WHAT FEELINGS LIKE BEST, by Tina Oziewicz, Aleksandra Zajac, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator), Pushkin Children’s Books, Sept. 3, 2024, Hardcover, $19.95 (ages 6 and up)
What would feelings do if they were little furry creatures? What Feelings Like Best by Tina Oziewicz and Aleksandra Zajac, explores emotions that live inside all of us.
What Feelings Like Best follows Nostalgia as she decorates the Christmas tree and thinks of yuletides gone by. Curiosity loves listening to all of Anxiety’s fascinating worries while Patience enjoys calmly making jam for all her friends. Stubbornness gets into sticky situations while Common Sense looks on and shrugs. Worthlessness finds value among rubbish. Courage relies on Trust. Malice is at odds with Joy, and Gratitude comes full circle, looking for Nostalgia.
What Feelings Like Best is a beautifully crafted picture books that helps readers build emotional intelligence.
Where this book differs from some of the others in the genre, is in the exploration of nuanced terms and interconnectivity of feelings.
Author Tina Oziewicz expertly explains those feelings through a narrative that helps readers understand using context. It’s not easy to do, and she does so perfectly. Artist Aleksandra Zajac’s imaginative illustrations are full of personality. The lovely drawings really bring whole concepts together.
It’s a great book to add to your personal library.
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