


The Color Monster by Anna Llenas: A little girl takes a monster by the hand and helps it identify its feelings, leading to a feeling of contentment.Seuss and The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar, both of which likewise pair colors and feelings.)

I Feel Teal by Lauren Rille and Aimée Sicuro: A girl’s moods are rendered in different colors over the course of the day the text encourages readers to let all their feelings through – “they’re the palette that makes you YOU.” (A librarian friend recommends My Many Colored Days by Dr.The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld: When a child’s magnificent tower of blocks collapses, they don’t want to talk about it, or ruin someone else’s, or rebuild it just the same – they just want to be listened to.The Feelings Book by Todd Parr: Feelings are always changing – share them with someone you love.The Way I Feel by Janan Cain: This also comes in board book format it identifies and describes a number of key feelings.Happy Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods by Sandra Boynton: This simple board book is great for babies and up – really exaggerate your facial expressions and tone of voice as you read.If there’s a book you think belongs on one of these lists, please add it in the comments! Finally, there are a couple of nonfiction titles. Books in the first category below cover a broad range of feelings books in the second category focus particularly on feelings that can be overwhelming, like fear, anger, and sadness, and m any offer strategies to manage these strong emotions. Kids experience all kinds of Big Feelings, and being able to identify and name them is an important skill. We came up with several titles in our group, and I reached out to a couple of librarian friends for more suggestions of social-emotional learning (SEL) books. Recently, a friend asked in a group text for books on helping kids identify and name feelings.
