Feelings Books
Below are a range of books that help children understand feelings and develop emotional literacy.
How Are You Feeling Today? Is a great introduction to a range of feelings. The book shares examples of when different feelings arise, what they feel like and ways to cope with them. This book will help adults and children develop their emotional literacy.
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The Great Big Book of Feelings introduces a range of feelings in a fun and accessible way. Each feeling is described in an accessible way, helping adults and children to understand emotions. The book encourages children to think and talk about their feelings and develop emotional literacy.
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The Colour Monster encourages the reader to think about emotions and what it feels like when they become mixed up. The story sees the colour monster sort his emotions into organised groups. This book is great for getting children to think about what colours they think pair with different emotions and why.
When reading this book you could encourage children to think about:
If they agree with the colour and emotion pairing in the book
If they have ever felt a mix of several feelings at one time
How each emotion feels in their body
What they can do to be in control of their emotions
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The Rabbit Listened is a wonderfully sweet book about the different emotions we might feel when something bad happens. When Taylors tower falls down a range of animals make suggestions about the best way to react. None of the suggestions are quite right. When the rabbit arrives and sits and listen to Taylor, the loss begins to be processed.
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The Boy Who Built a Wall tells the story of a boy who builds a protective wall around himself. It gently explains the barriers people can build around themselves to keep themselves safe and how to start taking the wall down.
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If you have any suggestions of books to add please let me know.
