I would first like to start off by saying, that this is a fantastic book idea.

This is my first time reviewing and reading a book from netgalley and what better way to start than sharing a book with my daughter. My daughter is on the austistic spectrum, as a i, and it allowed us both to sit down and share a special moment together.

This book is colourful and informative without being too overwhelming for young minds, it explains clearly and uses fun characters to help children understand and personify their emotions. while giving prompts for parents/carers to understand their child better.

This book helped my daughter understand her emotions and start to process and associate colours with emotions, she now says to me "mummy, im feeling yellow, or mummy im feeling red" in regards to how she is feeling, this has always been something my daughter has struggled with so now i can start on the journey to help her understand herself that little bit more.

Overall,this is a fantastic idea, it is bright, intresting and attracts the eyes of the designated audience. i will be sure to check out futher books by this author.

(all opinions are my own. Book review for netgalley)

I love these little characters on the tv show. The book is fab, great way to introduce feelings and emotions at a young age. As a primary school librarian I will definitely be buying it for the younger pupils to read in my library.

Read this with both my 3yo and 5yo and they both really enjoyed it.

The illustrations are a little bit reminiscent of of Inside Out wick they loved. We’ll be buying our own copy to have and re read.

This is a fun, colorful way to introduce children to their feelings and emotions. I think the colors and descriptions are well done and very appropriate. Thanks#NetGalley

Fantastic book!
My 4 year old thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s a great fun and interactive way of teaching young children about feelings & emotions. Highly recommend

A pretty good book to start looking at emotions. The illustrations are cute, and it is eye catching but my daughter lost interest a few times so can’t rate higher. this doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be great for other children!

Sunny Bunnies are magical bunnies that live on the sun and visit random places on Earth and sometimes beyond. They originated as a computer animated video series and have expanded into toys and books. The series uses slapstick humor, and the bunnies tend to find themselves getting into chaotic situations.

In Sunny Bunnies: My Book of Feelings by Carine Laforest, seven emotions are described in a way that help children understand how their bodies might react to these feelings, what causes them and how to handle them. They are color coded as a way to further aid a child's expression of what they're feeling. For example, green is calm, yellow is joy, pink is love and red is anger.

Each two-page spread has a large colored area on the left telling what the emotion is and giving it a brief description. It will then ask, "When do you feel (insert emotion)?" in order to invite the child to talk about what has caused each feeling in their life. On the right side, there is a day-in-the-life type example of something happening with the Sunny Bunnies showing the joy of a birthday party, the fear of a scarecrow and so on. At the end, there are four exercises that children can do to help alleviate things like fear, anger and sadness.

The illustrations were the first thing that grabbed me about this book. They are absolutely beautiful in their vibrancy, and the bunnies are adorable. I love the color guide for the emotions, but because this aspect is stressed, I think the bunnies being used as the main character of each two-page spread should have matched better. Like, why was the orange bunny used for the page about calm when there's a green bunny that would have been better. I just think it could cause confusion since young children can be quite literal.

The text is easy to understand and gets to the point for the most part. I wish that the mention of fear being something that can protect us would have been explained with a quick extension to the sentence. A child isn't going to understand how that's possible. Does it invite discussion between the parent/teacher/reader and child? Yes, but it also could have been easily added in.

All in all, I do think this is a valuable book to use as a tool to help teach littles how to recognize and express what they're feeling, and I will definitely be buying it for our library. I will also be looking into what other books are available in this series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Chouette Publishing for providing an egalley of this book for which I've chosen to write an honest and objective review.

Sunny Bunnies: My Book of Feelings is a great introduction to young kids or others who have difficulty recognizing and reacting to their feelings in an appropriate manner. Sunny Bunnies do a wonderful job of introducing different emotions and how to deal with them. I highly recommend this to little ones!

[Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this eARC in exchange for my honest review on the book!]

Absolutely beautiful book. I read this to my 4 year old daughter and she loved it. It helped her understand her emotions and when each one is used. The illustration is eye catching and colourful. Perfect for children

Sunny Bunnies, My Book Of Feelings is great for getting your children to understand about feelings.

How to explore and express themselves in the minefield of such personal and emotional feelings.

cute little book, my little girl loved this, enjoyed the colours aand everything this book had to offer. worth it if you have a child who is struggling to understand there own feelings.

I love the bright colors and the simplicity of the words intended for kids. I think the longer explanations are really meant for the adult reading this with kids. It gives the adult some words to elaborate on the emotions, without actually reading all that to the kids. And some great strategies for handling emotions included at the end.

My Book of Feelings contains interesting illustrations. The colour scheme used throughout the book is appealing to children. As other reviewers have mentioned, I wonder whether the text could incorporate more rhyming or attention-grabbing explanations of the distinct emotions. Very young children may struggle to maintain their attention with today's writing style.

Overall, I believe this is a fantastic alternative for parents or carers who want to help their pre-k to early elementary-aged children understand about emotions. Giving these Adults engaging exercises to attempt one-on-one is a terrific idea.

The ideal book for children.
The youngster is aware of his or her emotions.
He discovers what happens when we are happy and sad, for example.
In the end, there are exercises.
We ask the youngster questions once we have identified each emotion.
A fantastic book that both entertains and teaches.

I requested this book as my toddler saw me browsing Netgalley and said she wanted to read it, so the cover clearly caught her attention! She really enjoyed this book. She watches Sunny Bunnies on Netflix so was aware of them. She's also just started to learn about emotions through colours at nursery so this book compliments that learning really well. I liked the way the book asks the child questions to encourage them to talk about their emotions. My little one doesn't understand all the emotions yet, but she really connected with Joy, Sadness and Angry.

Sunny Bunnies: My Book of Feelings is an engaging introduction to emotions for young children. The colourful illustrations and cute characters effectively grab the reader’s attention. The book’s organization (two-page spread for each emotion and colour-coding) make it easy to navigate. Each page also includes a good description of what the emotion feels like and a specific example of when the characters have felt this way. It invites conversation by including a question to the reader on each page. The back matter includes four good strategies for feeling calm when big emotions overwhelm a child. At times the word choice is too difficult for the target audience and the adult reader may need to reword certain sentences on each page for a child to clearly understand. Suggesting that some emotions are “pleasant” and “unpleasant” may send the wrong message to the reader. Overall the book would be a good tool for educators and parents when discussing emotions with children.

Great!
A colourful, concise wee journey through basic emotions for little ones.
Will certainly suggest it to other parents.
My nephews are 5 and 7 and they loved it.
It’s fun and a great way of learning and understanding things better at a young age.

This is a colourful and cute representation of emotions, that facilitates how to identify what young children may be feeling. Although the pictures and characters are quite attractive, the story itself could use some excitement to keep the attention of younger readers. I think this book would be suitable for very young toddler age children.

Sunny Bunnies: My Book of Feelings by Carine Laforest, illustrations by Animation Café is a delightful, cute, colourful book that helps children understand their feelings and emotions.

Each page features a different emotion linked with a colour and an adorable Sunny Bunny. The page describes emotional and physical examples of how you are feeling with each emotion They are good examples of the emotions that a young child can relate to. It also provides ways a child can deal with negative emotions such as sadness, fear, and anger.

I always appreciate children’s books that provide an opportunity for children and their parent/carer to discuss important topics.

At the end of each page, there is a question to ask the child. For example, the page for joy is “When do you feel happy? This gives the child an opportunity to express their feelings and the caregiver to help with the development of expressing feelings. The book describes not only the emotional side of feeling but also the physical. (eg sadness may make you feel like crying). This also helps the child to recognise how others are feeling.

Another opportunity for carers to discuss the topic of feelings is the four exercises at the back of the book.

The target audience is pre-schoolers and kindergarten children but would be beneficial reading for older children with disorders such as autism. I also believe in reading to children before they can fully understand any messages in a story, so they grow up knowing the lesson. It’s how my son learned he was adopted and never had any related issues. The lessons in this book could also be helpful for older children learning to read.

Thank you, NetGalley, Chouette Publishing, and CrackBoom! Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

My rating 4*

#netgally #chouettepublishing

Sunny Bunnies: My Book of Feelings, (Joy, surprise……)
by Carine Laforest,
Have you ever wondered who Sunny Bunnies are? Well, they are five fluffy fun loving, mysterious magical creatures who live on the sun in unison with each other. You can find these plush toys online for purchase. The Book Sunny Bunny: My Book of Feelings is an extension of these plush toys into adorable book characters, connecting with the readers through the story.
Sunny Bunnies help identify, explain, and exemplify 7 emotions namely, Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, Calm, Surprise and Love. Sunny Bunnies have color coded emotions, like yellow for joy, red for anger, green for calm. Children can associate the feelings with these colors and understand the bodily changes when experiencing the feelings. The author poses questions about each feeling on every page and illustrates what caused those feelings. Emotions like crying when sad, glowing, or jumping when feeling joy or yelling or feeling like a volcano when angry distinguish various feelings. Sunny Bunnies also find strategies to tackle those feelings.

The book Sunny Bunnies: My book of feelings also teamed up with the plush toys is a loveable family staple, that will be enjoyed by children.

This is a very good children’s book that delves into feelings and emotions. I love the concept of color coding, and children respond to this very well. The questions for each color/emotion, and the exercises at the end of the book, offer excellent ways for children to express how they feel, and can also lead to a variety of activities. The illustrations are wonderful. Highly recommended!