Big Bad Owl by Steve Smallman

Feeling cranky?, out of sorts?, in a bad mood? - then flap over to Scowl's Grumpy Branch for a good old grouch and grumble. Everybody wants to cheer Scowl up, but there's one thing that makes him the happiest owl in the world - and that's being in a good old grump!

Moral of the story: Learn to deal with moods and emotions.

Keywords: Emotions; feelings

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

Feelings are neither good nor bad, they simply are. Kids need words to name their feelings, just as they need words to name all things in their world. The Way I Feel uses strong, colorful, and expressive images which go along with simple verses to help children connect the word and the emotion.

Moral of the story: I can name my feelings just like I name everything else in my world.

Keywords: Emotions; Feelings; Social-Emotional Learning

Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang

Jim Panzee is a young monkey who wakes up in a grumpy mood. He cannot figure out any particular reason why he feels this way and just cannot seem to let these feelings go. His friends try to encourage him by telling him that it is a great day and make suggestions to lift his spirits like smiling, dancing, splashing, and eating–all types of things that make THEM happy. None of these suggestions seem to help Jim’s grumpiness at all! He stomps off and finds another friend named Norman who helps Jim see that it is also a great day to be grumpy and sits next to Jim until his feelings begin to shift.

Moral of the story: Feel your feelings and learn how to deal with them

Keywords: Emotional Awareness; Emotions; Managing Emotions; Friendship

How Do You Feel? by Anthony Browne

How do you feel? Sometimes you feel happy, sometimes sad. Sometimes you even feel surprised. Supreme artist and Children's Laureate Anthony Browne brings all his understanding and skill to bear in this exploration of emotion for very young children. This book will reassure and help them understand how they feel, using simple words and pictures. Every parent can feel "confident" that this is the perfect book.

Moral of the story: Learn to understand what they feel and how to deal with it

Keywords: Emotions; Feelings; Expressed emotions

A Book of Feelings by Amanda McCardie

A Book of Feelings stars a brother and sister, Sam and Kate, and their dog, Fuzzy Bean. Sam and Kate know what makes them happy: cuddling Mum, reading a story with Dad, swimming, running and dancing..lots of things. But they don't feel happy all the time (nor does Fuzzy Bean), and in the course of the book we see them feeling grumpy, embarrassed, shy, nervous, frightened, sad and jealous. Both words and pictures portray the children in many different situations at home and at school, and show how they change over time, how emotions can escalate, and how people can help each other.

Moral of the story: Teach children that they will have lots of different feelings for different reasons, but it is only natural to feel that way, and that although some last a lot longer than others, most feelings won’t last forever.

Keywords: Emotions; feelings

Meditation is an Open Sky by Whitney Stewart

Feeling mindful is feeling good! You know when you're having a bad day, you have that wobbly feeling inside and nothing seems to go right? Find a quiet place, sit down, and meditate! In this daily companion, kids of any age will learn simple exercises to help manage stress and emotions, find focus, and face challenges. They'll discover how to feel safe when scared, relax when anxious, spread kindness, and calm anger when frustrated. 

Moral of the story:  Teach kids how to overcome stress in their life by meditating upon them and imagining them as thought bubbles

Keywords: Emotions; Awareness; Meditation for children; Body, Mind & Spirit