Lots of Feelings (Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood Library) [Library Binding]

Shelley Rotner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood Library

You can read a book, but did you know that you can also read a face? A face can tell you what someone is feeling. In this expressive photo-essay, simple text and photographs introduce basic emotions happy, grumpy, thoughtful, and more and how people show them.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1-Many readers will find themselves represented in this multicultural array of close-up images of children displaying their emotions. From grumpy squints, excited grins, and surprised shouts, the photos move to whimsical curiosity, sadness (complete with tears), and sleepy yawns. Most pages clearly capture the precise quality they attempt to portray, particularly the twisted mouth of "confused" and the classic pout of "grumpy." Others are more subtle, such as "thoughtful" and "proud," or "frightened." This collection provides youngsters with the necessary labels to discuss their feelings. Whether shared with a group, parents, or a counselor-individually or in a class-this title provides the tools to facilitate discussion about children and their feelings.-Phyllis M. Simon, Bay Shore School District, NY
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761328963
• ISBN-13: 978-0761328964
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,520,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book to Teach About Feelings, April 11, 2007

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Lisa "Lisa Nolan Montessori" (PETALUMA, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lots of Feelings (Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood Library) (Paperback)

I bought this book for my son who is 2 1/2 (and was born with Down syndrome) so he can learn about feelings and begin to express himself; to use words like "happy," "sad," or "angry" (instead of cry or scream like a typical toddler).

This book has become his favorite bedtime book and he will not let me read him any other books! And he wants me to read it over and over, or he sits and turns the pages himself.

The photos in this book are priceless, large, and right on target, and there are just a few words per page, perfect for hard to sit still toddlers. I bought him The Feelings Book by Park, but the pictures are cartoonish and not realistic, and he does not like me to read that one.

I was a preschool teacher for nearly 20 years and this would have been a favorite in the classroom! I highly recommend it if you are in early childhood education or a parent, to help teach about feelings in young children so they can begin to express themselves. I also recommend it to parents of special needs children!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable!, April 29, 2009

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Boston Mom "newmom" (boston, ma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lots of Feelings (Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood Library) (Paperback)

My 1-yr-old son loves this book so much I really can't believe it! He holds it out to be read and loves the expressive faces of the kids in the book. I also think it helps him understand "how he's feeling" even at his young age. The other day he was a little grouchy and I asked him "are you grumpy?" (which is one of the feelings in the book), and his eyes lit right up! Definitely recommend it- just wish it was a board book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More truly "Some Basic Feelings", June 4, 2010

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J. Giesbrecht "Avid Reader" (North America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lots of Feelings (Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood Library) (Paperback)

The book is quite short and doesn't actually cover "lots" of feelings. The pictures are okay, but some are actually fuzzy and some are a bit of a stretch for the expression of the feelings they are supposed to be portraying (fear, for instance).

The general gist of the book is good - real pictures showing emotions in children. The feelings shown are: happy, sad, grumpy, excited, shy, proud, angry, loving, surprised, frightened, thoughtful, sleepy, serious, silly, curious, and confused. The beginning and end of the book have dozens of feeling words on them and that teased me - I thought they'd be illustrated in the book. THAT would have made this a great book. I guess I was hoping for less "basic" feelings and slightly more expressive pictures in some cases.

My kids (2 and 4) like to read it sometimes- moreso the 2 year old. It's okay. It works to talk about simple feelings but I was hoping for a bit more.