F Is for Feelings

This alphabet book would be awesome in a pre-school or kindergarten or a special education class where kids need to be given the vocabulary for their feelings. This book has short statements for each letter of the alphabet about a variety of feelings, both positive and negative. The pictures help to demonstrate the feelings by showing realistic facial expressions and body language. I can see teachers using this as a beginning mentor text to get kids talking about their own feelings and how their friends might notice and help. This is going to be a big help for a lot of kids.

What a brilliant book for encouraging children to accept that they are likely to feel different emotions and to help them describe their feelings. It is arranged with an introduction and then one emotion and description for each letter of the alphabet. It even has advice for grown ups to help them follow up sharing this book with children with suggested activities and discussions suitable for use with an individual child or a class. This is a really great book for helping children verbalise their emotions and accept that some are more comfortable than others!

The text is clear, easy to understand and likely to promote discussions - and the illustrations are appealing to children, clearly relating to the emotions being highlighted on the relevant page. A delightful book that parents and teachers of younger pupils will find great at helping children in their care accept and verbalise their emotions in a non-threatening format - I think this book could also be described as F is for Fantastic!

Before I even finish, I'm on F, I WANT this book! Not only is the artwork wonderful, but the kids show a variety of people. There are kids of different races and abilities which I think is something all children should be able to read. I AM recommending F Is for Feelings to my colleagues, some who work in Extended Learning Centers (after school), some who work in regular classrooms, and those who work in the Exceptional Students classrooms! I have friends with children and friends who work for Day Schools. I will be recommending F Is for Feelings to them, as well. My dad grew up fighting prejudice, (he had polio and was left with a paralyzed leg and had to wear a brace), he was not allowed to participate in "regular" activities. I am so delighted to see all the kids in this book! Kudos Goldie Millar and Lisa Berger! Thank you!!
I am just so excited! I want this book!
Now to read the rest of the alphabet!
BTW the rest of the alphabet is as fun as the beginning. This is a great introduction for younger children to the different feelings we have and a great starting point for parents and teachers to introduce them.

I loved this book, from the concept to the execution. Feelings are a hard topic for kids to grasp and this book displays and explains them in a fun, easy way. I love that each letter gets its own feeling, and the graphics are great. I've struggled with feelings from a young age, referring to feeling charts from therapists. But this book I connected with and I feel many others will too. I plan to own this book once I complete my degree and become a therapist.

To be quite frank, I found this book to be exceptional. I loved the illustrations, but more than that, I appreciated the attention to detail that the authors presented with regard to the feelings dictionary. Not only does this book afford children and their caregivers with a means and an opportunity to discuss a range of feelings and emotions, but it also provides additional resources on how to go further. Another feature that I loved about this book was the variety of children featured on its pages. It was all encompassing. This was beautiful to see.

I believe this book will appeal to a wide audience. It can be used in homes, schools, clinics, and social programs.

Rating: 5/5 Recommend: Yes Bookshelf Worthy: Yes

A complimentary e-copy of this title was made available by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The words I have expressed are my own.

This book is made to use with groups or one-on-one to discuss emotions with children. The alphabet book format will make it seem familiar and nonthreatening to young readers. Each spread shows a letter and a corresponding emotion, an illustration, and a sentence or two to describe the emotion. I am glad to see the range of ethnic diversity in the characters portrayed and the real-life situations that are used to illustrate the feelings. As the creators point out, some feelings are perceived as positive or negative, but they all play a part in our lives. They cover happy and proud as well as impatient and jealous. The suggested activities at the end of the book are helpful for adults (counselors, teachers, parents) who want to use the book to support emotional development. It will be a good addition to school libraries, classrooms, and homes.

All emotions are natural and important. Even those emotions that have been mislabeled as "bad" need to be expressed in healthy ways. It would be interesting to cover up the words to see if your child would be able to identify the correct "feeling word" by looking at the picture alone.

This book is very well done. I especially like the notes at the end with suggestions on how to help young ones identify and verbalize their feelings. It also provides ideas for using this book with either an individual child or a larger group.

This is worth repeating...an important part of helping our children to grow into adults capable of handling life's challenges is to show them how to share and express their feelings in healthy ways.