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Reading Matters: Celebrating Children's Books about Emotional Health

by Jean Dugan
July/August 2021
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The preschoolers next door were our pod companions during the recent year of isolation, especially in summer when we shared exciting news about our sprouting gardens, and later when we shared the fruits of our gardening with each other. Sharing what we could—smiles, seeds, tomatoes—made everyone feel a little bit better. Here are some new books for children that explore good ways to keep our social selves healthy.

Sharing feelings is not always easy, but I’m Happy-Sad Today gives kids a way to talk about them. We all know how it feels to be happy or sad, but how about both at the same time? We might call that “shappy!” Often, we have multiple feelings bombarding us at the same time, and one way to explain is to play a word game—for example, “happycited” for feeling both happy and excited, or “smad,” which combines sad and mad. We have all been there. A Guide for Caring Adults offers insights, as well as activities and ideas for helping kids know that all of their feelings are valid. A different book from Free Spirit Publishing, 1-2-3: My Feelings and Me, is another fine introduction to talking about feelings with small children.

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