My Emotional Dinosaurs: Children's Books About Emotions and Feelings, Kids Ages 3-5

by Luna Lark

How do dinosaurs handle their emotions?

Little dinosaurs have a lot of emotions. They feel sadness when they lose something, anxiety when they face something new, shame when they make a mistake, frustration when they can’t get what they want, and more.

This realistic and compassionate story helps kids recognize and accept their emotions.

*It is okay to have different emotions and feel them
*Learn how to name, understand, and communicate your emotions
*Helping your child develop emotional intelligence and confidence
*Emotions can also be a source of strength and growth

***** This book is amazing for kids who love dinosaurs! Very insightful! - Liam
***** My 2yr old son loves this book. It helps him cope with his emotions better. - Emma
***** Wise, fun read, but also supportive and educational. - Noah
***** I love this story! This is the perfect book about emotions and dinosaurs. - Olivia

This story is geared towards kids ages 1-3 and 3-5. Perfect for toddlers, boys, girls, preschool, pre-K, and Kindergarten. Excellent resource for parents, grandparents, and teachers.

Add this children’s book to your cart now and enjoy!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

Kindle Edition

Published March 1, 2024

Reviews

[Dona's Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

lovely

The illustrations are gorgeous, as is the book design. I was hoping for more explanations about feelings rather than cute rhymes, but considering the audience I understand the writer's choices. Great for very young children!

[Regency_Fan_ Michelle RegencyFanMichelleAndMore · Rating 5 out of 5]

A helpful and lovely book.

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

A random book pick-up from Kindle since of the fact that it does discuss emotions while combining them with cute chibi dinosaur characters.

My Emotional Dinosaurs is a cute book that although it doesn't directly confront the reader with information about emotions does provide young readers with scenarios that they are common to find themselves in and possibly with same emotions as portrayed in the book, some physical signs in the little dino characters, a common emotional phrase and some idea or platitude on how the reader may fix themselves if they are feeling that way in their own day-to-day.

Each page of an emotion has a small chibi dinosaur character as seen on the cover whose color palette matches the emotion it is portraying thus meaning a lot of the colors are a bit on the muted side with one or two exceptions. There is no noticeable realism but as a result it does make for a nice relaxed read that focuses on its main subject instead of the dinosaurs.

All in all it was probably one of the better reads that I have picked up today and one that will make for a good discussion book to help young readers understand some of the feelings that they are facing in their own lives.

[Dominique Brack · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would definitely rec this book for teachers, moms and dads, and caregivers who have children that struggle with social-emotional support.

This book aligns with early childhood frameworks emphasizing emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and social-emotional competence. Caregivers and educators often use it as an introductory tool to foster guided discussions about identifying emotions, validating feelings, and practicing mindfulness or grounding practices.

[John Reynolds · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helps with emotions

My 2 year old son and I both really enjoyed reading this book together. It could use a little more in the pictures as he is still very little and the pictures help him to understand the words a little bit better but all in all it was a very cute book that helps with emotions. Will definitely have to keep this one handy for explaining how he feels.

[elizabeth vanhorn · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 4 year old enjoyed this.

I liked that my daughter seemed invested with each dinosaur and figuring out the emotions. In my opinion, the rhymes didn't always make sense contextually. Joyful and glad seemed a repetitive emotion. Overall it was a good way to end our night with this story. The cute art allowed me to scaffold learning emotions with my daughter

[Jennifer Norton · Rating 5 out of 5]

lovely book

I enjoyed reading this with my son! Really beautiful and accessible for all ages and such a valuable topic to share. Helpful for adults nurturing their own inner child too!

[Alexandria King · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't have any kids to read this book to but I might read to my kids in Sunday School. I think that this is a nice way to introduce sometimes hard emotions to small kids. Adults could use as a way to talk about emotions.

[Luis C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

7 yr old “love this book”

“Because it had emotions I did not know!”

Along with his favorite reptiles this bedtime read really made our son happy! Good read and def recommend it.
- Dad

[angel · Rating 5 out of 5]

bedtime story for little one

Enjoyed reading this with different voices to try and express the emotions we read. A wonderful short read to share with your little ones that I’m sure they’ll enjoy. My son enjoyed this story with giggles and mimicked the emotions as well.

[Whitney Brickner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book !

Five stars definitely going to show my little brother this book it is awesome just an amazing book to make !

[Cyndy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This isn't a story book, so I wouldn't read it at bedtime, but that's a personal preference. It's a book with an emotion described on a page spread. For example, glad, sad, and disappointed are a few of the 12 emotions described. This is a great book to discuss feelings with a little one.

[Deltha Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

bedtime story

This was a cute story that my 5yr old picked out after a rough day and he enjoyed it a lot.

[Chelsea Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good family read

My son really enjoyed reading this book. He chose to read it out loud for our whole family. We discussed each emotion and he said he liked the rhymes.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Emotional Dinosaurs by Luna Lark – This was an Amazon freebie. I love tools that give little readers the vocabulary to express themselves! Happy Reading!

[Maggie Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dinos are our favorite

We like the different dinos and emotions. Good story line. Good illustration cute dinos. It was an all around good book

[Ashley Lawton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute

This is a cute and quick read about feelings for toddlers. My Dino loving tot enjoyed it as his naptime read!

[Michelle Kssili · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dinos share emotions

Extremely cute bedtime stories book. Can't wait to read with my nephew, as he loves dinosaurs. Teaches young children about different emotions. Love it.

[Lawayne Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 2 yr old loved it

It was great as he echo read with me. He liked the colors of the dinosaurs. He also mimicked the faces of emotion

[Mariela Bustos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dino fave

Cute book for little one. Beautiful illustration and words to motivated that each emotion is there for a reason. Enjoyed the book

[Livingston Castro · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good!

Helping me and my son to learn about his emotions. Wonderful way to express ideas and emotions. My son is enjoying it!

[angelina moy · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I loved it!”

After I finished reading, my son said, “I loved it!” It was a great book and it helped him understand and describe his feelings better! Thumbs up!!

[Jasmine Richardson · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute

A quick read about emotions for my Dino loving dude! It was an enjoyable bedtime story with just the right amount of pages.

[Raisha Ortiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it

I think it’s a cute book and kids can learn about different emotions and it’s not to long so it’s perfect for bedtime

[Jessica Pryor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book ! My 6 year old is in kindergarten (late Birthday) and is having a bit of trouble(ADHD) so this book was great to explain all the feeling and him point out to me what he's feeling .

[Chey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute

I got it to read to two year old on trips. I read it through first. Super cute. I will definitely be getting this for every toddler mom I know.

[Danielle Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was cute but I was thinking it would have more ways on expressing your feelings, which younger children need help with.

[Ashley Reese · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute

This was a Fun read for my little they were happy with it. I like the illustration as well. Thank you

[Louie Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book

Great book. Showing my kids how to rhyme, and this book is great for that. It is simple for them to understand.

[Chris Lindsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good

So good because I love dinosaurs so much

So so so so so so so so so so very good