The Feelings Books, Complete Paperback Set

Your four year old is on the floor, furious, and cannot tell you why. Your six year old came home from school upset about something that happened at recess and every question you ask gets a shrug.

They are not being difficult. They just do not have the words yet.

The Feelings Books give them the words. Five picture books, each built around one thing a young child can actually learn to do:

I Don't Know How to Say It: Jordan has a feeling she cannot name, and keeps trying until she finds the word that fits. Your child learns to notice what they feel and say it out loud.

Something Is Here: a big feeling arrives before the child is ready. Your child learns River Breath, a way to calm the body when the feeling gets too loud.

I Thought About It: Maya wants something that is not hers. Your child learns Stop, Think, Choose, and what it feels like to pause before acting.

I Only Saw One Side: the same moment, two very different views. Your child learns that other people carry a story too.

We Both Had a Plan: two children, one disagreement, no villain. Your child learns how to work it out and stay friends.

Read one a night. Or read the one that matches the week you are having.

What you get

Five full color picture books, 48 pages each, with illustrations composed as full two page spreads. Written for ages 4 to 7, read aloud with an adult or read alone by a confident early reader. Each book ends with activity pages for the child and a short guidance page for the grown-up, so you know what to say after the story.

The five books are organized around the five core competencies used in classrooms across the country: self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, social awareness, and relationship skills. Your child will just think they are good stories.

Why the set

The skills build on each other. A child who can name a feeling is ready to calm it. A child who can calm a feeling is ready to think before choosing. Bought separately, the five books are $69.95. Together they are $59.99.

How it ships

Printed when you order and shipped directly to you, usually within 10 to 15 business days. Nothing sits in a warehouse, so nothing is ever out of stock.