First Feelings

A validating book about feeling sad.

A comforting book about feeling scared.

A reassuring book about feeling surprised.

A warm book about feeling love.

A calming book about feeling angry.

How are you feeling today? Children experience all kinds of feelings in a single day, but they can’t always name them or talk about them easily. This book is part of an essential series that focuses on the six major emotions experienced by very young children. Each book uses non-gendered characters to illustrate, identify and talk about a single feeling, suggesting coping strategies where relevant.Perfect for developing empathy, resilience and a positive sense of self. With thanks to Dr Kathryn Lester, Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at the University of Sussex, for her invaluable advice during the making of this series.

This adorable book, the third book in the First Feelings series from Clever, is the perfect way to introduce children to emotions. Toddlers can lift the flaps to see some things that make Unicorn feel scared, such as going to the doctor, a dark bedroom at night, a thunderstorm, and more. Children are invited to talk about what makes them scared, too, and some things they can do to handle a situation in which they feel scared.

This adorable book, the fourth in the First Feelings series from Clever, is the perfect way to introduce children to emotions. Toddlers can lift the flaps to see some things that make Unicorn and her friends feel angry, such as Bear taking Unicorn's favorite sand toy; Alligator watching his tall block tower fall down; and Frog getting his kite string tangled up. Children are invited to talk about what makes them angry, too, and some things they can do to help calm themselves down when they feel angry.

Exploring emotions and learning how to deal with them is an important part of social emotional learning for children. This sturdy board book, which features adorable artwork from the illustrator of Clever's popular title Don't Wake the Dragon, is part of the First Feelings collection of books from Clever. The story takes young readers along as Unicorn experiences some sad events: a broken toy; a friend getting hurt while playing; another friend dropping an ice-cream cone; and a day of playing baseball ruined by the rain. For each situation, young readers see the event that has led to Unicorn feeling sad, and then can lift the large flaps on every spread to see what might make Unicorn feel better. Engaging prompts on each page encourage children to try to think about why Unicorn is sad in a particular situation, and what might happen next to make her feel better. There's even a prompt at the end of the book for young readers to think about different things that make them feel sad, and a

Exploring emotions and learning how to deal with them is an important part of social emotional learning for children. This sturdy board book, which features adorable artwork from the illustrator of Clever's popular title Don't Wake the Dragon, is part of the First Feelings collection of books from Clever. The story takes young readers along as Unicorn experiences things that make her happy: a friend coming over to play, a snack in the park with a friend, and playingoutside with more friends. Large lift-the-flaps on each spread are just right for little hands to explore, while engaging prompts on each page encourage children to try to figure out why Unicorn is happy in a particular situation. There's even a prompt at the end of the book for young readers to think about what makes them happy, and a spread full of flaps to lift.