HOW ARE YOU FEELING?: EXPLORE ALL OF YOUR EMOTIONS, by Lisa Fyfe, Workman Publishing Company, Sept. 12, 2023, Board Book, $17.99 (ages 3 and up)
Learn about feelings in How Are You Feeling?: Explore All Of Your Emotions, by Lisa Fyfe.
How are you feeling? Happy or sad? Excited or anxious? Maybe a little bit of everything all at once? In How Are You Feeling?, author Lisa Fyfe guides children through a range of emotions and helps them explore and identify their feelings.
Guided breathing exercises teach kids to manage big emotions, and an interactive feelings wheel is a tool for parents and kids to communicate what’s going on inside.
Colorful illustrations and simple text create a space where young readers can get comfortable expressing how they feel, no matter how big or small their emotions might seem. —Synopsis provided by Workman Publishing Company
How Are You Feeling is a good option for letting kids know that it’s OK to have BIG feelings. It focuses on how it can be hard to know exactly how you are feeling and that feelings can change frequently. This is all done very well with bright colors and faces.
I wish, however that there was more of an emphasis on actually identifying what those emotions are. A 3-year-old doesn’t know what “frustrating” or “annoyed” is. Yes, the book talks about having butterflies in your stomach, but doesn’t give that emotion a name. It’s a missed opportunity.
The interactive elements of this book will appeal to little ones, and it’s a good starting place. It just could be so much more.
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