This story about a girl named Pilar shows a child experiencing anxiety — and what she does about it. Grumpy Bird is a funny story about a little bird who just wants to be left alone to walk… but his friends can’t resist walking beside him! The SEL book’s message is meant to encourage kids to pause at the end of their day and be reflective, love themselves, and set intentions for tomorrow.

The focus is much more on Meyer and Farley's relationship and how it has changed and strengthened over time. This beautiful SEL book seemingly starts as a book about seeing things with your five senses, but it blossoms into a rich, kid-friendly exploration of feelings — and how noticing our invisible feelings makes for a wonderful life. This perceptive and poignant story is the perfect springboard for talking to children about emotions and anxieties.Her brave lion goes with her everywhere and helps her to find her voice, feel safe in the dark, and go up a high slide. Fun, cute, and exciting illustrations, this colorful book teaches kids simple ways to cope with fussy and frustrating emotions. Since then they became a solid unit, Meyer managing Farley’s growing career with a begrudging smile and Farley winning him and Hazel over one thoughtful gesture and joke at a time. Katie is a good little girl – but sometimes, when a little thing or a collection of little things happen, she turns into BOMBALOO!

I have the biggest smile on my face… I absolutely fell in love with this book from the very first page. Each emotion is accompanied by a sweet and simple illustration, allowing children to delve into a world that is both familiar and shared.

Friends to lovers, fake dating, age gap, single dad trope, and a whole lot of representation for the deaf community.

A really wonderful book I read to my daughter recently that tackles BIG feelings, self-esteem, and the importance of telling the truth is “Chocolate Covered Courage With Blessings On Top” by Nikki Cooper ( nikkipcooper . Grumpy bird will especially appeal to little readers, who may laugh at the surprising ending, as well as of course the very grumpy expression of the story’s protagonist.The boy tries to cope by stuffing down his feelings, but with a little help and artistic inspiration, the boy realizes his feelings are something to be celebrated. They hold each other up, make each other better people, and they treat one another like the treasures that they are. This book works best with preschoolers because there aren’t a lot of words on the pages, and the message is straightforward. I don't know if it's February, and love is in the air, or if I just got lucky and somehow picked up some of the best romances ever written this month.

Wordless with beautiful illustrations, this story tells about the time at recess when Alex’s ball hit his classmate’s pictures, and they fell in a puddle.The Feelings Series is especially designed to help children better understand their feelings and how to identify, manage and express those feelings in an appropriate and acceptable way - both to themselves and to others. Our next purchase is “Chocolate Covered Courage with Blessings On Top” in the Chocolate Covered series. This book would be fantastic to use to base PSHE lessons around as it would generate good discussions about how the children are feeling. Sturdily crafted for small hands, this board book features beautiful, detailed spreads of panoramic views of the playground action, while close-ups focus on body language and facial expressions. Filled with fun and imaginative ways to help children understand and cope with a whole range of different emotions, this is a helpful dip-in book where children can choose a feeling that relates to them and then turn to the page that provides child-friendly strategies for dealing with that feeling.