THE TOTALLY NOT BORING BOOK OF FEELINGS, by Jolie Taylor and Brandon Dorman, Shadow Mountain, Sept. 3, 2024, Hardcover, $22.99 (ages 6 and up)
Explore 40 poems about big feelings and emotions in The Totally Not Boring Book of Feelings, by Jolie Taylor and Brandon Dorman.
From the minds of Brandon Dorman, renowned illustrator of Goosebumps, Land of Stories, and Fablehaven, and Booktok creator Jolie Taylor comes a whimsical illustrated collection of poems about feelings for newly independent readers.
This book of 40 short stories in rhyme ranges from a dragon’s fiery bursts of boredom to the gentle tones of an older sister’s love for her sibling with Down syndrome. This collection of tales is not only a resource for children who are fostering a lifelong love of reading—it’s also a portal for them to understand and celebrate the richness of human emotions. —Synopsis provided by Shadow Mountain
As parents, one of the things my husband and I have focused on is fostering emotional intelligence. And it’s not as easy as you’d think. That’s why books like The Totally Bot Boring Book of Feelings are such a great resource.
I had my 10-year-old read the book on a recent trip. Here’s what she had to say about it:
At the start and end there’s optimistic/pessimistic poems that make you want to read the book, which is like a graphic poetry book instead of graphic novel.
My favorite poem is Torn
I want to be an angel; I want to be so good.
I want to be a rebel, do nothing that I should.
I like Torn because it’s two parts of a feeling — you want to be doing two different things at the same time and it’s conflicting.
The Totally Bot Boring Book of Feelings helps you understand of a lot of different types of feelings. For example, sad, there’s lots of types of sad.
This book is quite easy to read. The poems aren’t too long, and it’s a pretty short book. I’d give it to other kids, because it would help them understand their feelings.
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