The Feelings Book

BUY ALL THE TODD PARRWe first bought The Family Book by Todd Parr, recommended by a children’s art-based therapist. Let me preface this by saying that I buy my fair share of books on emotional intelligence designed for kids, and my girl likes them. But any book that she recognizes as overtly trying to teach her something, she can be more stubborn about because she’s a kid and a little stubborn stinker sometimes. She’s not with Todd Parr books, she goes to grab them to read without me insisting.The messages are wonderful, poignant, and subtle, but effective. I think her favorite part is the vibrant childlike illustrations.We have loved every single Todd Parr book, this one, The Family Book, and Love the World. They have all been true winners. Nothing problematic, just great messages in a form kids love to digest. Would give 10 stars. I will continue to buy Todd Parr probably until we have them all.Also, this feelings book is great because it talks about emotions “sometimes I feel cranky”, but other relatable feelings like “sometimes I feel like I have a tummy ache” and “sometimes I feel like staying in the bathtub all day” ...things that are more concrete for kids to relate to.I don’t know anything about Todd Parr’s background, but he hits the mark with these books.

My toddler loves this book! It’s helping to establish their connection to what feelings are. We act out some of the pages, like being cranky, reading under a blanket, kissing a sea lion, etc.

Todd Parr’s books are great! This is perfect way to introduce feelings to littles! Bright pictures & pages designed to prompt conversations about feelings!

book is great but the sea lion one is strange lol

This book does a good job of identifying feelings in a way young children can understand.

We really like Todd Parr's books for our kids. His books are so simple, but it really clicks for our 5year olds' understanding. We started with 'It's OK to be Different' and our daughter really took to it. We liked this book because sometimes our daughter gets embarrassed by showing her feelings, particularly if she cries, but Todd has helped her feel like it's ok!

The media could not be loaded. Todd Parr is by far one of my favorite authors for kids. You can really see that he knows how to reach out and communicate with a younger audience. The colors are bold and wonderful. The illustrations are simple and silly. This is a fantastic book to have on your bookshelf

My toddler and baby boy loooved this book ! I make it a fun read by making certain faces along with the characters ln the book so it’s such a interactive read if you make it .