I Feel Happy

September 1, 2020
Preschool-K Toddlers are known for their strong feelings, and these board books in the First Emotions series (5 titles) give parents, teachers, and caregivers helpful tools for teaching very young children to recognize and deal with those feelings. The books attempt to normalize not only the emotions themselves, but also common responses to them. I Feel Happy defines happiness as the smiley feeling you get when you are doing the things you like best, like playing with toys. The illustrations feature symbolic cartoon characters who embody each emotion: an angry fire, a happy sun, a sad rain cloud, etc. A light but useful introduction to feelings for the youngest children.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)