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Kids' Books about Feelings
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Inbal
I've been looking for a good, fun book that introduces a range of feelings
(beyond sad, glad, mad) in an engaging way for a toddler/young preschooler.
Just great pictures would be fine, but a fabulous story line would be even
better. Oddly, the bookstores haven't been helpful. Has anyone found
something like this? Thanks!
Laura
I just got a recommendation from a friend for my 2.6 year old called
"My Many-Colored Days" by Dr. Seuss. I haven't seen it yet, but she
read exerpts and it sounds lovely. I don't know how far beyond sad
mad glad it goes, though.
heather
We really enjoy the book "My Many Colored Days" by Dr. Seuss. The book
came out after his death and was not illustrated by him, so don't expect
the same
Seuss-like pictures. Instead, there are brightly colored, non-race-specific
drawings
of people and animals. There are a wide range of feelings and moods expressed,
and while there isn't really a storyline, there are some great Seuss rhymes.
Comes in board book and "real" (as we call it) versions.
Kathy
Today I Feel Silly by Jamie Lee Curtis covers a range of different feelings
each
accompanied by wonderful illustrations. Shy Charles by Rosemary Wells is a
great book about shyness as the title suggests.
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