Thoughts:
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. This is an amazing little resource for anyone who spends a significant amount of time with children. The beginning discusses general emotions and the importance of developing children’s understanding od their emotions and how to handle them. The following chapters look into specific important emotions for children such as happiness and bravery. Overall the book provides many different exercises to do with your child for the different emotions and when identifying emotions and it is definitely something will be referring to again in the future.

Favourite Quote:
"Sometimes it can be hard to know exactly how you feel. You might be grumpy or feel worried but don’t know why, and that can be confusing.
Talking about feelings makes them easier to understand."

A very easily-read guide to emotions, for the very young and for the adults who care for them. With activities designed to get us talking or at least thinking (preferably aloud) about our moods, it's going to be something to get our thoughts and feelings in the foremost parts of our mind, rather than buried away where we cannot so easily understand and react to them. After a general and fairly extensive introduction we look at happiness, and while we've already had it suggested we have a playlist to perk our mood up, we hunt things that make us brighter, and consider the people who do the same. The next main concentration is on kindness, which can be saying nice things to others, giving them a simple origami fox face, or saving the planet, after which it's calmness we seek, and then bravery.

A large cast of animal characters guides us through proceedings, and there is just about the right amount of questions to consider and things to think about without this feeling oppressive. Ending on the can-do kind of attitude of the bravery section shows the positivity and affirmative nature of this, and the large friendly font and colourful design are well judged. Will it find an audience in what is becoming a packed market? Well, it certainly gives the young intended user a lot to do, and if all those things have their own benefit, however small, the gains to be had here are potentially extreme. I'd like to think that is happening – four and a half stars.

This is an excellent book. The activities are so well thought out and easy to implement. I have already used some in my nursery setting and the children love them. What a great book

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

How I Feel is a children's workbook and guide to help them manage, recognise, and understand their feelings. People often seem to forget or not realise that children can be very uncertain and unsure about many things, including feelings and emotions, and don't always understand them or why they are feeling a certain way. This book is aimed at helping them to recognise emotions and feelings and find ways to manage them and get help when needed too. This is so child friendly and has the most adorable illustrations to keep the child engaged and interested too. There's tips for parents and carers spotted throughout, too, and some of the activity ideas related to each section are fantastic for home and even educational settings to try.

Absolutely love this book. As a teacher, I see children struggling with their feelings on a daily basis and this book is something that would really help them recognise and explain their feelings. Loved it!