Joy, Interest, and even Anger. Being a kid comes with a whole bunch of emotions - and the opportunity to learn how to deal with them. Read 11 books about emotions for kids
Studies have shown that there are 27 emotions that people will experience at varying times of their lives, with subtle variations and overlap depending on the context and situation.
For little ones, their range of emotions is much simpler. In their first year of life, their primary emotions like joy, interest, fear, anger, and sadness appear. And by the end of their second year, their secondary emotions (embarrassment, guilt, and shame) are usually expressed.
But just because their emotions are “simpler” than ours, doesn't make them any less significant - certainly not to them.
See, children are coming to terms with these feelings happening inside their hearts. They don't understand them, they certainly don't know how to express them (other than the mini-meltdown in the aisle of the local grocery store.
So as parents, we get to help them understand these emotions, and help them express them in a healthy manner - which, let’s face it, is hard in itself if we’re also navigating the complex web of emotions in our own lives.
But do not worry (that’s the anxiety one of the twenty-seven emotions). Nooksy has a whole category of books about emotions for kids to help you talk about emotions with your little ones.
Lovable, curious Little Mouse is back to help kids use yoga and mindfulness to solve problems and manage emotions in Mindfulness at the Park, the second book in the acclaimed Little Mouse Adventures series from Teresa Power, the international bestselling author of The ABCs of Yoga for Kids series and Kids' Yoga Day creator!
The magic of the forest is calling and it sounds like birds singing and twigs snapping underfoot. What is that up ahead? Is it a butterfly or another animal behind that tree? We Walk Through the Forest follows a spirited young girl and her playful pup as they create wondrous adventures together in the great outdoors.Imaginations run wild as they walk, hop, and sing through the forest. Just how many woodland creatures will they encounter?
Will loves to whinge.He is the master of complaining.Until one night, a magnificent hot-air balloon takes Will to an odd little town where the townspeople crown him King.But with everyone in town being constant complainers – will this moaning, groaning King really want to keep the crown?
Lovable, curious Little Mouse is here to help kids use yoga to solve problems and manage emotions in Yoga at the Zoo, the first book in the Little Mouse Adventures series from international bestselling author and Kids' Yoga Day creator, Teresa Power!
On his dash to school, Joe is missing all the exciting things happening around him. In school, Mr Khan, the teacher, asks everyone to draw everything they saw on their way to school. Joe decides he must stop time to examine everything he saw and figure out why his sister was crying so much. Soon, literally, and metaphorically, things become much clearer, as Joe learns to appreciate the importance of taking his time and noticing what is happening around him.
Peter and his friends want to share their great discovery with you. We don’t only cry when we’re sad! This enthusiastic team of young scientists sets up a laboratory in a garage to study tears, and all the different things they can be used for. They are about to become explorers, in a sea of emotions.
We’ve all seen a bratty “Temper Tabitha” having a meltdown in public.But what happens when adults behave like children too?This cleverly written story by rhyme & meter expert Jackie Hosking highlights one of the great misconceptions about adults; Just because a person has grown up physically, doesn’t always guarantee that they’ve grown up emotionally and mentally too. Observation ofadult behaviour often proves this to be true.Author Jackie Hosking is a rising star with seven picture books in production including titles with publishers like Walker Books & Scholastic.
Phoenix was just like any other fox. He lived a happy life in the forest with his friends. Phoenix’s friends decide to hold a talent contest to find the most talented animal in the forest, Phoenix’s happy world comes crashing down around him. His friends are better than him at everything they do. With no special talent of his own, he longs to be the best at just one thing. But what?
Crocs don’t do yoga... or do they?Connie is one snappy crocodile. Any small setback can send the croc into a frenzy, forcing all the creatures on Constant Creek to take cover. Then an unlikely friend suggests yoga to help stay calm… but Connie will need some encouragement.Will she be brave enough to give it a try?
Lucy is the youngest member of a family of fireflies. She wants to shine like all the others, but she’s too little. Finally, one night, it’s Lucy’s turn. She can head off to light up the forest, but something is stopping her.This is a tale all about how important it is to shine as brightly as you can, with the light that we all carry within us and makes us unique.
"A story about missing your home, when you’re far away, and all on your own…"David Greaves' poetic, multi-layered children's story evokes 'the call of the wild', a mysterious and wondrous thing: but The Homesick Fox will also appeal to adults working in the 'Big Smoke' and pining for the quietude and slower rhythms of country life.Exquisitely illustrated by Danielle Callaghan, The Homesick Fox is a melancholy tale with an uplifting ending, exploring feelings of isolation and loneliness in an urban fox which has lost its way and yearns for its spiritual home: the countryside. At last the fox can bear his solitude no more, and without knowing where his paws will take him, sets off on a journey into the night.
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