In episode 220 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
Books About Feelings 2.0
Stories that explore feelings can be a revelation for young readers and a powerful tool for the adults in their lives. Megan and Allison discuss the wide range of books on offer, from picture books to YA, and why they provide a safe space for kids to work through their own emotions and feelings.
Books we mention
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Bookmail and TBR pile
‘The Mushroom in the Sky’ by Jackie French
‘A Guide to Falling off the Map’ by Zanni L. Arnot
‘Train of Thought’ by Jess Horn and Hayley Wells
‘Derek’ by Anne Donaldson and Matt Shanks
Other
Episode 90: Books About Feelings
Why children should read scary books: a blog post by Allison Rushby
Books About Feelings 2.0
PB
Human Kind (series) by Zanni Louise, illustrated by Missy Turner
Handbooks For Little Humans (series) by Zanni Louise, illustrated by Kim Drane
Life Lessons For Little Ones (series) by Jess Sanders, illustrated by various
‘The 5 Rules Of Friendship’ by Jess Sanders, illustrated by Cesar Barcelo
Life Lessons (series) by Heath McKenzie
Big Hug Book (series) by Shona Innes, illustrated by Irisz Agocs
‘Hey Warrior: A Book for Kids About Anxiety’ by Karen Young, illustrated by Norvile Dovidonyte
‘Ups and Downs: A Book for kids abut big feelings’ by Karen Young, illustrated by Norvile Dovidonyte
Big Bright Feelings (series) by Tom Percival
Food Group (series) by Jory John and Pete Oswald
‘My Mouth Is A Volcano‘ by Julia Cook and Carrie Hartman
‘I Just Don’t Like The Sound Of No!’ by Julia Cook and Kelsey de Weerd
‘Tough Guys Have Feelings Too’ by Keith Negley
‘I am Courage’, ‘I Am Yoga’, ‘I Am Peace’, ‘I Am Human’, ‘I Am Love’, I Am One’ by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds
‘Fuzzy Feelings’ by Sandi Hobbs, illustrated by Anastasiya Klempach
‘Your Head’s Not the Place to Store Problems’ by Josh Pyke. Illustrations by Stephen Michael King
‘Bob Anxiety and Me’ by Beckie Plant
JF
‘Polly and Buster: The wayward witch and the feelings monster’ by Sally Rippin
‘Hannah Backwards‘ by Kim Rackham, illustrated by Heidi Cooper Smith
MG
‘Aster’s Good Right Things’ by Kate Gordon
‘Xavier in the Meantime’ by Kate Gordon
‘Indigo in the Storm’ by Kate Gordon
‘The Jammer’ by Nova Weetman
‘Sick Bay’ by Nova Weetman
‘The Secrets we Keep‘ and ‘The Secrets we Share’ by Nova Weetman
‘Drama’ by Raina Telgeimeir (and others)
‘Keepers of the Lost Cities’ series by Shannon Messenger
‘The Strangeworlds Travel Agency’ series by L. D. Lipinski
‘Choose Your Own Ever After’ series by various authors
‘Playing Beatie Bow’ by Ruth Park (12+)
‘Percy Jackson’ series by Rick Riordan
‘The First Summer of Callie McGee’ by A. L. Tait
‘Willow Bright’s Secret Plot’ by A. L. Tait
‘Leo and Ralph’ by Peter Carnavas
‘The Ghost Locket’ by Allison Rushby
‘The Mulberry Tree’ by Allison Rushby
Other relevant episodes
Episode 39: Book About Families
Episode 161: Books About Anxiety
Our books
The Mapmaker Chronicles series by A. L. Tait
The Ateban Cipher (duology) by A. L. Tait
The Maven & Reeve Mysteries by A. L. Tait
The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait
Willow Bright’s Secret Plot by A. L. Tait
Danger Road by A. L. Tait
The Beehive by Megan Daley
Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley
Raising Readers by Megan Daley
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