Sometimes I Feel Like a Storm Cloud

by Lezlie Evans

This story takes readers through the everyday ups and downs of the extreme feelings of childhood, using analogies like a storm cloud that's big, dark, rumbling, grumbling, and ready to burst into a shower of tears.

Genres: Emotion, Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

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Reviews

[Taneika Miliam]

Text-to Teaching
The author of this book is Lezlie Evans. This book is teaching about different feelings and emotions. In our daily lives we show emotions in different forms. Children should know that it is okay to show their emotions. After reading this story, I will choose to use the subject area of Art. We will paint different faces. Each child will be given an opportunity to share the emotions that he or she painted. Students can also think, pair, and share about what makes them happy, sad, mad or even excited.

[Mr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked that it compared feelings to different things as a comparison.

[Jason Sharp · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent book to discuss feelings with younger children. I loved the cartoonish, expressive art style and the text is lyrical and engaging:

"Sometimes I feel like a big baloon - growing and growing, so excited that any second I might pop" (text gradually get bigger)

"Sometimes I feel like the winter snow - silent, cold, and very alone."

This a bit of an older book (1999), but well worth a read if you can find a copy.

[Jacqueline · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book would be a terrific gift for school counselors! In lyrical language, Evans describes the many ups and downs of emotions experienced by adults and childrens alike. The illustrations are exuberant and colorful. This is a book every young family should have to discuss emotional mood swings.

[Sunni Berbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

(PICTURE BOOK)

Great book for demonstrating similies. Good vocabulary. And good book to discuss feelings and emotions with students as well as how to deal with those emotions. Have students create their own "Sometimes I feel like..." with illustrations.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goes through different emotions by describing not saying them. For example,
"Sometimes I feel like a storm cloud-
A big, dark,
Rumbling, grumbling
Rain cloud,
Ready to burst
Into a shower of tears."
I actually prefer this, because it heroes me gage whether my 3yo son could figure out the emotions from the description or illustration. Most of them he could (determination he couldn't). The illustrations and text do a great job of getting the point while leaving room for discussion.
I thought it interesting that the girl's dad is the only other character she calls by name.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Signed out as I thought it would be about helping kids with big feelings. That is how it started and then it threw in stuff about feeling like a fish instead of working to how to deal with the big feelings. Was able to talk with kid about big feelings and how they pass. Could have been better.

[Zuri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book on helping children to isolate emotions.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

The strength of this book is the beautiful, vibrant illustrations. The short line of poetry on each page is cute. The final pages seemed a little out of place to me since they were comparing feelings to various animals, but still a great 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)

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good book about kids' emotions with some fun imagery and exaggerated illustrations. My favorites were the big balloon, so excited that any second I might pop! and then the flattened balloon, wooosh, smooosh, with one big sigh I've lost my air.

[Arnavgarg · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked this book a little bit

[Michaelle Pretlow · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book very emotional and comparing feelings,discussing emotion. Short line of poetry on each page is cute and colorful,great book.

[Caroline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Describes different ways that kids can feel. Contains good words for describing how you can feel differently but doesn't identify what each feeling is.

A bit long for story time.