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Help children build a rich emotional vocabulary and understand their feelings with confidence.
What Are You Feeling? introduces young readers to a wide range of emotions—helping them find the right words to describe what’s happening inside. When children can name their feelings, they can better understand them, talk about them, and feel calmer and more connected.
This beautifully illustrated book explores 20 different feelings, from happy and excited to shy, frustrated, nervous, proud and even mischievous. Each emotion is explained in simple, relatable language that makes it easy for children to recognise what they’re experiencing.
Children will learn:
- What different feeling words really mean
- How emotions can show up in the body
- That all feelings are normal—even the tricky ones
- Simple ways to express emotions in healthy, positive ways
Award-winning illustrator Daniel Gray-Barnett brings every feeling vividly to life with bright, humorous and expressive artwork that keeps children engaged and curious.
Perfect for parents, teachers and caregivers seeking to support children ages 5–8 in developing emotional literacy, self-awareness and stronger communication skills.
“This is a fantastic picture book…that elaborates on 20 feelings a kid may have. This would be invaluable in a school, especially a counselor’s room.” @ohthebookswelove
'An excellent book to develop emotional literacy and provide children with the language they need to identify and discuss their emotions.' Love Reading4Kids
'Not just a cracking resource for KS2 PSHE, ‘What Are You Feeling’ is also a great text to encourage children to think for themselves, take ownership of their feelings and consider how to react to situations.' School Reading List Children’s Non-Fiction Book of the Month
'This is a great book to introduce to kids (and even adults) about feelings. That all emotions are welcome. It's okay to experience feelings as long as we express them well. There are many types of emotions that are rarely introduced, for example, bored, silly, and quiet. All of them are very relatable and we experience them daily. I'm very excited to read more children's books from The School of Life. One thing that I recommend is maybe to increase the font a little bit, or make the text more interesting for younger kids... can't wait to read it to my students.' Net Galley Review
'This is a gorgeous book full of important messages about emotions: dealing with them, working through them, identifying them and not being scared of them. An invaluable resource for schools who want to help children to understand their emotions!' Net Galley Review
'Great children’s book to help them understand feelings and how to express them. Would definitely recommend to anyone who has littles' Net Galley Review
'Any book that teaches kids about different feelings is a plus for me! As a mom of an almost 5-year-old, this is super helpful. This book talks about 20 different feelings, not just happy and sad as some do.: my favorites are amazed, curious, and sorry.' Net Galley Review
'This is a great kid-friendly way to describe different emotions. This book talks about the importance of our range of emotions and why even our uncomfortable emotions are part of being human. I look forward to using this book in my classroom.' Net Galley Review
'This is a great book for elementary students and social skills groups when discussing feelings. We all have feelings and it's okay to feel how you do. This book goes into numerous feelings, how they might feel or look on someone, and examples of why you might feel this way. The illustrations do a fantastic job of showing each feeling.' Net Galley Review
'The illustrations are awesome! They’re my favorite part of this book! I love the idea of this book; really breaking down feelings for kiddos so they can understand the difference between them, but always try to understand what causes them.' Net Galley Review