1-2-3 My Feelings and Me - Hardcover

Millar, Goldie; Berger, Lisa A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1631983628 ISBN 13: 9781631983627

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

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.
 

About this title

About the Authors

Goldie Millar, Ph.D., is a clinical and school psychologist.

Since earning her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Toronto in 2003, Goldie has worked with children in hospital, forensic, community, and educational settings. She has a deep interest in children’s mental health, emotional regulation, and evidence-based intervention strategies.

Goldie lives in Ontario with her husband and their two young daughters.

Lisa Berger, Ph.D., is a clinical, counseling, and rehabilitation psychologist who works with adolescents and adults in a private practice.

In 2003, Dr. Berger received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto. She has practiced in hospitals, post-secondary institutions, and community-based settings. Lisa’s professional interests include emotional health and wellness, psychological trauma, and emotion-based therapy.

She lives in Ontario with her husband and two daughters.

Priscilla Burris holds a creative design degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, as well as an early childhood education certificate.

She is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and is also its US illustrator coordinator and advisor.

She lives in Southern California.

Reviews

K-Gr 2—This title gives children practical tools to understand and deal with emotions, and stresses that all feelings are okay. It also explains that feelings may manifest in our bodies and minds. In one lunchroom scene, eight different children all have different emotions that seem possible in a real lunchroom setting: a boy with his hand on his head as he opens his lunch to find a disappointing meal, a girl who drops her ice cream, and happy friends splitting a sandwich. Illustrations and text work well together; when explaining that feelings come in three sizes, there are three separate illustrations of a girl. The big feelings show her very angry, stomping her feet and yelling, the in-between illustration is smaller and she is crossing her arms, and the small image shows a blank expression on her face. Several illustrations highlight more complex ideas. A two-page spread of a boy drawing shows how emotions change all the time—in one illustration the artwork is ripped up and crumpled, while another illustration shows the boy proudly showing his dad his artwork. This title lends itself to discussion in a classroom or individual setting, and includes tips for understanding feelings and practical tools for dealing with them. The authors are psychologists and have provided a five-page guide for adults in the back of the book. VERDICT Recommended for school and public libraries, this title will appeal to children and provides valuable resources for adults.—Robin Sofge, Prince William Public Library System, VA

Edition details

• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1631983628
• ISBN 13: 9781631983627
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Burris Priscilla
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40