About This Book
Reach for this book when your little one is struggling to find the right words for their big, internal world. Whether they are feeling 'snappy' during a meltdown or 'brave' on their first day of preschool, this book provides a visual and linguistic bridge to understanding complex emotions through the familiar lens of zoo animals. At its heart, the book is a vibrant celebration of how our feelings change from moment to moment. Using a brilliant graphic style where every animal is constructed entirely of heart shapes, Michael Hall transforms abstract concepts like steadiness, eagerness, and peace into tangible, friendly creatures. It is an ideal choice for parents who want to normalize the 'emotional weather' of childhood while also introducing basic geometry and color theory in a warm, rhyming format.
What Parents Should Know
Sensitive Topics
This is a secular, metaphorical exploration of feelings. It avoids heavy topics or trauma, focusing instead on the day-to-day emotional fluctuations of a young child.
Ideal Reader
A 3-year-old who is beginning to experience 'big' feelings and needs a vocabulary to name them, or a preschooler who loves puzzles, shapes, and identifying animals.
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