Goldie Millar

Introduce preschool and pre-K children to the world of emotions with this 13-book collection designed to foster emotional awareness, resilience, and healthy expression of feelings. Educators, teachers, counselors, parents, and school social workers will love the simple language, engaging illustrations, and relatable scenarios to help young children understand and manage their emotions, from worry and sadness to anger and fear. Perfect for the classroom, children will learn how to identify their feelings, talk about them, and discover positive ways to navigate big emotions. Titles in the collection include Bounce Back!: A Book About Resilience, Worries Are Not Forever, 1-2-3 My Feelings and Me, F Is for Feelings, Talk and Work It Out, When I Feel Afraid, Cool Down and Work Through Anger, Sometimes When I''m Mad, Sometimes When I''m Bored, I Know Sad, Sometimes When I''m Worried, How to Train Your Amygdala, and Sometimes When I''m Sad.

Award-winning counting book invites young children to learn about coping with emotions. Young children often need help grasping the complexities of their feelings, which can sometimes be overwhelming. When children learn from an early age to handle their emotions in healthy ways, they are more likely to grow into adults who feel capable of facing life’s challenges. This friendly, positive picture book helps children understand their feelings better, giving them coping strategies for communicating and managing emotions more effectively. Using an inviting counting format, 1-2-3 My Feelings and Me invites children and adults to count to ten as they share and explore feelings together. “We feel our feelings in two important ways, in our bodies and in our minds. Our bodies may feel hot, shaky, or calm. Our minds and our thoughts might be telling us we are scared, or excited, or unhappy.” Along with presenting tools and strategies, the book reinforces emotional language and the ideas that while some feelings are more comfortable than others, all emotions are natural and important.

Young children often need help learning and practicing their “feelings words” so they can express themselves well. When children learn from an early age to share their feelings in clear and healthy ways, they are more likely to grow into adults who feel capable of handling life’s challenges. Friendly and positive, this picture book uses an alphabet-book format to share and reinforce emotional language and the ideas that while some feelings are more comfortable than others, all emotions are natural and important. Charming, colorful illustrations accompany the sweet and simple text. A section in the back provides tips and activities for parents and caregivers to reinforce the themes and lessons of the book.