Hello! Feelings - Happiness

Help your child navigate big feelings and build early emotional intelligence!

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Is your little one experiencing big, bursting emotions? This engaging social-emotional learning (SEL) book helps children embrace wonderful feelings like joy, recognizing happiness as a bright, welcome friend. But what happens when that good feeling goes away? This story gently teaches kids that while happiness naturally fades from time to time, they always have the power to send a special "invitation" for Little Happy to return! By staying active, being optimistic, and looking for the good around them, your child will learn how to welcome joy back into their day. My biggest hope is that this story sparks fun, open conversations about your child's colorful emotions and teaches them how to express and share their happiness with the world.

What's inside?

Across 24 beautifully illustrated, rhyming pages, a young boy meets a feeling: Happiness. But instead of something to fear, Happiness arrives as a cute, welcoming plushie named "Little Happy." By the end of their colorful journey together, the boy learns exactly how to gently embrace his new companion.

Designed with Intention: Why Details Matter

• Color-Coded Emotions: Based on Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions, we turn invisible feelings into easy-to-spot colors, giving kids a simple visual shortcut to share what's going on inside.

• Friendly & Safe Designs: Notice how the feeling characters look like cuddly toys? Squishy, plushie designs make even the toughest emotions feel approachable and safe for young readers.

• Brain-Boosting Rhymes: Bouncy rhythms aren't just fun for read-alouds-they are a memory trick! Catchy rhymes help little ones effortlessly soak up and remember vital emotional vocabulary.

• Conversation Starters: Think of the happiness invitation in this book as a fun menu of ideas to explore. Use this book to spark warm chats and discover what makes your uniquely beautiful child feel best.

• Interactive Seek-and-Find: Keep your eyes peeled! There is a tiny, hidden sunflower tucked away in the artwork on every page, waiting to be discovered by curious little detectives.

A Book That Grows with Your Child

• Ages 0-3 (The Sensory Primer): For infants and toddlers, this serves as a vibrant, read-aloud introduction. Through gentle rhythm and engaging art, babies begin building their very first emotional vocabulary.

• Ages 3+ (The Dialogue Catalyst): As preschool and kindergarten children grow, the story evolves into a launchpad for early emotional literacy, sparking nuanced dialogue between you and your child about how to navigate their inner world.

About the Author

Beyond being a mom, I am a school owner who has supported more than 1,000 unique learners. To dive deeper into how children learn, I earned a coaching diploma from the University of Cambridge in 2022, ensuring I can best help big (and little!) minds grow.

Grab your copy today to help your child turn their emotions into their best friends!