Member Reviews
If this story doesn’t make you feel relieved by the end, then you probably need to give it another sniff test.
I couldn't help but smile, giggle and squirm a little when listening to Tim Campbell compare feelings to farts in this funny, empathetic and factual audiobook. I truly appreciated how the farts provided a kind-hearted approach on how to be in the room with our feelings when they show up and we’re just not sure what to do about it. Definitely going to read the book, can't wait to see the illustrations!
Thanks to NetGalley for sharing this audio DRC with me for an honest review.
Feelings are like farts? The title alone is sure to draw young listeners. Believe it or not, they ARE alike in numerous ways. It’s an amusing way to teach young ones that feelings aren’t always convenient, but they are normal. I’m enjoying the current movement towards normalizing and learning to process emotions at a young age, and will be pleased to add this title to our shelves.
I requested and reviewed the audio version of this
book. I thought the narrator was great- not hammy, nor taking himself too seriously.
My thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan audio for granting access to an early audio version.
I love the way the author used something as crude and funny as farts to show kids that feelings are normal. The narrator was hilarious too, and the only thing that could have made it better would be to make it longer. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this
Thank you to Netgalley and the author/publisher for a copy of this audiobook!
I have young kids in my family and they would absolutely love this book. The message is a great one too about how it is okay to have feelings and that sometimes they "stink". I would recommend this for any age honestly. The narrator was great and the audiobook made it fun with the noises in the background.
Somehow just as informational as it is hilarious, this audiobook is priceless.
The PERFECT blend of 2 tricky things, especially when it comes to kids:
1) Normalizing having/expressing farts (by associating them with feelings)
&
2) Normalizing having/expressing feelings (by associating them with farts)
One of the two (farts or feelings) is likely more in your/your family/your child's wheelhouse, allowing this to be so far-reaching. No matter where your child falls on the spectrum of preferences - or even better, you have multiple kids and are looking for a compromise in tastes - this is a short and safe bet.
{Thank you bunches to NetGalley, Christopher Willard PsyD, Tara Wosiski, narrator Tim Campbell and Macmillan Audio for the ALC in exchange for my honest review!}
Okay, I know you're probably wondering about the connection made in the title of the book, but go with us here for a minute. Feelings Are Like Farts draws connections for kids between something they are well aware of (farts) and something that can seem mysterious to them (feelings). I liked how it gave simple ways to process emotions. The audio is great! The narrator speaks clearly and is easy to understand.
Thanks to Macmillan Audio for an ALC of this book for an honest review.