Name the feeling
Happy. Sad. Mad. Scared. Every feeling gets a name. And every boy in this book looks like a boy you know.
What's inside
Three things every boy should hear.
Feeling isn't weak
Big feelings do not mean you are weak. They are part of being human. Saying them out loud takes guts.
Feelings are a superpower
When a boy can name what he feels, he can share it. That is how he learns to care about other people too.
Try it together
Pick a feeling.
Tap a word and meet the boy who feels it. Ask your child which one looks like today.
Happy
Happy is worth saying out loud. Name a good day, and it is easier to find another one.
Watch
See it move.
The illustrations
Every feeling has a face.
Twenty illustrations from the book. Tap any one to see it full size.
Listen
Press play.
A to the Z, It's Okay to Be Me — the song that goes with the book. Play it in the car, at bedtime, or while you read together.
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.mp3 to this folder and list it in
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For the grown-ups
Give him the words before he needs them.
Boys are often told to shake it off. This book gives you something better to say. Words for bedtime. Words for the classroom. Words for the ride home after a rough day.
Read it on a regular afternoon. Then the words are already there when the hard day comes.