Home - MVST - Emotions for Kids - LibGuides at Marine Corps Community Services Libraries

General Feelings

There are a lot of feelings out there, good and bad, and a lot of ways to talk about them and deal with them. What are you feeling today?

Up, Up, Up, Down by Kimberly Gee (Illustrator)
Call Number: J PICTURE GEE 2019
ISBN: 9780525517337
Publication Date: 2019-05-07
A baby and a father have a day full of ups and downs.
Wild Feelings by David Milgrim
Call Number: J PICTURE MILGR 2015
ISBN: 9780805095876
Publication Date: 2015-08-04
Look at feelings in terms of animals.
Theo's Mood by Maryann Cocca-Leffler (Illustrator)
Call Number: J PICTURE COCCA 2013
ISBN: 9780807577783
Publication Date: 2013-09-01
Theo's classmates are sharing emotions, but he's not sure how to feel about becoming a big brother. So many feelings, but which one is his?
So Many Feelings by Dawn Babb Prochovnic; Stephanie Bauer (Illustrator)
Call Number: J LANGUAGE SIGN PROCH 2012
ISBN: 9781616418410
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Learn sign language for feelings and emotions through stories and rhymes.
Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph Goodrich; Traci Van Wagoner (Illustrator)
Call Number: J PICTURE GOODR 2018
ISBN: 9781732855304
Publication Date: 2018-11-16
Ellie copes with her feelings about her recent move with the help of four dragons, each of whom supports her with a different emotion.
The Color Monster by Anna Llenas
Call Number: J PICTURE LLENA 2018
ISBN: 9780316450010
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
A monster who changes color with his emotions sorts through his feelings with a friend's help.

Hurt Feelings and Bad Moods

Sometimes you feel bad and can't put a word on it - or it's not just one feeling. Let these books help you out of a bad mood - or get ready for your next one.

When Sophie's Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt by Molly Bang
Call Number: J PICTURE BANG 2015
ISBN: 9780545788311
Publication Date: 2015-09-29
People laughing at Sophie's painting hurt her feelings.
Hurty Feelings by Helen Lester; Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)
Call Number: J PICTURE LESTE 2004
ISBN: 0618410821
Publication Date: 2004-09-27
A sensitive hippopotamus runs afoul of a rude elephant on the soccer field.
Penguin Problems by Jory John; Lane Smith (Illustrator)
Call Number: J PICTURE JOHN 2016
ISBN: 9780553513370
Publication Date: 2016-09-27
Being a penguin is harder than it looks - and one little one isn't afraid to talk about it. How can one little penguin deal with problems that won't go away?
Crankenstein by Berger, Samantha
Call Number: J PICTURE BERGE 2013
ISBN: 9780316126564
Publication Date: 2013
Even small things can turn an ordinary child into a grumpy, raging Crankenstein. Can anything reverse this fearsome transformation?
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst; Ray Cruz (Illustrator)
Call Number: J PICTURE VIORS 2009
ISBN: 9781416985952
Publication Date: 2009-09-22
A boy's day gets worse and worse, and he'd rather be anywhere else - but realizes that other people have bad days too, wherever they are.
Big Boys Cry by Jonty Howley
Call Number: J PICTURE HOWLY 2019
ISBN: 9781524773205
Publication Date: 2019-06-11
Levi is overwhelmed by his first day of school. Is it okay for him to cry?
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by James Dean (Illustrator); Kimberly Dean
Call Number: J PICTURE DEAN 2013
ISBN: 9780062275561
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
Pete is in a grumpy mood until a pair of magic sunglasses helps him find the good mood within.
Pom Pom Panda Gets the Grumps by Sophy Henn (Illustrator)
Call Number: J PICTURE HENN 2015
ISBN: 9780399171598
Publication Date: 2015-10-06
A panda has a bad day at school.

USMC Library Program Director

Elán Marae Birkeland

she/her

Email Me

MVST - Emotions for Kids: Home

General Feelings

Hurt Feelings and Bad Moods

USMC Library Program Director