How I Feel

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Help young children to understand and talk about their feelings with this beautifully illustrated book of activities.

Chosen for the Read for Empathy collection 2025

Sometimes it can be hard for children to know exactly how they feel. Talking about feelings makes them easier to understand and helps them choose how to react to them.

Written by children's therapist and emotional wellbeing author, Becky Goddard-Hill, the fun, simple activities are designed to give you and your child the tools to cope with a whole range of different emotions.

Go on a happiness hunt, play animal charades, feed your worry monster and do the cushion walk!

With tips for grown-ups to spark conversations and give advice, it is the perfect book to share with little ones.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction (4)
• Meet the characters (5)
• Talking about feelings (6)
• The feelings game (8)
• Musical moods (10)
• Animal charades (12)
• A day full of feelings (14)
• Look for clues (16)
• The feelings alphabet (18)
• Show your feelings (20)
• Let your feelings out (22)
• Happier (24)
• Make a happy list (26)
• Go on a happiness hunt (28)
• Find your happy helpers (30)
• Give a thank you card (32)
• What went well (34)
• Make a nature face (36)
• Get giggling (38)
• Make your senses smile (40)
• Kinder (42)
• Share your awesome art (44)
• Make a kindness bowl (46)
• Say something kind (48)
• Do animal yoga (50)
• Make a yummy gift (52)
• Pass things on (54)
• Make a friendly fox (56)
• Save the planet (58)
• Calmer (60)
• Cloud watch (in your head) (62)
• Feed your worry monster (64)
• Scrunch it up (66)
• Plow bubbles (68)
• Make a chill-out den (70)
• 5-4-3-2-1 (72)
• Colour your body (74)
• Make calm choices (76)
• Braver (78)
• Tell your bravery story (80)
• Talk to the mirror (82)
• Speak up (84)
• Draw a confidence rocket (86)
• Become a superhero (88)
• Face your fears (90)
• Amazing you! (92)
• Do the cushion walk (94)
• Meet the author (96)