LoveReading4Kids Says
Happy, grumpy, excited, sad, safe, scared, joyful, angry, proud, embarrassed: little children are prompted to think about, discuss and understand all these emotions through the pages of this brightly illustrated board book. What’s more, they’re shown that they can choose whether to be happy as a lamb or grumpy as a goat, both moods unmistakable in the pictures of an energetic roller-skating lamb on one side of a press out piece and a thoroughly grumpy goat – arms crossed – on the reverse.
Now they know how they’re feeling, text hidden under the press out pieces suggests ways to turn negative emotions into positive ones, e.g. jumping around pretending to be your favourite animal is likely to banish any grumpiness and magnify joy. There’s an equally good suggestion for turning you from being sad as a sick bunny to excited as a puppy.
Well-constructed, appealing to look at, this board book will be very useful as a conversation starter and learning tool. The press out pieces pack neatly back into their slots to keep them safe and in place for repeat readings.
Andrea Reece
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Happy as a Lamb Synopsis
A fun way to explore emotions with 2–5-year-olds through play.
Are you as HAPPY as a lamb, or as GRUMPY as a goat? Jump around the room like a little spring lamb. How do you feel now?
A positive, energetic and playful way for children aged 2 to 5 years to recognise their emotions and lift their mood.
The different animal characters visualise each emotion – from excited to sad, joyful to angry – so children can identify and communicate their own feelings. Underneath the puzzle pieces are funny or reassuring things for children to do to lift their mood or turn negative feelings into more positive ones. Self-regulating emotions is a learned skill.
This book offers strategies for children to practise, such as fun physical activities, mindfulness, breathing techniques and reassurance. The book also offers parents and carers a tool to open conversations to foster good mental health through play. The double-sided puzzle pieces fit together for extra fun - good for concentration and mastering fine motor skills.
Emotions included: happy, grumpy, excited, sad, safe, scared, joyful, angry, proud, embarrassed.
Also available in the Choose Your Mood Puzzle Book series is Brave as a Lion, which focuses on feelings: brave, worried, cuddly, lonely, calm, jumpy, bold, shy, strong, lazy.
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