it’s because I’ve lost something. Or because I’m hurt. Other times I don’t know why I feel sad. I just do. Feeling sad is, unfortunately, a part of everyone’s life, and there’s not always an easy fix. A touching book for children aged 5+.
Feelings
Libby Walden and Richard Jones
Explore a world of emotions with this peep-through picture book. Richard Jones’ enchanting illustrations and the lyrical text make each and every feeling come to life to help children understand the emotions they experience.
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