A powerful story introducing the little ones to big emotions like sadness, jealousy, worry; and a sweet song to help overcome it! The text by Jayme Yannuzzi is simple, relatable to both kids and adults and John John Bajet's illustrations compliment the story so well!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book is a perfect example for kids to help them understand their big feelings, using everyday problems to help them relate easier.
This also reminds us parents to also stay calm and teach them how to breathe through the emotions.
Loved this picture book!

Really quick, what's Harper's beef with Sammy? Just kidding!
But, in all seriousness, this is a great book! All kids will benefit from this book at some point or another. Nobody knows how to manage certain emotions right away, and this book flawlessly equips little ones with simple, effective, and accessible skills to use when their emotions get away from them. The song was such a clever idea, and I really like how kids and their parents/caregivers can apply the lyrics to any tune they want. It allows this book to be a bit more personal and tailored to the reader. Lastly, the illustrations were stunning! All of the animals were especially adorable, and I loved the illustrator's use of both soft and vibrant colors. Bravo!!

I read this with my almost 4 year old. We loved the illustrations. I couldn’t figure out the tune with the song but overall thought it did a good job with teaching emotions.

I really adored the illustrations in this book! They looked like colored pencil drawings which I thought was really pretty & different from most books I've read with my kids. Overall, I really loved the point of this book & how it helps kids understand emotions & how to regulate them. I feel like the song was a bit hard to guess how to sing since there wasn't a rhyming scheme or anything. I suppose that makes it up to the reader's discretion but it took me out of the flow of the book a bit. I enjoyed that there was diversity in the book (kids with glasses, a kid in a wheelchair) as well! It was really awesome to see.

This book aims to helps kids identify a number of emotions and normalize expressing what we are feeling. The “song” reminds us to take a deep breath and count to three when wanting to “calm down”.

My children loved the illustrations and were engaged for the whole book. I felt like the song was a little clunky. The use of a tiger and a count to calm down song reminded me of Daniel the Tiger.

⭐️ 5/5

I read this with my 4 year old daughter who was actively participating and listening. The message and lesson is so helpful and important for young kids. The way the story was written with beautifully illustrated art was very effective for my daughter. This was very well put together and heartwarming!

Thank you Zeitgeist and Z Kids for providing this ARC via NetGalley for review consideration!

This was adorable! I work with children, and know the importance of teaching them how to deal with complex emotions that they can’t quite find the words to name.

I love the way Harper Handles Big Feelings names these emotions and equates them with the way it can make you feel inside. That can play such a key role in learning the identification of emotions.

I also really like the use of the song! Overall, this has so much heart, and I can see it being a classroom staple once it is released.

This book is a lovely quick read for little humans! It explores lots of different emotions, explains that it's ok to feel each emotion and teaches children how to deal with them. As a teacher I would love to use this with younger pupils and even those with SEMH needs.

A guide to the emotions a youngster faces dressed up as a story, as Harper the active tiger cub gets ready for show-and-tell at her pre-school. So glad to be taking her favourite toy, she's frustrated by putting her own coat on by herself, anxious at mother's absence, then gets ratty about not being first to present… It's all there, and yet the story is allowed to breathe as a narrative and not just be forced to frame the definitions and advice here. For advice there is – a rather un-brilliant four-line verse we're supposed to learn and keep for future use. The simple text gets the definitions across well, and the examples of each mood are enhanced by the visuals, which really strongly look like ancient cartoons, and as having a very hand-crafted texture at the same time. If that verse we are intended to take away could give its advice in a way that had the charm as the visuals we could be on to an instant classic, but all the same the use of the story makes this stand out against other such emotion primers, and this is a strong four stars as a result.

A very cute book, my daughter enjoyed it while I read it to her. The song was a cute touch and such a good way to get children to think and do what the song says to.

Definitely recommend this book as a way to help children deal with some of their big feelings.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an ARC copy of this book to review.

This was a cute story. I enjoyed the content and liked the repetition of the big belly breaths.

I found the writing quite clunky. It didn’t flow nicely and felt a bit awkward to read out loud. I would recommend using the word “is” rather than ‘s to suit the target audience.

I wish the colours of the emotion words aligned with the zones of regulation colours.

Thank you for the ARC. My son is a little young for this book but it will be great once he’s a tad older. He is full of strong emotions so I will be teaching him to take belly breaths when he’s feeling strong emotions. This was a lovely story and had soft, cute pictures.

I read this with my 5 year, as he struggles with big feelings sometimes. It gives great advice and also lets kids know that it’s okay to have big feelings, but we need to have tools to deal with those feelings in an appropriate way. The illustrations were cute, as well.

Thank you to Jayme Yannuzzi, NetGalley and Zeitgeist for the ARC. All opinions stated are my own.

Harper is a young tiger. She is still learning how to handle her big emotions. When she can’t put on her coat, she gets frustrated; when she says goodbye to her mom at preschool, she starts to worry, and so on. But her mom teaches her a song that helps her calm her body down.

I read this book to my daughter, who also goes to preschool, and she loved it because she has been in the same situations. She saw herself in Harper. We discussed each page and sang the song along with the character.

I also really liked the idea of drawing a little heart on a child’s hand so that when they miss their mom, they can look at the heart and feel comforted.

I’d also like to highlight the beautiful illustrations with soft, pleasant colors. Overall, this is a captivating story that will be interesting not only for children but also for parents, as it offers great tips for managing big emotions.

Thank you to NetGalley and Zeitgeist (Z Kids) for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.