I'm happy-sad today. Making Sense of Mixed-Together Feelings
(2020)

Nonfiction

eBook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Free Spirit Publishing, 2020
Made available through hoopla
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9781631983078 (electronic bk.) MWT13407698, 1631983075 (electronic bk.) 13407698
LANGUAGE
English
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This friendly picture book helps young children make sense of mixed-up emotions. Happy, and also sad. Excited, but nervous too. Feeling friendly, with a little shyness mixed in. Mixed feelings are natural, but they can be confusing. There are different kinds of happy-the quiet kind and the "noisy, giggly, jump and run" kind. And there are conflicting feelings, like proud and jealous, frustrated and determined. With gentle messaging and charming illustrations, a little girl talks about her many layered feelings, ultimately concluding, "When I have more than one feeling inside me, I don't have to choose just one. I know that all my feelings are okay at the same time." A special section for adults presents ideas for helping children explore their emotions, build a vocabulary of feeling words, know what to do if they feel overwhelmed, and more

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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