On Monday When It Rained

by Cherryl Kachenmeister, Tom Berthiaume (Illustrator)

Share the challenges and fun of a week that starts with a rainy Monday and ends in wonder. In simple, straightforward text and marvelously expressive pictures, the author and photographer have captured the thoughts and feelings of one small boy. Whether he is proud or scared, lonely or excited, the boy’s face mirrors his emotion with the wonderful directness of childhood. This classic photographic picture book is a gentle and true pathway to explore emotions with preschoolers.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Emotion, Social Work

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Ashley Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Familiarization with feelings. This children's book pairs expressive photos of emotion with examples of situations in which the emotion might arise. Hard to keep readers engaged.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

My little one and I LOVED this book! It's great for anticipating the name of the emotion that fits the reaction to the events described. Cute pictures, reassuring that we all have feelings that change based on what's happening.

[Heidi Doyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story is cute, with a little boy expressing all of his feelings that he had after various experiences during the week, but it feels outdated. I think it would be better if it were in color and had multiple kids of various races making the expressions.

[sil · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dated and unengaging.

[Evelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

My toddler really enjoyed this book. This book is especially great at explaining big emotions for little ones. He would try to imitate the photos of the little boy. Will check out and read again.

[Dolly Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book to use with zones of regulation and exploring how we feel.

[Derrica Chambers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book describes a situation then expresses a feeling allows the children to understand how to make connections through the things they experience.

[Pamela Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my... this is adorable! It's an older book so I was skeptical, but the photos of the boy showcasing his feelings are wonderful! Great for discussing emotions!

[Maureen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mildly boring for an adult.
Good way to teach children the names for emotions and ask them what causes them to have those emotions. Probably a fun guessing game for children.

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book for a self-regulation activity in which we discussed expected and unexpected behavior/emotions. I loved the photographs as they portrayed the emotions very accurately.

[Falan Miller]

I really liked this book. I do not know if a lot of people would like it because it is very different. It is a story of a little boy who does certain things and what his reaction to the situations are. To me it is very creative and I think the little boy is too cute!

I liked the idea of this book because it shows the pictures of the boys emotions. It is plain and black and white but I think this book could really be used in special education.

This book is all about emotions. For a kid with Autism, they do not understand emotions and do not feel the things we feel when we are sad, mad, frustrated, ect. These kids have to be taught emotions. They do not really understand them. I think this would be a really great book to use! The child with autism, would be able to see the little boys emotions along with the reason why he is having those emotions! I am excited to use this book in my classroom.

[Dani B · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a story about the emotion a young boy feels throughout the week. Each day a new scenario happens that causes him to feel disappointed, excited, etc. He learns that everyone feels a variety of emotions every week. This is a great introductory book for teaching emotions. It relates common scenarios with emotions that typically correspond with these events. It is a great way to introduce why we feel certain ways to young children (i.e. disappointed because we cannot go outside). It also gives great examples of emotion faces, which can be used to teach children to recognize emotion in others. There are few words and great pictures of emotion faces, which make this book very accessible for all children including those with disabilities.

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really loved this cute little book. It does a great job of explaining various feelings. It is supposed to be the little boy on the cover telling about various experiences he had one week and the feelings he had with a corresponding picture. Very fun and my daughter loved it. Excitement, Embarrassed, Proud, Scared, Disappointed, are some of the feelings shown.

[Belmont Storytime]

good book for emotions with photo illustrations.

[Trista · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is definitely a book for younger readers but I think I can use it to illustrate the writing trait of voice.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 2.5 yo really enjoyed this simple book telling of situations & then showing pictures of each emotion that the child felt in that situation.

[The Bougie Twins · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for talking about emotions and body language.

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Those expressions! Those feelings! Looks pretty outdated, but super fun for preschoolers nonetheless! =)