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I Feel...
I Feel...
Explore the complex world of feelings with the fun and uplifting I Feel... series!
Sometimes I feel happy.
Sometimes I feel sad.
Sometimes I feel angry and want to be bad.
So many emotions. How do I deal?
I need to remember, it's okay that I feel.
Kids experience countless emotions every day but often don't know how to recognize, express, or deal with them. I Feel... is a simple, silly book that offers a great way for kids to talk about different emotions and discover it's all right to feel them all! With fun, witty illustrations and simple, straightforward text, this book makes it easy for kids to identify their own emotions—and have fun too.
Sometimes I feel happy.
Sometimes I feel sad.
Sometimes I feel angry and want to be bad.
So many emotions. How do I deal?
I need to remember, it's okay that I feel.
Kids experience countless emotions every day but often don't know how to recognize, express, or deal with them. I Feel... is a simple, silly book that offers a great way for kids to talk about different emotions and discover it's all right to feel them all! With fun, witty illustrations and simple, straightforward text, this book makes it easy for kids to identify their own emotions—and have fun too.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
56 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2011
About the author
DJ Corchin
31 books45 followersDJ Corchin is an author and/or illustrator of over 24 children's books. A Thousand NO’s illustrated by Dan Dougherty launched to wonderful reviews, became a Barnes & Noble Bestseller, and won the Eric Hoffer Award for Best Children’s Book. Additional award-winning titles include Do You Speak Fish?, The I Feel... Children’s Series, The Band Nerds Book Series, and If You Find A Unicorn, It Is Not Yours To Keep.
He visits groups and schools all over the country discussing his stories and how people can find a path through their own creative universe.
DJ loves to connect people through humorous stories about communication, kindness, and social-emotional awareness. His books are known for being fun and thoughtful discussion starters for both kids and adults in this crazy, complex, human world.
He visits groups and schools all over the country discussing his stories and how people can find a path through their own creative universe.
DJ loves to connect people through humorous stories about communication, kindness, and social-emotional awareness. His books are known for being fun and thoughtful discussion starters for both kids and adults in this crazy, complex, human world.
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July 12, 2020
Thank you to the publisher for an advance copy via netgalley! This book was read with my five year old.
This is a sweet and simple book about feelings. What is really great about it is that it includes lots of tips and materials for teachers and parents to Elaborate on what feelings are with kids. very successful!
This is a sweet and simple book about feelings. What is really great about it is that it includes lots of tips and materials for teachers and parents to Elaborate on what feelings are with kids. very successful!
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November 15, 2020
"I Feel" is a deceptively simple book that talks about emotions in a fun and accessible manner. With large, colorful and expressive illustrations and clear and simple language, the book engages young children. It makes them smile, laugh, and ask questions. The book offers bright and engaging illustrations of faces and clearly labels the feelings and emotions expressed on them. It acknowledges that feelings can be overwhelming and is never condescending or patronizing. At the back of the book are activities and questions that parents, care-givers, and educators can use in conjunction with the child or children to further feelings and how to handle them.
"I Feel" is a thoughtful and respectful look at emotions and how they make us feel. I recommend it for anyone who has, cares for, or cares about a young child.
"I Feel" is a thoughtful and respectful look at emotions and how they make us feel. I recommend it for anyone who has, cares for, or cares about a young child.
August 26, 2020
"I Feel" is a delightful simple book that will explain and help kids understand the millions of feelings and emotions that they experience each and every day. These feelings are identified and characterized to help kids make choices as to how to manage them. In so doing they are understand that it is okay to feel.
The book can be used interactively as kids can emulate the character's expressions, talk about them, and have fun doing so. The large colourful illustrations are perfect.
The author has included additional questions and activities to explore social-emotional awareness at the back of the book. I highly recommend " I Feel" and the entire series.
The book can be used interactively as kids can emulate the character's expressions, talk about them, and have fun doing so. The large colourful illustrations are perfect.
The author has included additional questions and activities to explore social-emotional awareness at the back of the book. I highly recommend " I Feel" and the entire series.
December 2, 2020
love the workbook in the back
i thought there was a lot packed in the book that is a great reminder for adults reading the books to their kids as much as it is for the kids themselves. really enjoyed the workbook style check in question sets in the back of the book as well.
i thought there was a lot packed in the book that is a great reminder for adults reading the books to their kids as much as it is for the kids themselves. really enjoyed the workbook style check in question sets in the back of the book as well.
August 18, 2020
There's one billion feelings. Which one do I use?
Feelings can be complex for little ones and helping them thru that mine of emotions can put a toll on any parent. This is a good book for both parent and child to identify the feelings and what is appropriate. Feeling angry is good to identify but what are healthy ways to deal with that emotion.
The illustrations are of faces with different emotions and feelings. Questions for both parent and child to go thru and activities to help along. This is a good resource because feelings are important but also feelings need perspective. We don't want to be ruled by our feelings but able to better deal with them.
A special thank you to Sourcebook Kids and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.
Feelings can be complex for little ones and helping them thru that mine of emotions can put a toll on any parent. This is a good book for both parent and child to identify the feelings and what is appropriate. Feeling angry is good to identify but what are healthy ways to deal with that emotion.
The illustrations are of faces with different emotions and feelings. Questions for both parent and child to go thru and activities to help along. This is a good resource because feelings are important but also feelings need perspective. We don't want to be ruled by our feelings but able to better deal with them.
A special thank you to Sourcebook Kids and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.
July 23, 2020
I received an electronic ARC from Sourcebooks Kids through NetGalley.
The latest book in Corchin's series shares all the emotions people feel. The face illustrations capture a wide gamut of emotions and affirms that it's okay to feel them or to simply feel confused and not know what you're feeling.
Supportive book for young readers as they begin to process and understand their emotions. Simple language helps them comprehend the message. Great to read as a family or a library read aloud.
The latest book in Corchin's series shares all the emotions people feel. The face illustrations capture a wide gamut of emotions and affirms that it's okay to feel them or to simply feel confused and not know what you're feeling.
Supportive book for young readers as they begin to process and understand their emotions. Simple language helps them comprehend the message. Great to read as a family or a library read aloud.
June 30, 2020
Emotions, whether they are positive or negative, need to be talked about and I think the world is getting to grips with this in teaching emotional awareness and emotional intelligence and is opening up. I Feel encourages exactly that, through its engaging and interactive activities and discussion openers. It is a book that a teacher, a parent or any adult can sit down with a child and start a conversation about emotions in a relaxed manner. The book mentions all the different type of emotions and isn't your usual happy or sad. It uses a wider vocabulary such as remorseful, nervous and more. It digs a little bit deeper down in rhyming form. It's a great discussion piece for children who are ready to expand their vocaularly and think about how they feel and how a certain main emotion may make them feel or act.
The book then delves deeper and asks the reader to look in the mirror. It's an exploratory exercise of themselves in the way the reader looks when they feel a certain emotion. This doesn't have to be a negative emotion, it could be a positive. It's designed to explore whatever emotion is being felt at a particular time.
The book is also designed to help children explore emotional awareness and there's a practical drawing exercise as well as exercises to create your own book of emotions.
The book has the positive message of telling children that it is "ALWAYS ok to ask someone for help when you are feeling bad".
The book then delves deeper and asks the reader to look in the mirror. It's an exploratory exercise of themselves in the way the reader looks when they feel a certain emotion. This doesn't have to be a negative emotion, it could be a positive. It's designed to explore whatever emotion is being felt at a particular time.
The book is also designed to help children explore emotional awareness and there's a practical drawing exercise as well as exercises to create your own book of emotions.
The book has the positive message of telling children that it is "ALWAYS ok to ask someone for help when you are feeling bad".
July 19, 2020
To Help a Child Understand and Process Emotions
This book is very simply Illustrated, but the illustrations are so effective even if they are just cartoon faces simply displaying an emotion. But the author has captured the “feel” of the feeling, so to speak, in these simple figures very well. As is clear when you read the text and as the author states at the end, this book is meant to help parents, teachers, or mental health professionals open a dialogue with a child about their emotions. In fact, the last couple of pages give more questions to ask and activities to do to help a child understand and process their feelings. I thought, in particular, the book would be good for a loving parent or caregiver to read to a child who is having difficulties with emotions, helping the child explore both positive and negative emotions. Even for adults, emotions are complex; we don't always have a handle on them, so why should we expect children to? This book could help a child gain a little clarity, perhaps, guided by a loving adult, and understand that it is completely normal to feel a range of emotions.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
This book is very simply Illustrated, but the illustrations are so effective even if they are just cartoon faces simply displaying an emotion. But the author has captured the “feel” of the feeling, so to speak, in these simple figures very well. As is clear when you read the text and as the author states at the end, this book is meant to help parents, teachers, or mental health professionals open a dialogue with a child about their emotions. In fact, the last couple of pages give more questions to ask and activities to do to help a child understand and process their feelings. I thought, in particular, the book would be good for a loving parent or caregiver to read to a child who is having difficulties with emotions, helping the child explore both positive and negative emotions. Even for adults, emotions are complex; we don't always have a handle on them, so why should we expect children to? This book could help a child gain a little clarity, perhaps, guided by a loving adult, and understand that it is completely normal to feel a range of emotions.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
July 4, 2020
This title is one that ideally will be shared by a parent and a young child. Through a combination of simple text with some rhyming, and cartoon llustrations, many feelings are described and identified. Talking about the many emotions that a person can experience will help children to recognize what they are feeling and to learn that all of these can be described and talked about.
I found this to be a book that deserves a place in the homes of young kids. I did not love the illustrations but that is clearly a matter of personal preference and others may well feel differently.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.
pub date: November 1, 2020
I found this to be a book that deserves a place in the homes of young kids. I did not love the illustrations but that is clearly a matter of personal preference and others may well feel differently.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.
pub date: November 1, 2020
October 21, 2020
This review is based on reading an ARC provided by Sourcebooks Explore.
Strengths: Bold, emoji-style faces that express a wide variety of emotions; excellent social-emotional activities provided in back matter; strong message to children that there are all sorts of feelings and it’s OK to have them all.
Weaknesses: Most pages simply state “Sometimes I feel _____” with no context to guide understanding of when a person might feel that way. Much additional conversation will be required to help young children grasp the meaning of guilty, ashamed, in awe, and more.
“I Feel” could be a useful tool in a group or one on one setting with a caring adult providing clarification and encouraging discussion, but is not likely to be a popular choice with children in a library setting.
Strengths: Bold, emoji-style faces that express a wide variety of emotions; excellent social-emotional activities provided in back matter; strong message to children that there are all sorts of feelings and it’s OK to have them all.
Weaknesses: Most pages simply state “Sometimes I feel _____” with no context to guide understanding of when a person might feel that way. Much additional conversation will be required to help young children grasp the meaning of guilty, ashamed, in awe, and more.
“I Feel” could be a useful tool in a group or one on one setting with a caring adult providing clarification and encouraging discussion, but is not likely to be a popular choice with children in a library setting.
October 1, 2020
At first glace this is just a cute little book with some funny pictures and a silly rhyme about feelings, but do not be deceived, it is so much more than that! Aimee at children 4+ this is a fabulous resource to teach children about what emotions are and how to deal with them. It has a lot of feelings in it and can generate some wonderful discussion. There are also activities to help children identify their emotions and how best to share them and cope with them. This is an important tool for any parent, educator, or anyone who has any dealings with children. It is especially useful now, during a time where a lot of adults may even be having difficulties dealing with their many feelings.
July 6, 2020
I Feel... is exactly what you would expect from that title. Full of different ways one might feel accompanied by exaggerated and often hilarious faces depicting those emotions. I appreciate that the author even brought in the concept of showing on the outside something different than how you actually feel on the inside, and also that we may have feelings that we don't have the right words for right now. (They used feeling "plaid" in the book, which I loved!)
October 1, 2020
I tried multiple times to download this book. The best I could get was the text so I am unable to comment on the illustrations that accompany the content of "I Feel..."
Help little ones begin to understand their feelings. The lines have an easy rhythm that is sure to appeal to young listeners/readers. Early educators and social workers should add this title to the work they do to help with SEL. Parents can take advantage of the questions that follow the text to help their children.
Help little ones begin to understand their feelings. The lines have an easy rhythm that is sure to appeal to young listeners/readers. Early educators and social workers should add this title to the work they do to help with SEL. Parents can take advantage of the questions that follow the text to help their children.
October 24, 2020
A pretty good book on feelings--I like the simple circular faces and the sparse amount of text. It does go into some more complex emotions, too, and it certainly covers a lot of feelings. Hopefully, kids won't be overwhelmed with the abundance of new vocabulary. I liked the handy resource pages at the back for caregivers to discuss emotions with their child.
March 13, 2021
This is such a great book for teaching toddlers and young children social emotional learning. It's full of great tips for recognizing what emotions you are feeling, and how to regulate those emotions. The illustrations are simple, but perfect for displaying what these emotions may look like to a child. I love that it reminds the kids that it's okay to feel and it's always okay to ask for help.
May 18, 2021
I feel.... this book is PERFECT! Great book to help littles navigate big words for even bigger feelings. This book digs deeper than your easy “mad”, “sad”, & “glad” - tackling “confused”, “guilt”, “annoyed”, and so many more. Great companion book to “My Many Colored Days”. Includes questions to help adults guide littles and activities to reinforce concepts.
October 22, 2021
With simple text and easy rhyme that let children explore a myriad of emotions, this would be a good choice for any storytime that focuses on social emotional learning. I feel like the simplistic illustrations are sometimes a little too simplistic and vague for children to guess the emotion, but it still works well.
October 12, 2021
I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This reminds me of the Little Miss and Mr. Books from the 80s. I thought it was cute and simple and will appeal to younger audiences.
This reminds me of the Little Miss and Mr. Books from the 80s. I thought it was cute and simple and will appeal to younger audiences.
May 29, 2020
I Feel is an adorable book to introduce a way to discuss feelings. I appreciate that at the end of the book is starters to go in-depth about feelings.
*E-ARC 2020 updated book
*E-ARC 2020 updated book
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June 6, 2020Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
November 12, 2020
Another excellent feelings book.
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January 21, 2021This book has an especially good activity section for children to get comfortable with their feelings.
May 20, 2021
This is an amazing book to bring awareness about different emotions to children and how it is ok to have multiple feelings at a time.
July 4, 2020
Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for ARC of this book.
Ok this book can play an important role in understanding and expressing emotions in children.
What we feel and why we feel are two questions if we as adults can explain our children ,will benefit them in the long run.
Ok this book can play an important role in understanding and expressing emotions in children.
What we feel and why we feel are two questions if we as adults can explain our children ,will benefit them in the long run.
December 30, 2020
For: readers wanting a beginner book about understanding various feelings
Possible red flags: could be too complex or abstract for some readers.
Possible red flags: could be too complex or abstract for some readers.
June 2, 2015
Children experience a roller-coaster of emotions every day. While they are often expected to keep their emotions in check, it's important they understand that what they feel is totally natural. The children's book, I Feel, by DJ Corchin shows kids it's perfectly normal and acceptable to feel the way they do.
The "I Feel" books, written and illustrated by DJ Corchin are a collection of children's picture books which address feelings from varying perspectives. In this series children can explore their feelings, from illness to joy and everything in between. Corchin is spot-on and refreshingly honest. Kids feel. Maybe they feel crummy, maybe they feel happy, but their feelings are all valid. The author addresses a myriad of feelings and does so in a way that is both supportive and uplifting. Expressive and whimsical illustrations help complete the package in this collection of books which are genuine and highly relatable.
The "I Feel" books, written and illustrated by DJ Corchin are a collection of children's picture books which address feelings from varying perspectives. In this series children can explore their feelings, from illness to joy and everything in between. Corchin is spot-on and refreshingly honest. Kids feel. Maybe they feel crummy, maybe they feel happy, but their feelings are all valid. The author addresses a myriad of feelings and does so in a way that is both supportive and uplifting. Expressive and whimsical illustrations help complete the package in this collection of books which are genuine and highly relatable.
December 1, 2017
I absolutely love this series! This book explains what it is to feel all types of feelings through cartoon shapes and colors. These images are very recognizable and easy to understand. It is a great way to help children understand their feelings and learn how to express or identify them. I highly recommend this series to anyone with young children with disabilities or any young child in general.
September 16, 2012
My kids love these books. Great for teaching shapes and colors too!!
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October 8, 2018I feel... is a great way to introduce different feelings that people express. Sometimes people are not completely sure on the meanings of the feelings and how they are expressed. The books also has a rhyme that ensures the readers are understanding the feelings.
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