A very cute children’s book. I like how each emotion is a character. Patience, calmly making jam, is my favorite. So sweet. The illustrations remind me of Where the Wild Things Are. The subdued pallet fits the book nicely.

A beautiful and gentle story, introducing a child to feelings or emotions, personified as charming little grey creatures, each with their own distinct outlook and presence. Here, amongst so many others, we meet: Nostalgia, who loves to revisit Christmas baubles and decorations, seeing out comfort from the stories they hold, again and again, accompanied by his buddy, Memory; Anxiety and Curiosity - natural partners who rely on and support each other, as their shared imaginations run wild, and possibilities considered and feared by one can suddenly become adventure-fodder for the other; and perhaps my favorite of all, the beautiful Patience and her friend, the lovely Calm - both full of sweetness and inner light as they garden and putter, serenely, then savor every moment of their follow-on jam-making, fully enjoying the fruits of their long and bountiful labor.

A treasure of a book, this reader reviewed an eGalley, and could not get enough of the soft and simply gorgeous grey drawings, and the associated feelings they capture so brilliantly, (not least of which, that little Worthlessness who so deservedly needs a hug!). Equally captivating is the quiet wisdom captured in the messaging, simple character-based stories ultimately explaining how to recognize feelings, and how they interact and influence, including those (like Malice) that are harder to spot as they lurk in the background, seeking other unsuspecting feelings to encroach on.

A terrific addition to any child’s library, and a natural conversation starter, this is a book to share, and discuss, and most of all, to enjoy.

A great big thank you to Netgalley, the author, the illustrator and the publisher for an ARC of this book. All thoughts presented are my own.

In this title, feelings become anthropomorphic and tell their stories. Some of the feeling critters who are included are nostalgia, patience, anxiety, courage and curiosity.

The story in these pages could be seen as one for adults and/or children. It starts in the festive season as nostalgia thinks about Christmas.

The illustrations are detailed and delightful. They are sure to be enjoyed.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Pushkin Press for this title. All opinions are my own.

The illustrations in this book are so beautiful, and for that reason alone this book is worth adding to your children’s library. However, I think the story is too long and complicated to hold most children’s attention. I can see parents really enjoying it, but it’s not written simply enough for a child.

Cute a quirky book about feelings as critters. Honestly great for kids and parents. The more we normalized all feelings on the spectrum the better. Very cute illustrations. Thank you for this ARC!

A quirky exploration of what feelings might be like as little creatures. Somewhat reminiscent of the Pixar movie Inside Out. I like how the different feelings interacted with each other and the glimpses we got into their world. The art is very cute and whimsical if a little too grayscale for me, I'd have liked some more colour. For a children's book it did feel a bit wordy to me. Very cute idea and execution though, I enjoyed how poetic it felt.

This is another one I wish I could give a 3.5! I am absolutely head over heels in love with the illustrations. The book itself seemed to fall in line with many other children's books about emotions, but with a little less bubbly of a theme. I really relate to several of the emotion monsters in this book, particular Anxiety and Worthlessness. I do wish there was a bit more lead in or intro to the first page, it just kind of happens and takes a second to realized how the book will read. Overall I think this is cute particularly for kid 7-10 especially. I find emotion books tend to be bright and happy, but it's okay for them to be in muted colors too.

I loved it. Really so good, both for children and adults. The book begins with "Nostalgia" which already had me hooked as it is literally my favorite word and feeling in the world. Explaining each emotion as a character is a great way to connect children with their feelings that they often don't understand, but I think this book will help them a lot.
The style of the illustrations is magnificent and cohesive, it is a very nice book to look at.
I think the lessons in it are not too obvious and make a lot of sense. It is a heartwarming story that I believe will impact everyone who takes the time to read its 60 pages.
I would absolutely recommend it to everyone! It is always good to remember to be kind to others and to yourself.
five stars!

*Thanks to NetGalley uk, the publishers and the author for the ARC*

What Feelings Like Best is a really sweet early reader that follows all of the emotions and what they enjoy. I would definitely recommend it to someone who liked the idea of "Inside Out" as the feelings were all personified in fun ways. I think this one was a really lovely story, but I would have preferred a shorter book, or maybe even this one split up into 2 or 3 smaller volumes.

Thanks to Tina Oziewicz, Pushkin Press, and NetGalley for the chance to review!

This exceeded my expectations. This book is told from the perspective of feelings as characters, and suitable for 5-12 year olds, and specifically for 6-10 yo children. Younger children will be able to grasp the nuances because the feelings connect and the story has an engaging and easy-to-follow rhythm. Older readers will enjoy all the details and the various feelings and situations.

I am glad to find a book with a different take about feelings, emotions and mental well-being.

As for the pictures; they are brilliant. So unique. The cover reminded me Maurice Sendak’s style, which I like a lot. The art is original and offers a new perspective.

This is a special, beautiful book. The characters for each feeling are just perfection and it is nice to have a book that goes into more complex feelings. Understanding how anxiety has benefits, for example, can help kids to not feel like something is wrong with them when they struggle. This is a special one.

This book is utterly gorgeous. The illustrations are magical and the story definitely brings all the feelings to feelings! I enjoyed the descriptions of each feeling and their relationships with each other. I laughed out loud and found myself smiling. Later I worried along with anxiety (while being thankful for curiousity), I felt the power of malice and comforted by nostalgia. Thanks to Netgalley for letting me read this

I absolutely love the concept of this book and thought it was very sweet. The illustrations are adorable meaning this book took me a while to read because I wanted to take the time to just admire the pictures. I really enjoyed this as a way of exploring different emotions and found it to be extremely relatable. I thought it was great that feelings such as stubbornness weren't portrayed in a purely negative light and this is something that my younger, stubborn self could've done with hearing.

My only complaint is that there was a lot of text on some of the pages and I found myself skim reading it at times. I think a younger child would feel overwhelmed by the amount of text if they were reading it themselves or their attention span would run out if an adult were reading it to them.

Overall I really liked this book however I'm not sure it would work for children in its current format.

What Feelings Like Best is a good story to talk with children about feelings and how we connect with other people. The art style is beautiful and so are the characters designs. My only complaint is that I think the text is too long for a children's book, specially if younger kids (like 6 ou 7-year-olds) are the ones reading it.