How Do You Feel?

by Lizzy Rockwell

Overview

Do you feel happy? Sad? Silly? Angry? A board book all about feelings!

There are a lot of emotions on the playground. A girl is happy when playing with a puppy. Another girl is angry when a boy knocks over her drink. And the boy who knocked over the drink is sorry.

With simple, sparse language and bright, expressive illustrations, Lizzy Rockwell introduces the very young to a wide range of emotions. Detailed art encourages identification and discussion of the different characters' emotional reactions, and serves as a springboard for introducing the concepts of emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and coping skills.

Toddlers will start to identify feelings in themselves and in others in this simple, clever book by a prominent preschool nonfiction author-illustrator. Sturdily crafted for small hands, this board book features beautiful, detailed spreads of panoramic views of the playground action, while close-ups focus on body language and facial expressions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823448548
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	02/23/2021
Pages:	26
Sales rank:	445,413
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Lizzy Rockwell was inspired to create a book about emotional health through her visits to the Adam J. Lewis Preschool. She said: "Knowing how important self-awareness and empathy are to success in all areas of life, I wanted to do a book that would be a helpful tool to parents, teachers, and most especially children."

The daughter of highly acclaimed children's book author and illustrator Anne Rockwell and art director and illustrator Harlow Rockwell, Lizzy has illustrated more than thirty children's books, some of which she also wrote.

She has been Grand Rounds Lecturer at Yale Child Study Center (2016 and 2017), was keynote speaker at the University of Findlay Mazza Museum (2016), has delivered staff development workshops at Action for Bridgeport Community Development, the Early Childhood Resource Center at the New Haven Children's Museum (2017 and 2019), and Cooperative Educational Services, Trumbull, CT (2015), and has addressed the distinguished educators of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society (2018).

Editorial Reviews

"By highlighting each emotion separately and giving appropriate focus to the face of the child feeling the emotion, with the corresponding circumstantial scene on the opposite page, Rockwell gives space for readers to talk about why the characters are feeling that way. Facial clues such as blushed cheeks, tears, and furrowed brows help readers learn to infer emotions from expressions. Important work for children learning empathy and to validate their own feelings." —Kirkus Reviews
 
"The short text and lucid acrylic paintings in this open-ended picture book invite exploration of the visual narratives along with discussion of emotions. Thoughtfully designed, deceptively simple, and clearly useful."—Booklist

From the Publisher

09/20/2019

PreS-Gr 1-Rockwell's latest picture book is set in a place that many young children will recognize—a park—and in that environment, she depicts children experiencing an array of emotions. The acrylic illustrations show families and children throughout the park, and Rockwell starts by asking the titular question. The left side of each spread is a close-up look at a child's face, expressing emotions such as happiness, sadness, silliness, and frustration, and a question asking readers if they feel each emotion. The right-hand page depicts what is prompting the child to feel each emotion, such as a spider, a butterfly, or spilled juice. Rockwell's book is not plot driven, but the story is set up in a logical way. Happiness is followed by sadness, and calmness is followed by bravery. Each illustration is focused on the child's face while still providing context. This is a strong addition to the compendium of picture books about feelings because of its versatility. The short sentences and clear depictions of facial expressions make this suitable for toddlers who are beginning to understand emotions. Whether it's used for storytime or one-on-one sharing, there is ample opportunity for discussion and reflection. VERDICT Purchase for library collections that need straightforward books about feelings and fodder for units on social emotional learning.-Liz Anderson, DC Public Library

School Library Journal

2019-06-25
Rockwell explores a wide array of emotions.

The book's playground setting provides an ideal backdrop for this close look at common emotions children feel every day. Beginning with a wide perspective, Rockwell shows a smattering of kids, all different races, playing on the playground. By looking at the vignettes surrounding the various play structures, readers can begin to guess how each child may be feeling. Rockwell then zooms in to focus on one emotion per spread. "Do you feel happy?" A gleeful tot cuddles a puppy. "Do you feel sad?" A youngster sees a dead bird on the ground. "Do you feel sorry?" An apologetic kid mops up a mess. By highlighting each emotion separately and giving appropriate focus to the face of the child feeling the emotion, with the corresponding circumstantial scene on the opposite page, Rockwell gives space for readers to talk about why the characters are feeling that way. Facial clues such as blushed cheeks, tears, and furrowed brows help readers learn to infer emotions from expressions.

Important work for children learning empathy and to validate their own feelings. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews