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Feel Your Feelings

Hardcover picture book. ​

Feel Your Feelings introduces children to basic emotions with fun poems that they can act out from head to toe and then let go. They will learn that emotions are our friends. Some emotions show us what we love, others protect us from harm, and all of them put together, like colors on an artist’s palette, paint a beautiful picture of life.

Feel Your Feeling is a book for a younger audience, 2-7 years old, but Sara and Scott always write books that are fun, inspirational and educational for adults, too. The note to readers at the end of the book explains how the book is grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance-based approaches to help kids (and adults) identify, feel, accept and let emotions go. 

Feel Your Feelings book cover. Silver finalist in the California Reading Association awards. EUREKA! 2022 Excellence in Nonfiction. By Scott Stoll and Sara E. Williams. Published by Magination Press.
By Scott Stoll and Sara E Williams PhD.
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2022 Silver finalist

Excellence in Nonfiction. California Reading Association.

You will literally see the world in a whole new way

And it has a surprise ending that will definitely delight everyone. You will literally see everything in a whole new way. We wish we could tell you more, but we don’t want to spoil the surprise. Trust us, it’s worth it!

More about feeling your feelings

These articles expand on the concepts behind the book. 

An emoji rainbow mosaic from our book "Feel Your Feelings". It is a mosaic image of 26 colorful emojis. Each emoji is like a pixel in the rainbow.

Three simple reasons why we need emotions

Some emotions show us what we love, others protect us from harm, and as you can see in the rainbow illustration from our book, all of them put together, like colors on an artist’s palette, paint a beautiful picture of life. I’ll explain these ideas below. And, I have a fun challenge for you that I call “the joy of fear.” Learn the 3 reasons why you need emotions. 

Scared emoji

Fear is your friend

We all know that emotions like love and gratitude are fun and beneficial, but what about emotions like fear, scared and worry? Believe it or not, all our feelings serve a purpose. Feel Your Feelings teaches kids (and adults) how to accept their emotions. Read an excerpt from Feel Your Feelings to learn how fear serves a valuable purpose. 

Bonus Material

To celebrate the book launch, we will be releasing FREE bonus content for the book. Learn how why this book was made in the articles above. Check back often — We’re always adding new content.

Emoji Cutout Kit

Download an emoji cutout kit and create new feelings. You’ll be surprised how many emotions you can create with a few simple shapes. And if you make one small change, like turning a shape upside down, you will create a whole new emoji. This is a great way to continue the lessons in the book by encouraging kids to identify and accept emotions. 

Feel Your Feelings Emoji Cutout Kit
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Emoji memory matching game

We made a fun emoji variation of the classic card game—Memory. Both kids and adults will enjoy this simple but challenging matching game. More info. 

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Talking Points

Feel Your Feelings is a fun book to read, act out, and enjoy. It helps us accept that feeling our feelings is okay and that every emotion has a benefit. This book is a great way to start a larger conversation about emotions with children. To help, we created these questions and activities that you can pose during or after reading the book. It can help children understand the information presented in the book as well as practice applying the concepts to their lives! 

We also a couple new activities. 

Feel Your Feelings Talking points
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Book reviews

2022 Silver Finalist. EUREKA! Excellence in Nonfiction. California Reading Association.
California Reading Association awards
California Reading Association awardsSilver Finalist
It has never been more important for children to understand emotions and how to navigate them. This book expertly, thoughtfully helps children do just that. A must-have for every child, parent and pediatrician.
R. Zoffness, PhDPain & Health Psychologist
This is an EXCEPTIONAL book about feelings that all children (and parents) should read. There are many great children's books that help teach children about their feelings, but this book does so much more than that (and in such a fun and exciting way). This book teaches children that it is okay to feel your feelings, and that all feelings are good. This is such an important concept for children to learn so that they can grow up to be happy and health. For parents, this book is fun - and in the last few pages, there is a "look behind the curtain" at why the book was written the way it was, and how to use that information to promote your child's mental wellness. This book is just exceptional and I am so grateful it exists. Your kids will love it!
Dana BAmazon Reviewer
Authors Scott Stoll and child psychologist, Dr. Sara Williams, have crafted yet another masterpiece. Many of today’s children face unique challenges between the pandemic, an ever-changing world, and even all of the “simple” challenges of just growing up. And many struggle to articulate exactly what they are feeling or feel compelled to hold it all in. Feel Your Feelings teaches children not only to understand what they might be feeling at a given moment, but also gives them permission to, as the title implies, feel those feelings. This is an engaging and compelling read for children and the colorful artwork is masterful and interesting. I can’t recommend Feel Your Feelings for children (and heck, maybe even their parents!) enough.
JuAmazon Reviewer
Got this book for my nephews and would highly recommend. It's fun and a good way to get young people to think about emotions! Also a teacher and would love to see this used for younger grades.
Chris W.Teacher
Using takeoffs of emojis in vivid colors of avocado, mustard, and brick, Stoll and Williams offer children a lexicon of feelings, page by page, to test out.
School Library Journal
I highly recommend the book feel your feelings. I think it is an incredible book for all ages. One of my sons has sensory processing disorder and sometimes has a difficult time expressing his feelings, so it is a great book for him. Also, one of my older sons sometimes can’t fully identify what his body and feelings are communicating to him, so I love that this book speaks to the many ways to understand better what your body is saying, what is face is communicating , what your voice and mind is telling you ❤️ This book is truly so great.
J. ParranAmazon Reviewer
Must have children's book for home or school! I cannot recommend this book enough! It is great for home or school settings to help children identify and understand different feelings and how to let them come and go. Each emotion is explored through a page with a rhyming poem and a brightly colored emoji-like illustration. As a librarian, I cannot wait to share this engaging read-aloud and will be purchasing copies for gifts as well.
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About the publisher

Magination Press logoMagination Press is the children’s book imprint of the American Psychological Association. Through our publishing we share with the world mental health expertise and psychological knowledge. Our books reach young readers and their parents and caregivers to make navigating life’s challenges a little easier. It’s the combined power of psychology and literature that makes our books special.

We feel that Magination Press is the perfect publisher for “Feel Your Feelings” and its themes of passion, optimistic thinking and social-emotional learning. We couldn’t be more excited.

Feel Your Feelings book cover. By Scott Stoll and Sara E. Williams. Published by Magination Press.

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Author: Scott Stoll, Sara E Williams
Publisher: Magination Press
Format: Hardcover and Kindle: ‎ 32 pages
Age group: 2-7 and older.
ISBN-13: 978-1433839405
Publication: First edition. © April 12, 2022

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