This book presents a great introduction to feelings. I read it with my eight-year-old son, and even though he is not the intended age group, he liked it. He said it was "cute." And it allowed us to have a discussion about identifying feelings, something he has struggled with.

Great way to explore different emotions with plenty of colorful illustrations and great visual representations of the different feelings.

Helping Toddlers with Emotions

This is a super simple, boldly colored, and well-illustrated book to help a child start to understand emotions and why they feel them. Just a few emotions have been chosen, ones small children are apt to have felt, like sadness, happiness, or anger. The book explains how we feel these in our bodies and why we do so. If you have a child who struggles with emotions or if you just want to start discussing emotions, this book is an easy gateway to help begin the discussion.

I was lucky enough to receive ebook copies of How Do I Feel? I Feel Angry, I Feel Happy, I Feel Proud, and I Feel Sad by DK Publishings for free via NetGalley. These board books for toddlers and preschoolers would make a great gift set for any child to learn more about feelings. When you think about it, young children don't know what feelings mean, and it might be a little hard for them to understand and interpret what they are feeling. This series does a good job introducing different feelings to a child as well as why they feel that way and things they might do when they feel that way.

How Do I Feel? is a great introduction book into the series. It explains that you might have different feelings: anger, happiness, pride, and sadness. The book then says that we do things without really knowing why we are doing them, such as jumping up and down or stomping our feet. Then, it talks about how we do different things because we have feelings. I like how the book talks about how these feelings happen inside our bodies, and that our bodies send messages to our brains. After our brains decide if it is good or bad, it sends different signals to our bodies depending on if it was good or bad. The way this is written easily breaks down how feelings work to young readers. It makes it pretty simple and clear to understand, and the illustrations are a great addition to the text. If you are looking for a book to introduce what feelings are to your child, How Do I Feel? would be a great place to start.

I recommend this series for babies through age 5. Even though a child under 1.5 might not understand completely what you are reading, I think it would still be great to introduce this series to them early. These books are a great introduction to feelings, and I am most likely going to be adding them to my son's board book collection. I hope DK Publishings decides to sell this as a box set because this would make a great gift.

I'm not sure I would have chosen these 4 emotions (happy, sad, angry, proud) as the primary feelings a person can have, but I appreciate the opening for parents to speak with very young children about emotions.

Bright and bold illustrations pair well with simple text that introduce kids to feelings, and how our body and mind processes them. Great addition, would be a lovely baby shower gift!

These books are not the only book you will want to help your children learn about their emotions, but they are a great addition to any child's library. The illustrations are bright, engaging and a clear picture of the emotion they are describing. I would by the entire series for my preschooler, my therapy office or my classroom.

An early copy of this book was made available to me by the publisher through netgalley. This is my honest review.

This was a cute read about feelings that would be a good way to teach children who are having a hard time expressing themselves. The illustrations were bright and easy to understand.

I’m raising a highly sensitive three year old with a LOT of emotions. And this book is perfect. It explains why we feel what we feel and how to distinguish! A wonderful learning tool for young ones!

I absolutely loved this. I really appreciate how this book explained emotions and how they affect our actions, instead of just the usual list with expressions you find in kid's books.

I received all of the series, so many of my reviews will be the same.

The illustrations are extremely engaging, especially for children with ADHD or other attention related disorders. They break emotions down to Kinder levels but are still able to be utilized at least until 2 grade, in my opinion.

A great resource for special education teachers or occupational therapists in teaching children emotions and how to handle them.

A great introduction to emotions for toddlers/preschoolers. The bright pictures make it easy for young listeners to understand the text. Ages 2-5

This title is geared toward preschool aged children although I think that slightly older children could also benefit from it. The book is designed to help little ones recognize, experience and name their emotions.  The illustrations do a good job of evoking the feelings that they represent; for example, anger is marked by a flame. 


Adults who have some insight can name and recognize what they are feeling.  This helps with self-regulation.  This book is beginning that process for children.


Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this helpful title.  All opinions are my own.

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Decent board book on the importance of identity feelings and why they occur. It is told in a simplistic language with colorful pages. Enjoyed it.