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Picture Books Library < Feelings

Picture books about Feelings from the Little Parachutes reviews library

Picture books that encourage young children to explore their feelings such as sadness, anger, disappointment and fear. Emotional intelligence, or being able to understand and manage feelings, is really important for children as they grow and develop. Children tend to feel happier, more confident and less anxious when they are able to identify, understand and manage their emotions well. Some books describe a character who has learned to manage a big emotion successfully. Others offer strategies to help a child deal with strong feelings such as anxiety, shyness, sadness and fear.

Animal Phobias

Books which either show animals such as mice, spiders and insects in a positive light, or which tackle the fears and phobias that some children experience when coming face to face with certain animals and insects.

Anxiety

Children’s picture books that explore anxiety, worry and stress.

Being Different & Being Yourself

Being Different & Being Yourself

Many children get anxious if they feel that they ‘don’t fit in’. These picture books promote the message that being different is a good thing.

Fear of The Dark

Fear of The Dark

Books which acknowledge fears and phobias associated with the dark. Some titles aim to neutralise fears by promoting darkness as a positive and necessary aspect of the night.

Ghosts and Monsters

Ghosts and Monsters

Books that acknowledge childhood fears of ghosts and monsters. Some books attempt to neutralise fears by featuring characters who seem frightening at first but ultimately reveal friendly qualities.

Sadness

Books to comfort children going through periods of sadness. Some books explain that feeling sad occasionally is normal, and offer practical ways to make the child feel happier.

Shyness

Books that either have a character who is shy, or reassure shy children that they can cope with this emotion.

Wanting to be Grown Up

Wanting to be Grown Up

Books that reflect the common childhood desire to be ‘grown up’. Many children can’t wait to be bigger, expecting this to lead to more excitement, control and variety.

Back to School Tortoise

It shows how even though we all worry about situations, they usually turn out to be a lot more fun than we first thought.

Fly, Chick, Fly

Anxious children may be comforted by this book

Blue Chameleon

Say Hello

For all children who are lonely, shy and feel isolated

But Martin

Difference/Friendship/Fitting In

Monsters Not Allowed

A story that may help children understand that if you give someone who is different a chance you may actually really like them and they can do really well in class with some self esteem.

I Feel Angry (Your Emotions)

My Friend With Autism

The Monster Bed

Reassuring children who are afraid of the dark or anxious about monsters.

Rachel Has Eczema

Informing young children about eczema and how it is commonly treated. Acknowledging the emotional and physical distress some children with skin conditions may experience and providing a positive outcome at the end of the story.

Snug!

A comforting board book that includes illustrations of a child wearing glasses and a wheel-chair user.

Let’s Talk: Have you got a Secret?

The situations explained in this book help children to distinguish between good and bad secrets and encourage communication between the child reader and an adult.

Maggie’s Monkeys

Shows that having imaginary friends is nothing to be afraid of.

Don’t Panic, Annika!

This entertaining story contains some simple techniques that anxious children could use to stay calm.

Dennis Duckling

Fostering/Adoption

The Scariest Monster in the World

Tell Me What it’s Like to be Big

Happy Hector

Helping children deal with sibling rivalry and sharing parental affections.

How Do You Feel

Introduces emotions and encourages discussion of readers feelings.

Freckleface Strawberry

A great book to celebrate differences and be proud of what we are as individuals.

Something Else

Boo to the Who in the Dark

Showing that when faced, fears aren't as bad as they seem.

The Tunnel

Siblings frequently struggle to get along. This book will help brothers and sisters recognise the love that underlies their sometimes fraught relationship.

A Mummy for Owen

Children who have lost a parent or experienced a change in circumstances, such as fostering or adoption, will relate to orphaned Owen and find comfort in his loving relationship with his adoptive mother, Mzee, a 130-year-old male tortoise.

Walter and the No-Need-to-Worry Suit

Although childhood is supposed to be a carefree time of no responsibilities in fact many children do worry about anything from friendships to sports day.

It’s Okay to be Different

Reinforcing the view that being different is a positive thing.

Naughty Toes

For any child who doesn't quite fit in

The Gotcha Smile

Acknowledging anxieties that some children may feel about making new friends and starting school. Provides positive suggestions for overcoming shyness.

Sidney Goes to School

Children at school who may feel they aren't very good at anything or feel 'outshone' by another child in their class and resort to bad behaviour to be noticed

Invisible Isabelle

This may encourage children to embrace their creativity and self-expression and not to succumb to peer-pressure and bullying.

Gary and Ray

If a child feels lonely or friendless

Silly Billy

Acknowledges childhood anxiety and suggests a simple, practical way to alleviate it.