Beginning with a rainbow, this picture book explores many emotions we all experience. Ten feelings are shared with a rhyme on the left page and an illustration of a child on the right. These chosen emotions are common and easy for small children to identify and understand.

Each rhyme is eight lines long, and within the rhyme is an emotion, an action and a colour – attributed to that feeling. eg happy = yellow.

The design of the poem also includes different fonts, accentuating the action or feeling, and also drawing the reader to the text.

A note for Parents in the rear of the book and useful Questions for Parents and Teachers to use at home and in the classroom adds even more to this helpful resource. Illustrator Rebekah Ballagh is a trained counsellor and mental health advocate in New Zealand. She says…

“When our wee ones know how to identify and name how they are feeling, it gives them a sense of control and autonomy. Being able to communicate to you how they are felling is a key step in growing their sense of self… “

Author – Jessica Urlichs

Illustrator – Rebekah Ballagh

Picture Book / Non Fiction

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(2021, Moa Books, NZ Author, NZ  Illustrator, New Zealand, Emotions, Feelings, Mental Health, Rhyming text, Feelings equals colours, Sad, Happy, Angry, Calm, Shy, Worried, Scared, Fears, Proud, Excited, Love, Family, Parents, Non-Fiction)