The Best Preschool Books About Feelings
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Are you looking for the best preschool books about feelings?
We’ve handpicked the best books to help small children understand and express their emotions. Here are the best preschool books about feelings that teach empathy and kindness, you’ll find recommended reads for early learning and social-emotional development.
The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions
Best for Early Learning
The Color Monster feels many emotions at the same time. He is happy, sad, angry, calm, and scared all at once. A little girl helps him. She teaches him about emotions using colors. Each feeling has its own color. She helps him sort his feelings and understand them.
Educational Values:
Emotions
Teaches feelings using colorsg
Self-awareness
Calm & safe
Themes: Emotional Vocabulary, Identifying Feelings, Managing Emotions, Self-Awareness, Calmness, Colors and Emotions
The Color Monster feels many emotions at the same time. He is happy, sad, angry, calm, and scared all at once. A little girl helps him. She teaches him about emotions using colors. Each feeling has its own color. She helps him sort his feelings and understand them.
Educational Values:
Themes: Emotional Vocabulary, Identifying Feelings, Managing Emotions, Self-Awareness, Calmness, Colors and Emotions
The Buffalo Who Wanted to Cuddle All the Time
Best for Social Emotional Learning
A little buffalo feels sad when he is away from his mother. He misses her and wants to be close to her all the time. Over time, he learns something important. Love doesn’t go away, even when we are apart. Love stays in our hearts. This makes him feel safe and happy.
Educational Values:
Emotional strength & confidence
Self-soothing & emotional growth A comforting bedtime story
Themes: Separation Anxiety, Emotional Resilience, Love, Comfort, Security, Family
A little buffalo feels sad when he is away from his mother. He misses her and wants to be close to her all the time. Over time, he learns something important. Love doesn’t go away, even when we are apart. Love stays in our hearts. This makes him feel safe and happy.
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Themes: Separation Anxiety, Emotional Resilience, Love, Comfort, Security, Family
My Many Colored Days
Best for Children’s Literature
The book shows that feelings can change every day. Sometimes, we feel happy. Other times, we feel sad, angry, or calm. Dr. Seuss uses colors to explain emotions. Bright colors show happy and active feelings. Dark colors show sad or slow feelings. The book also uses animals to match each feeling.
Educational Values:
Emotions
Self-expression
Early emotional learning
Talk about feelings
Themes: Emotional Expression, Moods, Colors and Emotions, Feelings, Self-Expression
The book shows that feelings can change every day. Sometimes, we feel happy. Other times, we feel sad, angry, or calm. Dr. Seuss uses colors to explain emotions. Bright colors show happy and active feelings. Dark colors show sad or slow feelings. The book also uses animals to match each feeling.
Educational Values:
Themes: Emotional Expression, Moods, Colors and Emotions, Feelings, Self-Expression
The Way I Feel
Best for Children’s Literature
The book helps children understand their feelings. It teaches that all feelings are okay. Feelings are not good or bad, they just are. Each page shows a different emotion. The words are simple and easy to understand. Kids learn new words for their feelings.
Educational Values:
Words for emotions
Express kids feelings
Emotional learning in a fun way
Themes: Emotional Vocabulary, Identifying Feelings, Naming Feelings, Expressing Emotions
The book helps children understand their feelings. It teaches that all feelings are okay. Feelings are not good or bad, they just are. Each page shows a different emotion. The words are simple and easy to understand. Kids learn new words for their feelings.
Educational Values:
Themes: Emotional Vocabulary, Identifying Feelings, Naming Feelings, Expressing Emotions
Listening to My Body
Best for Mindfulness & Well-Being
This book teaches toddlers to notice how their body feels when they are happy, sad, or nervous. The book helps kids practice mindfulness. They learn how to listen to their body and manage their emotions. Great for parents, and teachers.
Educational Values: Body sensations
Mindfulness & self-regulation
Strength & resilience Calm & focused thinking
Themes: Mindfulness, Self-Regulation, Body Awareness, Emotional Regulation, Calming Techniques, Mind-Body Connection
This book teaches toddlers to notice how their body feels when they are happy, sad, or nervous. The book helps kids practice mindfulness. They learn how to listen to their body and manage their emotions. Great for parents, and teachers.
Educational Values:
Themes: Mindfulness, Self-Regulation, Body Awareness, Emotional Regulation, Calming Techniques, Mind-Body Connection
I Am Perfectly Designed
Best for Self-Esteem & Confidence
A father and son talk about how they are “perfectly designed” just the way they are. They share happy memories and remind each other that they are loved. The words are warm and kind. This book is about self-love and confidence.
Educational Values:
Self-love & confidence Positive thinking Parent-child bonding Feel happy & loved Emotional growth
Themes: Self-Love, Self-Acceptance, Confidence, Positive Thinking, Family Bonds, Parent-Child Relationships
A father and son talk about how they are “perfectly designed” just the way they are. They share happy memories and remind each other that they are loved. The words are warm and kind. This book is about self-love and confidence.
Educational Values:
Themes: Self-Love, Self-Acceptance, Confidence, Positive Thinking, Family Bonds, Parent-Child Relationships
The Feelings Book
Best for Social-Emotional Learning
This book shows that all feelings are okay. Sometimes we feel happy, sad, silly, or even mad. Reading this book makes it easier for children to talk about emotions. It teaches them that feelings can change, and that’s okay.
Educational Values:
Talking about feelings All feelings are normal Emotional learning in a fun way
Themes: Expressing Emotions, Normalizing Feelings, Emotional Awareness, Emotional Range
This book shows that all feelings are okay. Sometimes we feel happy, sad, silly, or even mad. Reading this book makes it easier for children to talk about emotions. It teaches them that feelings can change, and that’s okay.
Educational Values:
Themes: Expressing Emotions, Normalizing Feelings, Emotional Awareness, Emotional Range
Grumpy Monkey
Best for Behavior & Emotions
One day, he wakes up feeling grumpy. His friends try to cheer him up, but nothing works. They tell him to smile and be happy, but he doesn’t feel like it. In the end, Jim learns that it’s okay to feel grumpy sometimes. Feelings come and go, and we don’t always have to hide them.
Educational Values:
Emotions like frustration & grumpiness Self-acceptance & patience Humor to help kids talk about emotions
Themes: Managing Emotions, Grumpiness, Frustration, Self-Acceptance, Moods, Humor
One day, he wakes up feeling grumpy. His friends try to cheer him up, but nothing works. They tell him to smile and be happy, but he doesn’t feel like it. In the end, Jim learns that it’s okay to feel grumpy sometimes. Feelings come and go, and we don’t always have to hide them.
Educational Values:
Themes: Managing Emotions, Grumpiness, Frustration, Self-Acceptance, Moods, Humor
Each Kindness
Best for Behavior & Emotions
A new girl, Maya, joins Chloe’s class. Maya is different, and Chloe and her friends do not talk to her. They do not include her in their games. One day, Maya stops coming to school. Chloe realizes she missed the chance to be kind, and she feels sad because she cannot change the past.
Educational Values:
The importance of kindness Empathy & inclusion How actions affect others How to treat others
Themes: Kindness, Empathy, Inclusion, Bullying, Respect, Consequences, Regret
A new girl, Maya, joins Chloe’s class. Maya is different, and Chloe and her friends do not talk to her. They do not include her in their games. One day, Maya stops coming to school. Chloe realizes she missed the chance to be kind, and she feels sad because she cannot change the past.
Educational Values:
Themes: Kindness, Empathy, Inclusion, Bullying, Respect, Consequences, Regret
I Am Human
Best for Social Emotional Learning
This book teaches children that being human means making mistakes and learning from them. It shows that we all have feelings like kindness, sadness, and hope. It helps children understand that nobody is perfect, and that’s okay. We can always try to do better.
Educational Values:
Kindness & empathy Learning from mistakes The power of hope & love Self-acceptance & personal growth
Themes: Empathy, Kindness, Self-Acceptance, Mistakes, Resilience, Hope, Love, Humanity
This book teaches children that being human means making mistakes and learning from them. It shows that we all have feelings like kindness, sadness, and hope. It helps children understand that nobody is perfect, and that’s okay. We can always try to do better.
Educational Values:
Themes: Empathy, Kindness, Self-Acceptance, Mistakes, Resilience, Hope, Love, Humanity
