Bibliograph

I'm happy-sad today, making sense of mixed-together feelings

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I'm happy-sad today, making sense of mixed-together feelings

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

I'm happy-sad today

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

making sense of mixed-together feelings

Summary

This friendly picture book helps young children make sense of mixed-up emotions. Happy, and also sad. Excited, but nervous too. Feeling friendly, with a little shyness mixed in. Mixed feelings are natural, but they can be confusing. There are different kinds of happy-the quiet kind and the "noisy, giggly, jump and run" kind. And there are conflicting feelings, like proud and jealous, frustrated and determined. With gentle messaging and charming illustrations, a little girl talks about her many layered feelings, ultimately concluding, "When I have more than one feeling inside me, I don't have to choose just one. I know that all my feelings are okay at the same time." A special section for adults presents ideas for helping children explore their emotions, build a vocabulary of feeling words, know what to do if they feel overwhelmed, and more

Target audience

juvenile

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I am happy-sad today

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