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2nd out of 31 books
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15 voters
The Way I Feel
by
Janan Cain
This full color book is filled with vivid, expressive illustrations that help children ages 2 to 8 describe their emotions and understand that feelings are a normal part of life.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
January 1st 2000
by Parenting Press
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The strength of this book is that it’s a nice collection of very-well-done poems explaining various emotions. I liked the inclusion of “jealous” and “thankful.” The “note to parents” at the end has well thought-out steps: help child identify emotions, discuss how to react to them, and talk about how to change circumstances leading to an undesirable feeling.
I just didn’t care for the illustrations to the extent that they were too fanciful (proud child who dressed herself has odd-shaped clothes t...more
I just didn’t care for the illustrations to the extent that they were too fanciful (proud child who dressed herself has odd-shaped clothes t...more
This book is so impressive. It is about all the emotions that most children go through such as anger, silly and excitement. The characteristic that makes this book so special is the font. For each emotion they have a font that matches it. For example, the scared emotion has a picture that is set in the night and the font is a squiggly font. It actually looks like the font is scared as well. The angry emotion is in a jagged and rigged red font. Definitely an unexpected trait, that I never expecte...more
This book is a good book because its all about the d ifferent emotions, from when the little boy was mad, sad, jealous, happy, scared and even excited. you can read this book to children on a day you are talking about emotions or even when you may feel some kids are going through a hard time . this book just might make thier day just to let them know thier not the only one who has emotions or feels sad and mad somedays. It is a social/emotional book. My favorite part of the story was thanksful....more
I really liked reading The Way I Feel by Janan Cain! This book talks about different emotions that all children and adults experience, as well as giving an example of how each feeling causes us to act. For example, the book talks about how we feel when we're happy, sad, scared, jealous, etc. I would share this book with young students, particularly those in Pre-k who are just discovering how emotions effect who we are as people, as well as make us unique individuals. Even though feelings come an...more
Dec 12, 2011
Emily
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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I love this book! In the author's words, "[It] gives children the language for their emotions." I completely agree with Janan Cain, and I think she did a fabulous job relaying the information in a way that children would understand and relate to. For example, being jealous because a parent is paying more attention to a younger sibling or being proud that they were able to dress themselves. I also liked how she explained the different emotions through poetry.
I would read this to younger children...more
I would read this to younger children...more
The book covers feelings such as: angry, sad, happy, thankful, proud, jealous, excited, sacred, and disappointed. The book discusses a little bit about each emotion and how we have several. That emotions are okay because they are all a part of each one of us and they are okay to experience.
This is great for students in special education as well as in a general education classroom because the students may suffer in explaining how they feel. This book gives them several words to explain how they f...more
This is great for students in special education as well as in a general education classroom because the students may suffer in explaining how they feel. This book gives them several words to explain how they f...more
THis book is so colorful and written in such a fun way that any child will love to read it over and over! It really shows the feelings that many children will go through at some point and tells them that it's OKAY! I also really enjoy how the colors match the emotions of this book, like the happiness page is full of yellow and the scared page is full of black. There are also some feelings that children may not know how to yet express- like shy, frustrated or jealous. I love this book.
The Way I Feel depicted the story of a girl with a wide range of emotions. My favorite quote sums up the essence of the book, "Feelings come and feelings go. I never know what they'll be. Silly or angry, happy or sad- They are all apart of me!" This book is a great choice for educators to use with reference to the varying types of emotions they will feel dependent upon different situations and circumstances. This book is both humorous and fun and offers excellent illustrations!
This book is perfect for young kids just beginning to understand or realize all the varying emotions we have. The rhyming text keeps it engaging and the illustrations are so much fun. It's a great discussion book. My three year old and I read it three times last night and had a great time with it. We were able to use the situations in the book to bounce off of and talk about situations in his own life where he had been happy, disappointed, angry, jealous, excited, etc.
This text illustrated the many emotions that one person can experience. It shows the same character with a different emotion on each page. The pictures illustrate how the character is feeling and the text provides about two sentences describing that emotion. The book rhymes and therefore flows nicely as it expresses many different ways that people can feel. There is also a section at the end which provides ideas for adults working with their children about emotions.
The illustrations and word art beautifully capture what it feel like to, well, FEEL. I like the non-judgmental approach this text takes, showing that there are appropriate times and places to feel a variety of ways. It lets children know that all of these emotions are parts of them. While my four-year-old daughter enjoyed the book and engaging in discussion after (as encouraged by the author in question-prompts at the end of the text), I also found it affirming.
I love this book. It has really helped me teach my daughter about feelings that she may have. And also has helped with her reading progress. She is 3 so NOT yet actually reading, but with this book she can look at the pictures and clearly see the words they are describing. So she can often point to the feeling word on the page and she knows what it is. So It's really been good. Also, AWESOME PICTURES! We love them the most maybe. :)
This is a great way to introduce students to the different emotions they may feel. This book shares 13 different ways one may feel. The book has great illustrations and even examples of the reason why a person may feel that particular way. This book can be used as a way for students to understand that we all may have experienced several of them and it is okay. Students should be welcomed to share if desired.
Yes to this book!!! As an adult, it is hard for me to articulate how I feel verbally, let alone in words. This book really does a great job in highlighting different adjectives kids can use in their own writing to relay how they are feeling. My students are currently working on realistic fiction and this is a great way for them to see how they can "jazz up" their stories with more descriptive words.
The way I think is a very colorful and abstract book. I like how the illustrator illustrate the characters with different feelings. It shows the children the different emotions that he or she can relate to it. Not only the arts in the book was fantastic but I really like how this book is fun and has rhyming. As I was, the children will be very engage to this book due to the crazy colors and art.
I love this book...Its a language of emotion for the children to express. Emotions are apart of eveyday life. I used this book with a child that told me they dont know how they was feeling. He looked sad and mad. After we read the book he told that he was disappointed because he did not get a turn with the truck. This book helps children communicate their feelings in their environment.
I love this book! This book is great to use in the beginning of the year or anytime of the year. It is all about feeling and how you look and feel when you are that certain feeling. Like "silly the way i feel when i make a funny face and wear a goofy poofy hat that takes up a lot of space." It is good for children to know how to express their feelings so this book can help.
This colorful children's book does a great job associating facial expressions and actions with the correct feelings. This book is helpful for children ages 4 and 5 to better understand their emotions. While in my preK internship I shared this with a very upset student who could not express himself without crying. The story not only calmed him, it also helped him identify his feelings.
I love the emotions this book covers. The text is fine. The illustrations are lovely, but some of the ones for negative emotions are a but intense for my toddler. The book "Big Feelings" by the Talaris Institute is a 5-star book in the same arena, but this book covers some different emotions (shy, jealous, disappointed) that are worth discussing so it wouldn't hurt to read both.
This is another favorite of the kids. I got this book from a free parenting kit and this was the thing used the most from the kit. This book was a great conversation starter for my daughter and her friends about how they feel sometimes and why they thought they felt that way. Many entertaining stories have been shared by the kids with me and each other because of this book.
Feelings are a normal part of life for children as well as adults, believes author Janan Cain, who wanted kids to both understand the concept of emotions and be able to express their feelings with words. Her delightful The Way I Feel has drawn praise from parents, educators and medical professionls across the country. It's used at bedtime, when parents want to talk about w.
This story is all about feelings and emotions. It's a great book to read to students who are having difficulty expressing themselves, or to introduce the different emotions to young children. It does a great job with explaining each emotion, and the illustrations are really awesome! This could also be used for a lesson on adjectives! Great for students in grades 1-2.
I really enjoyed this book for many reasons. I loved the vibrantly colored illustrations. I also really enjoyed the use of the rhyming words. This is a nice book to act out or perform skits to engage students. The book also allows many opportunities to begin discussions about feelings. I think this book would be great for pre-k or kindergarten classrooms.
This is a book that I will definitely have in my library. The rhyme scheme is excellent, has great illustrations, and explains different feelings and emotions. The words they use to describe each feeling looks how they sound. Ex. The word "Happy" is written with lots of colors and flowers while the word "angry" is pitch black and in a weird font.
This story is about children who goes through different emotions and are telling what emotion means and how it makes them feel. This book can give the students the opportunity to show each emotion while the teacher reads. Activities can be done for pre-k and kindergarten to guess a persons mood (it can be a really fun game!).
I love this story about emotions! It is a great way to talk to young elementary school kids about different emotions. You could have the kids to show you how they would look for each emotion. The story is also a great way to teach kids new vocabulary. I had the students write how they were feeling and why they were feeling that way.
This book is great for having students learn new vocabulary words and expressing their feelings. The short, sweet, rhyming pages really explain emotions well and the picture match along with the words beautifully. A MUST read to young children when teaching them about themselves and their feelings.
Great book with illustrations to match! The pictures are vibrant and colorful. This book goes through all the feelings that you could ever imagine. This would be a good book to read when children need help explaining how they feel. This could be a great opener for a lesson on feelings and respect.
This book is about a little girl trying to describe and express her feelings. Feelings are okay and so this story can be used to help teach children about their feelings. The illustrations are colorful yet soft and welcoming. This story is also a simple read for children to comprehend.
I like the idea here and I love the illustrations. I would have prefered the setences to be a little more toddler orientated though. That's not to say the sentences are for older children, they aren't, but I think this would hit home with more kids if the sentences were more kid-friendly.
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