We All Have Feelings is an inclusive picture book that helps young children understand and recognize different emotions. Through diverse characters and relatable situations, the story explores feelings such as happiness, sadness, excitement, fear, and anger, while showing that everyone expresses emotions in different ways. With simple language and colorful illustrations, the book supports emoti…
Water Slide Surprise is a fun and engaging children’s story about a character who feels excited—but also a little nervous—about going on a big water slide. As the character climbs higher, their worries grow, and they begin to doubt whether they should try it. With encouragement from friends or family, they find the courage to face their fear. In the end, the experience turns out to be exc…
Big emotions can be overwhelming! Children need help to understand and express what they feel. Listening to My Body is an engaging and interactive book that guides children through the process of naming their emotions and the physical sensations accompanying them. Teaching kids to tune into their bodies and name their feelings is a foundation for emotional regulation. From wiggly and squi…
Visiting Feelings gently invites young readers to treat their emotions as temporary visitors — feelings such as sadness, anger, fear, or joy are described as guests: ones you can open the door for, explore what they feel like in your body, see what they want, but understand they won’t stay forever. Using poetic, rhyming text and soft, dreamy illustrations, the book encourages children to no…
Meditation Is an Open Sky: Mindfulness for Kids offers a gentle, accessible introduction to mindfulness and meditation for young children. Through nine simple, guided exercises—such as “Mind Drawing,” “Protection Circle,” “Special Place,” “Friendship Meditation,” “Mind Clearing,” “Wise Friend,” “Bursting Emotion,” and “Big Sky Mind”—it helps kids learn how to…
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy is an illustrated fable that tells the story of four very different characters who meet and form an unlikely friendship while journeying together through the countryside. The boy, often filled with questions about life and meaning, is accompanied by the cake-loving mole, the cautious yet loyal fox, and the wise and gentle horse. As the…
Told through the eyes of a 5-year-old boy, this is a story of adventure and discovery in a cookcamp located in the Canadian woods during World War II. When?: World War II Where?: A cookcamp in the Canadian woods Why?: He's not really sure. One summer, a 5-year-old boy goes to live with his grandmother in a cookcamp. The camp is home to 9 men who are building a road through the woods. The …
Sometimes emotions can make your head feel all mixed up! But this super useful book, in partnership with children's mental health charity Place2Be, is here to be your friend and guide, and to help you understand what's going on inside your brain. With My Mixed Emotions you can learn how to untangle your emotions, love your feelings, and make friends with yourself. Divided into happiness,…