Super sweet and cute book that makes it normal to have emotions, how to identify them, and how to handle them. This one focuses on feeling silly, shy, and embarrassed. The young boy in the book draws about his emotions in a notebook and then talks through ways to help. Very educational and easy to read for toddlers and young children.

This is a unique way of helping children figure out their feelings - approaching it like a detective! This is definitely a book you want to read with your child because there are discussion prompts throughout the book to encourage conversation. It also has advice and other ideas at the back of the book for parents. This feels more like an adult book in child form and I plan on adding it to my parenting toolbox!

An adorable book about feelings. I loved reading this with my kids, they were easily able to relate to the feelings and identify when they themselves felt silly, shy or embarrassed, as the book successfully explains how to identify those feelings and what to do when you get them.

Absolutely wonderful series of books teaching our little ones how to understand their feelings. In this book we learn to understand shyness, silliness and embarrassment.
We learn how to be feelings detectives, using clues from our bodies like sensations and
body language. We learn how these can sometimes overwhelm us. We also learn how to recognize when we see others with these feelings so that we may be able to help them. In our story our new friend goes to eat with his family and experiences several different emotions. We see how he can handle & understand these emotions.
The simple text and illustrations make the story easy for younger ones to follow and understand. The author also gives us guides at the end of the to help caregivers find ways
to help their little ones understand and work through feelings. A wonderful book that I highly recommend to all families. Even great for using in the classroom.

I Know Silly features a young Black boy who is a feelings detective. The book does a great job of explaining emotions and signs to determine what emotions are shown. The book shows journaling and other coping and self regulating strategies. It asks readers questions to engage them such as when they feel silly or shy. The book ends with a message to parents about discussing emotions. A good resource for families, teachers, and counselors to explain emotions and start discussions

Another adorable book by Lindsay N. Giroux for the We Find Feelings Cues series.
I can't wait for this to come out so I can pick it up for our family's library!

I highly recommend this, and all of Lindsay's other similar children's titles, to anyone with learning littles to read it to/with!

{Thank you bunches to Lindsay N. Giroux, Alicia Teba Godoy, Teacher Created Materials, Free Spirit Publishing and NetGalley for the DRC in exchange for my honest review!}

This book helped my kids learn about feelings. It was really good. They way it showed a child of color which is great for the scholars that I am working with and processing healthy thoughts and working through them.

A book on the emotions - silliness, shyness and embarrassment. The book is very on the nose talking about feelings but I like that it shows an example (or two) of when the child experiences the feeling and what he does to address the feeling. It then turns it back to a question on the reader, allowing the child to reflect on when they have the feeling and how to cope. I haven’t seen many books on these specific feelings (especially embarrassment) so I enjoyed that aspect. 

At the end, there is a guide for the caregivers on how to address emotions with little ones with lots of helpful information that is easy to implement.

I really liked this short picture book! It’s just detailed enough, but also simple enough to not be overwhelming for little ones.

I really liked how sensory focused it was, and that the overall context of going to a restaurant with your family, is very relatable. I don’t believe I’ve seen another book that relates silly to shy and embarrassed. In my experience, some children do have difficulty differentiating these emotions.

This would be a great addition to my library, as a play therapist and counselor that often works with small children or those with intellectual disabilities. I loved the diversity and the adorable illustrations. I’ll be excited to look into the other books in this series as well. Thank you allowing me to read this! :)

I really enjoyed reading this book to my children. Infused throughout the book are questions that ask your child "What makes you feel silly?", "What makes you feel embarrassed?". This created great talking points throughout describing feelings in the book. The illustrations are super cute!

Thank you to NetGallely and Free Spirit Publishing for the advanced reader copy. I will be adding this book to my physical collection when this book is published on Feb 18 2025.

As a mom to a toddler and a former teacher, I really appreciate this book about the feelings of being shy and embarrassed. Being a detective was a great premise for the books to look for clues to try and figure out the feelings that the main character is having. The descriptions of the clues are wonderful for children who are learning about feelings and how to describe them. It's okay to have all different feelings throughout the day! I will definitely be reading this to my son when the time comes and will recommend it to my teacher friends as well.

I received a copy of this eBook from netGalley for a honest review.

A great book that teach kids about the feeling of silliness, shyness and embarrassment with an emotion detective. A fun little book.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for the eARC! A fun story about different feelings. A good feelings book for preschoolers as they could relate to the main character and how he is feeling throughout his pizza night adventure with his family.

I liked this one especially because it touches upon feeling that are not often talked about - shyness, embarrassment and silliness ☺️ The book gives good examples of when these feelings might come to surface, indicators that should be understandable to kids, and also provides coping ideas when these big feelings are felt. Loved the illustations too.

📖 Synopsis: A boy is a "feelings detective". He looks for clues to identify silliness, shyness and embarrassment in himself and others. By noticing the clues, he recognizes these feelings in himself and his family members. But what should he do when he has these feelings?

The story has cute art and a well-written, easy to understand narrative about being shy and/or embarrassed! The main character is a self-proclaimed feelings detective who has learned how to use bodily reactions as hints to what he's feeling (ex. red cheeks would be shyness). I think any child who reads this book will benefit, learning how to use clues to understand their emotions.

The end of the book has advice on teaching coping skills, and also advises adults on how to help their children make their very own feelings journal!

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I did enjoy reading this book about feelings and also the great idea that it the feelings detective notebook. Not only is it a wonderful idea to be able to talk about our feelings without being ashamed of them, but also being able to acknowledge them . I can only recommend it.

What a fantastic way to let kids learn about their feelings and how to accept that what they feel is normal! The adorable kid in this cute picture book looks for clues, like a detective: how do I feel, is my skin flushed, and other clues. My favorite part is that this self-aware young boy understands that people have different reactions to the same circumstances. The family is warm and supportive, and it just feels so positive. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

A book about multiple feelings - silly, shy, embarrassed. This book walks kids through when they might have these different emotions and asks what they can do to help them through them.

Adorable art. This book talks about emotions in a way that your littles will really connect. It gives examples and places to share your own experiences. As the parent of an autistic kid this would have been a lot of fun to read together to help them identify their emotions. It was a cute story and the end had a ton of places to connect with your child.

5 stars

This is a great book for children ages between 3 and 5 years old to help them understand emotions and feelings before they start nursery or school. The book is easy to follow and there are just the right amount of pages too.

The book is well laid out, the illustrations are nice and clear, the text doesn't cloud the images and they are sharp - exactly the style needed for this age range and I found that my daughter enjoyed this style when she was that age.

I liked the concept behind the book and I think it is executed really well. This is the first in a set of books (great!) and this one covers the emotions of silly, shy and embarrassed in a way that is pitched perfectly for that age. My nephew is currently 1 but this is certainly a book I would get for him when he is a bit older to help him show and express his feelings.

There is a great touch at the end and a guide for parents on how to use the book and your child engaged to get the most from it as well.

It is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended!