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When I Feel Good about Myself (The Way I Feel Books) Paperback – Picture Book, January 1, 2003

by Cornelia Maude Spelman (Author), Kathy Parkinson (Illustrator)

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I feel good about myself. Somebody loves me just as I am. I don't have to look like anyone else, be the same size, or do the same things. It's fine to be me. This book offers children positive and upbeat examples about being themselves. The author portrays a very young guinea pig and friends feeling good about themselves through common situations readers will relate to. Together, the text and art will foster self-esteem and independence.

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The Way I Feel Books
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24 pages
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English
Grade level

Preschool - 3
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AD400L
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8 x 0.1 x 10 inches
Publisher

Albert Whitman & Company
Publication date

January 1, 2003
ISBN-10

0807589012
ISBN-13

978-0807589014
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Every child needs social and emotional skills to thrive. Empower them to navigate the world with more honesty and understanding for themselves and for others. The Way I Feel Series gives young readers examples to help them identify their emotions as well as strategies to manage them.

Using adorable animals, each book explores common emotions like anger, sadness, and worry, and suggests ways that kids can make themselves feel better.


This upbeat story encourages kids to be themselves. A young guinea pig and her friends celebrate what makes them special.	Everyone feels worried sometimes, but there are always ways to feel better! Join a cuddly hamster and her toy zebra as she learns to manage feelings of worry.	When something bad happens, it makes a little guinea pig sad. But eventually, she realizes that feeling sad doesn't last forever.


In today's society, perhaps more than ever, young children need to develop empathy. In this simple book, the author begins by helping children see that when they are sick, hurt, or unhappy, others care about them.	A guinea pig is distressed when her mom and dad go away. So she learns to lean on others for support when she misses her parents.	A bear cub describes situations that make her jealous: when someone has something she wants, when someone is good at something she wants to be good at, and when someone else gets all the attention. "Jealousy is a prickly, hot, horrible feeling.


A bear cub is afraid of bad dreams and tall slides. Sometimes, he feels frightened and doesn't know why! In the end, he discovers that there are things he can do to find calm in scary situations.	Everyone feels angry sometimes, but there are always ways to feel better! Join a bunny rabbit and her family as she learns to manage angry feelings.

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"The central character is a plump, spunky guinea pig. Her self-assurance and cheerful attitude are winning, and the watercolor-and-pencil illustrations play a large role in keeping the message light…The book could serve as a healthy reminder of the importance of treating oneself and others with respect."―School Library Journal

About the Author

Cornelia Maude Spelman, a former therapist who worked with children and families, now devotes her time to writing. She lives with her husband in Illinois.

Kathy Parkinson has three children and the world's best dog! She lives in Massachusetts.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Albert Whitman & Company (January 1, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 24 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807589012
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807589014
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD400L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.1 x 10 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #463,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #930 in Children's Mouse & Rodent Books
- #2,732 in Children's Self-Esteem Books
- #4,162 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings (Books)

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Cornelia Maude’s Spelman’s best-selling books are known for their reliable and sensible texts. Pairing rhyming text with vivdly colored illustrations, her new book A FOOT IS NOT A FISH! helps parents have fun while showing their children that it is not hard to see what is true and what is not, using absurd comparisons that every child--and parent--will instantly understand: "A FOOT IS NOT A FISH, AND A CAT IS NOT AN EGG. CHICKENS DO NOT BARK, AND A HAND IS NOT A LEG. A PEACH IS NOT A PEAR AND A ‘D’ IS NOT AN ‘E’. THINGS ARE JUST WHAT THEY ARE. ON THAT WE MUST AGREE.’

A FOOT IS NOT A FISH! also helps parents make the gentle point that for democracy to work, people need a shared reality: “WE NEED TO KNOW JUST WHAT IS TRUE. TO KNOW WHAT’S REAL, WHATS NOT. ‘CAUSE IF WE GET THEM ALL MIXED UP, WE’LL BE CONFUSED A LOT.”

Cornelia has said of her other books: “I wrote “The Way I Feel” picture books to help children name, understand, and manage their feelings—and to help their parents and caregivers, who, perhaps, like many of us, were not offered much help, themselves, with their emotions. I felt sure that such books would be of use, but even my experiences when I was a therapist and worked with young children and families, and my own mothering and grandmothering times, had not prepared me for the touching responses of relief and comfort that these books have elicited. It seems that having their adults read with them about a feeling, turning the pages and looking at the illustrations of animal charcters who are experiencing feelings that the children, too, experience, places upsetting and confusing emotions into the safe world of a book, a safe world where feelings have names and where there are methods to manage them.

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Marsha S. Pinson

Super books for helping young children deal with feelings

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021

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The entire series of books by Spelman are terrific because they name the feelings, they give examples for having them and THEN they describe, in understandable terms, ways to deal with them. As a retired Preschool Educator, I cannot recommend these books highly enough!

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The animal character is perfect too. I would recommend these to read to ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2016

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I am raising my 4 year old granddaughter while my son is a long haul truck driver and her mother is incarcerated. I realized a lot by her reactions to these books. It help me know how to help her and what issues were on her mind without asking. Very impressed with how well they are written....simple and insightful. The animal character is perfect too. I would recommend these to read to any child, but a child who has experienced any kind of trauma would especially benefit.

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(I think they are all in love with the teacher & eye for her attention

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017

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Bought this to get my grandson through some rough times at daycare. He only has one girl in the class, and the boys have some issues. (I think they are all in love with the teacher & eye for her attention. This book brings up positive reinforcement in a meaningful way and I am a certified educator.

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My son with Asperger's loves this

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2013

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My son is 7 1/2 and I bought him this book, as the other books in the series had helped him identify his emotional responses to situations. I wanted him to also see that positive emotions come from good choices, so I bought him this and it didn't disappoint. He loves it and asks me to read it again. He has Asperger's syndrome, fwiw.

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Giselle

Perfect for the child perfectionist.

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2012

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This book is very easy to read, so if you're looking for something that will challenge a 1st or 2nd grader's reading skills then don't buy this book. It's perfect, though, for children of all ages who have some self-esteem issues that need working on (we all go through it sometimes!).

I bought this book for my stepson who is such a perfectionist with his homework, that he cries when he makes mistakes. I've often times tell him that we all make mistakes, and we should always try our best. This book has opened him up to speak more about his issues, and help him understand that there are people who love him no matter what. He always feels better after we read it together.

The book is short and straight to the point, and anyone can relate to the story. And when I say short, you will have no problem reading this every night without begging for the book to end soon (some children's books are just too tedious!).

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Sara in Syracuse

Wonderful, thoughtfully written to deal with behavioral issues!

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2013

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We are very impressed with these books. I purchased all of them in the series for my daughter to read to her three-year-old son as issues arrive. They are very well written on a child's level and have good illustrations. They are great reinforcement tools when jealousy, sadness, anger arises, and the When I Feel Good about Myself book is is not braggy but just truthful.

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AKO

Sweet book for the 2-3 age range

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2016

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Sweet book for the 2-3 age range. We used it when my husband or I go out of town to help guide the conversation about how it feels to miss the other parent, and how good it feels when you are reunited. Highly recommend.

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