Good book but the words were all jumbled together in the netgalley app. It was hard to read but a great concept. Some kids just have bigger feelings and this is a fantastic book for them so they don't feel so alone.

I was this little girl when I was younger, and in many ways, I still am. This book is for every child or adult that has ever felt like their big feelings are too much. The little girl learns healthy coping strategies for her big feelings and the books is full of affirmations that little ones (and adults) can come back to.

This is a creative, affirming book for kids who worry they are too sensitive— or who are always being told they are. I definitely relate and probably would have appreciated this message as a child. It may also be triggering for children who are bullied for being too sensitive though, as the majority of the book depicts these tough moments. The end pages are helpful and comforting.

I read a temporary digital copy of this book for review.

A young Asian-American girl comes to terms with the fact that she is sensitive.
The other children tease and taunt her for having thin skin and acting like a baby.
She learns that her feelings are real and she does not have to feel bad about her sensitivity. She writes her feelings out in a journal and realizes that being sensitive is actually her SUPERPOWER!
The author adds helpful tips for sensitive kids at the end of the story.

I can relate to the girl in this story because I was also a sensitive child. The author does an amazing job illustrating in words and pictures the feelings a sensitive child deals with.

The mixed-media illustrations are outstanding and add great value to the text.

I love the way the sensitive child writes in a journal to find joy and acceptance. She writes out her feelings and realizes that her sensitivity is not something to be ashamed of.

This is a wonderful book to read aloud to elementary school children. It could also be used by a counselor or mental health professional. I like everything about this story!!!

First of all, I want to thank the author and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Sensitive by Sara Levine is coming out on October 3, 2023.

What a great story about a little girl who is too “sensitive” or has too many feelings. The book has a great message for children and even adults to feel more confident in their feelings and to realize that having these feelings is not a bad thing. I absolutely loved this book and wish it was around when I was a child.

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Sensitive is a special children's book. It takes a commonly misunderstood label "sensitive" and sends you on a journey as a little girl comes to terms with bullying. As a child psychologist, I think that this thoughtfully written and powerful book will help sensitive readers to find the positive aspects of their special trait.

Sensitive is a story about a young girl who is repeatedly accused of being “too sensitive” or feeling too much. Reeling from all the bullying, she takes some time to herself and realizes she can reframe others’ negative words into something positive- because feeling and caring and having emotions are actually good things.

What a lovely little storybook for sensitive young ones.

This book is for anyone (child or adult) that has ever felt deeply and been called too sensitive. The story felt like a warm hug! I loved that the author provides tips for how sensitive children can learn to feel confident by just being themselves. What makes this book work so well is the colorful cutouts. There's a big focus on the words and texts with varying weights and sizes. You can feel the child being mentally overwhelmed through the illustrations. This is a book I'll be recommending for all parents to add to their emotional intelligence toolkits.

As always, I love children's books that deal with real emotions. Kids can have such big feelings and it's hard not knowing how to handle them. I also love that it gives tips for sensitive kids at the end, great ideas!

**received in exchange for review. opinions my own**

The story focuses on gaslighting, emotional regulation, and bullying. I appreciate its existence. The only thing that bothered me was her journal entry at the end, with the different fonts and colored letters. That kind of thing is inaccessible to a lot of people, visually overstimulating, difficult to read, etc.

I received an ARC of “Sensitive” from NetGalley and Lerner Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review.

The author, Sara Levine, picked an excellent topic to write about in this PB. It’s been a long time since I was a small child, but I do remember many of the same things that other children (and adults!) said to me and others.

What I really love about this book in particular—and the current trends in the publishing world in general—is that the author reevaluates ‘old’ behavior. By ‘old’ behavior, I am talking about how, in the past, it was considered acceptable to tell people: quit acting like a baby; get over it; you’re too thin-skinned. Today, people are changing how they approach the differences that exist, whether it deals with differences in gender, ideology, or, in this case, personality. By publishing a book like this, we are teaching children that it’s okay to be different; that it’s okay to be sensitive.

This book obviously wouldn’t be complete without the illustrations. And Mehrdokht Amini’s illustrations really brought the author’s words to life. For example, when the other children were criticizing the girl’s sensitivity, the illustrator showed how the girl internalized those criticisms by writing all of the sentences in various colors over the girl’s face. I also like how the illustrator showed the girl’s jumbled overwhelmed feelings by creating a black scribbling. When I saw that scribbling, I immediately understood how she felt.

Levine did a fantastic job of showing children a way to organize the chaos of ongoing criticisms through the use of writing. And it was through that writing—an outlet—that the girl was able to find some inner peace. At the end of the story, the illustrator made sure that readers could visualize this by writing “Joy” on the girl’s face. I especially love how the author made sure that kids understand that sensitivity **IS** a superpower and even dedicates the final page to Tips for a Sensitive Kid.

I love this book and wish that it was available when I was a young child. It would have helped me and numerous other children as well. I certainly hope that libraries around the nation will purchase a copy of this book!

What a beautiful book both in what it says and the creative artwork. I can’t remember a book which combined such lovely art with teaching the reader about dealing with emotions. This would be a good gift for any young person in your life who is always being told not to be so sensitive. Be sure to read the author’s words written inside the heart plus the tips at the end of the book.

It's easy to find titles to recommend about being a sensitive person in the adult nonfiction section (this includes sensitive children), but it's hard to find books that are written for children that help to explain and validate their sensitive nature. This book will be a welcome addition on my library bookshelf. I'm surprised there aren't more like it out there. The illustrations are beautiful and convey an accurate sense of feeling, especially the tree imagery. And having a multicultural lead character is also a bonus. Great work!

As someone who was labeled sensitive as a child this book really hit home for me! The illustrations were beautiful and I really loved the message. I think the text might be a bit more geared to advanced readers but overall a great read for school age kids

This book is absolutely beautiful, from the illustrations to the message. It is so easy for adults or even other children to call each other too sensitive or emotional, which can be very disruptive to a child. I love this book because it shares the importance and different ways a child can feel their emotions through being alone or writing everything out. This book is colorful, and the text moves around the pages making the reader take everything they see.
As social-emotional learning becomes increasingly popular in schools and with adults who professionally work with children, this book is a great start for parents or other adults to remind themselves that children feel at least as intensely as adults do and should be supported to feel those things. This book would also be useful for children to read even if they may not be feeling intense emotions (yet) but might know someone like that or one day become more intense with their emotions.

This was beautiful. This is just what so many children need. It’s what so many adults need(ed). To know that having feelings and being upset by the words/actions of others is completely normal and valid. It is also okay to not let others control our feelings in any way. This is wonderful!

Thank you to Lerner Publishing Group, Carolrhoda Books, and NetGalley for the e-ARC to read and review. I have always been "too sensitive" and told that I'd have to "grow a thicker skin" in order to survive, especially in the workplace and in friendships. This book beautifully frames the same phenomenon for kids, but encourages readers to just sit with those feelings and thoughts - not jump into being less sensitive or feeling bad for feeling bad! I'd recommend this for sensitive little ones, but also for those who may want to empathize better with hypersensitive folks!

There are a lot of young kids who feel alone and unseen in this world, maybe of them could benefit from reading this. The same goes for parents.if nothing else, to let them know they can channel how they feel and that they aren’t the only ones who feel disconnected because of their sensitivity.

There was a unique illustration style to this book that I enjoyed.

Sensitive is about a little girl who is constantly told her feelings aren't valid. I can definitely relate to this children's book because I was a very sensitive child. I loved the art. The only thing I didn't like is the words not being spaced on a lot of pages. I think this book would be hard for children to read because of that.

Sensitive is a thoughtful, reflective book about how it's ok to have emotions and feel them strongly. I think this book is more appropriate for grade school kids than toddlers, and will really speak to the kids that are often told they feel too much and are too sensitive. The art style was great at reflecting the chaos and calm described in the book.

Thanks to Lerner Publishing Books, Carolrhoda Books, and Netgalley for the EArc in exchange for an honest review.