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The Way I Feel...Sometimes
A collection of humorous poems, illustrated with watercolors that reflect the changing emotions of children, ranges from children who are cheerful to the churlish, mad and stubborn
- GenresPicture Books
48 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1988
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About the author
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
76 books17 followersBeatrice Schenk de Regniers earned a M.Ed from the University of Chicago in 1941. Her first book, The Giant Story, was published in 1953.
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers also wrote under the pseudonym Tamara Kitt.
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers also wrote under the pseudonym Tamara Kitt.
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October 13, 2017
Kind of second-rate Dorothy Aldis. Not impressed by the illustrations, either.
April 25, 2013
This book is a gem for the slightly older child (5-8?). It’s more like a Shel Silverstein collection than a short picture book. The poems are funny and deep, making them enjoyable to children and adults.
I gained quite a few insights by reading this book! For instance: (1) It is so unfitting that parents use the word “cooperate” when they just want children to obey! (2) It’s to be expected that sugar-sweet kids sometimes want to stomp on the house and smash it to bits! (3) There’s a great poem exploring all the emotions felt by an older sibling who welcomes a new baby into the family. (4) Scared kids might benefit from us not telling them they’re imagining things, and instead comforting them by explaining how they don’t have to worry since we’ll keep them safe.
It had a lot of “angry” poems at the front, but we’re working on accepting that as a valid emotion right now (and learning how to then take appropriate actions). It helped me understand anger even better! The illustrations are cute, but a little dated. I do skip some lines in the last poem where the boy calls his sister a brat and a zero, but other than that, I loved this book.
List of Emotion Books I Reviewed:
“The Way I Feel…Sometimes” by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (5 stars)
“Today I Feel Silly” by Jamie Lee Curtis (4 stars)
“Lizzy’s Ups and Downs” by Jessica Harper (4 stars)
“Sometimes I Feel Like a Storm Cloud” by Lezlie Evans (4 stars)
“The Way I Feel” by Janan Cain (3 stars)
“When I Feel Angry” by Cornelia Spelman (3 stars)
I gained quite a few insights by reading this book! For instance: (1) It is so unfitting that parents use the word “cooperate” when they just want children to obey! (2) It’s to be expected that sugar-sweet kids sometimes want to stomp on the house and smash it to bits! (3) There’s a great poem exploring all the emotions felt by an older sibling who welcomes a new baby into the family. (4) Scared kids might benefit from us not telling them they’re imagining things, and instead comforting them by explaining how they don’t have to worry since we’ll keep them safe.
It had a lot of “angry” poems at the front, but we’re working on accepting that as a valid emotion right now (and learning how to then take appropriate actions). It helped me understand anger even better! The illustrations are cute, but a little dated. I do skip some lines in the last poem where the boy calls his sister a brat and a zero, but other than that, I loved this book.
List of Emotion Books I Reviewed:
“The Way I Feel…Sometimes” by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers (5 stars)
“Today I Feel Silly” by Jamie Lee Curtis (4 stars)
“Lizzy’s Ups and Downs” by Jessica Harper (4 stars)
“Sometimes I Feel Like a Storm Cloud” by Lezlie Evans (4 stars)
“The Way I Feel” by Janan Cain (3 stars)
“When I Feel Angry” by Cornelia Spelman (3 stars)
March 18, 2012
I love that our girls enjoy reading poetry books with me. We've discovered some really great books (starting, of course, with Shel Silverstein) and I love the books that really speak with a child's voice, expressing their hopes, dreams, fears, and frustrations.
This book does exactly that and allows different emotions to come through without judgment. I found it interesting that the book is illustrated by Susan Meddaugh, creator of the Martha Speaks series. If I hadn't made the connection from her name, I'm not sure if we would've recognized her style of illustrations from this book, but we liked the pictures nonetheless. Overall, the poems are short and entertaining, sometimes funny, sometimes serious; all of which our girls could relate to in some way. We really enjoyed reading this book together.
This book does exactly that and allows different emotions to come through without judgment. I found it interesting that the book is illustrated by Susan Meddaugh, creator of the Martha Speaks series. If I hadn't made the connection from her name, I'm not sure if we would've recognized her style of illustrations from this book, but we liked the pictures nonetheless. Overall, the poems are short and entertaining, sometimes funny, sometimes serious; all of which our girls could relate to in some way. We really enjoyed reading this book together.
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