Family Storytime: Feelings

This storytime group was a little bigger than last time and a few drop-ins came in, which was wonderful. 

The kids were into our bean bag song and liked Jack's Worry by Sam Zuppardi. 

We used the homemade Go Away Scary Monster puppet flannel our library has and the kids really enjoyed telling the monster to go away and talking about the different colors and shapes of his face. 

Our next book, The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld was a very sweet read and the kids liked the illustrations in the pictures and we went over how Taylor was feeling by reading his face. 

The group was really good recognizing emotions and then we did some matching animal emotion faces together as another activity using some activity sheets I found online. 

By the time I read the third book, Theo's Mood by Maryann Cocca-Leffler they were getting antsy and we sang and followed along to "If You're Happy and You Know It."

I really enjoyed this theme that has tons of picture books to choose from and it was a beneficial concept theme for the kids.

For our craft, we made a happy/sad puppet using construction paper circles and popsicle sticks.

Below are a list of some books that would be perfect for this theme and are grouped by types of feelings. Some don't have the author listed, but a quick Goodreads or Google search should give you that info. 

                                                                                                

Other Books:

Anger:

Even Superheroes Have Bad Days Shelly Becker

The Bad Seed Jory John

There's a Bear on My Chair Ross Collins

How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad? Jane Yolen

Horrible Bear! Ame Dyckman

Betty Goes Bananas Steve Antony

Allie All Along Sarah Lynne Reul

Sadness:

The Rabbit Listened Cori Doerrfeld

Happiness:

Happy Emma Dodd

The Jar of Happiness Ailsa Burrows

Worry:

Jack's Worry Sam Zuppardi

Scared:

Me and My Fear Francesca Sanna

I Am (Not) Scared Anna Kang

There Might Be Lobsters Carolyn Crimi

Dad and the Dinosaur Gennifer Choldenko

Variety of Emotions/Feelings:

Theo's Mood Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Places to Be Mac Barnett

How Are You Peeling? Saxton Freymann

I'll Never Let You Go Smriti Prasadam-Halls

My Many Colored Days Dr. Seuss

Misc. Books:

The Bear Who Stared E BEE

Penguin Problems E JOH

Love E DOD

The Lion Inside E BRI

The Grouchy Ladybug E CAR

I'm Having a Sky Blue Day! E TES

I'm Feeling Macaroni and Cheese E GAL

The Wompanany Witches Make One Mean Pizza E PAL

Hurty Feelings E LES

Angry E LEO

Funny Faces E TUX

Glad Monster, Sad Monster E EMB

The Little Book of Big What-Ifs E LIW

My Heart E LUY

When Sadness is at Your Door E ELA

I'm Sad E BLA

Out, Out, Away From Here E WOO

The Bad Mood and the Stick E SNI

There, There E BEI
Ishi E YAB

The Very Grumpy Day E JON
Prickly Jenny E DEL

Show Me Happy E ALL

Three Little Words E PEA

Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses E LIT

How Do You Feel? E BRO