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This is a great book to help the very young child understand what feelings of loneliness are and what distinguishes being along and being happy about it and being alone and not being happy about it. And, it gives ideas for some things that young children can do about it if they do feel lonely.

This is a great, educational book for children, which is easy to read, and it has real life photographs of people who are feeling lonely. The book is great for showing children what it looks like and feels like to be lonely, which is very useful. I really like this series of books about different types of emotions, as they help my daughter a lot.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Precious little beginning reader that helps kids learn to identify feelings of loneliness as well as ways to work through those feelings. It also lightly hints at introverts not necessarily feeling lonely being alone, but that it is still nice to welcome someone into a group if they seem all alone (especially if they are new or seem down while being alone). High-frequency words and content word list as well as further questions for discussion help round out this gem of an SEL reader.

Big feelings for young children can last a life time. The feelings of loneliness may be hard to define and to overcome. This book to read with your child will begin the process so that they may be successful and have confidence. Loneliness can steal confidence from our children so it is important feeling to address. Have appreciated these series.

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Feeling Lonely defines loneliness and differentiates that feeling from being alone in a way that very young children would understand. Loneliness is presented as an emotion that can manifest in different ways and so can appear to be an entirely different emotion, but easy-to-understand images of children and adults experiencing loneliness are provided. An excellent resource for talking to very young children about their emotions.

I loved this book. I have a two and a half year old and this book was perfect to read to him. He's at the age where explaining feelings that he's experiencing is something we do daily even multiple times a day. Toddlers have huge feelings that are difficult to navigate so I think a book like this is important to read to them and read often. I'll be keeping it handy as a reminder of how we can work through feelings of loneliness as they happen.

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As a kindergarten teacher I often have children who are may feel lonely when they don't have a friend or if their friend is away on a particular day. This book will help all students identify 'lonely' as an emotion in themselves and in others. It will also be a helpful book to read when helping to differentiate between sad, alone, and lonely. I really like how the children in the book represent diverse cultures.

This is the third of three books by this author for young kids I'll be reviewing this month, which focus on difficult feelings that children may have, and may not even have a name for, much less understand, but which are an important part of life; sometimes a debilitating one, and which cover topics such as sadness, shyness, and in this case, loneliness. The book does a great job of dissociating minor, transient feelings of being alone, from a more serious condition of feeling lonely and not a part of things, even when there are others around you having fun and enjoying company.

The book is about thirty pages long and consists of a series of photographs, mostly of children, accompanied by short captions discussing the topic, asking questions, offering ideas and suggestions about what to do if you have these feelings, how to recognize them, and how to deal with them if you think you see these same feelings in others.

The captions are not overly dramatic. They're quite nuanced and very reasonable, and indicate that some people might not just be alone on occasion, but more commonly feel apart and isolated from everyone else even when there are others around. I felt this was a good approach in that it leads children to think more about their feelings and to distinguish better between something that's not a worry, and something else that might need their attention, and even the help of others.

The book is very diverse in its imagery, featuring children of all ethnicities, but for me there was a complete lack of pictures showing children with any sort of disability. While I can see how that could distract somewhat from the main topic, or perhaps even lead to some confusion, my own feeling is that it would not hurt to have shown a child with crutches or in a wheelchair or something like that. A disability might well be a root cause of feelings of loneliness, sadness, or shyness.

That was my only concern about the book. Otherwise it was wonderful, and I commend this one as a worthy read to both educate children to the problem of loneliness, which is not easy to pin down, and also to encourage those who are experiencing such feelings to open up and perhaps even encourage them to reach out and seek the help they need as well as promote awareness in other children of these conditions.

This entry in the Big Feelings addresses loneliness. Expressive, diverse photographs and simple, accessible text help kids identify and name the feeling in themselves and others. I really appreciated that the text made the distinction between being alone and content and feeling lonely and also reminded readers it's possible to feel lonely even in a crowd. Several useful suggestions for how to address loneliness are also offered without judgment.

In addition to the lesson in emotional intelligence, a very useful reading fluency guide is also included with discussion questions, activities to reinforce early reading skills, and a list of words used in the text. This will be very useful in pre-K and elementary classrooms.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!