Me and My Feelings A Kids Guide to Understanding and Expressing Themselves by Vanessa Green Allen, M.Ed., NBCT

This children's book offers a compassionate guide to emotional awareness and self-regulation skills, helping young readers understand that strong feelings like anger, jealousy, and excitement are natural experiences everyone encounters. Through practical strategies including deep breathing exercises, positive self-talk, and expressing emotions verbally, the book provides concrete tools children can use when their feelings become overwhelming. The approachable language and supportive tone make complex emotional concepts accessible to elementary-aged readers who are learning to navigate their inner world. This emotional intelligence resource effectively teaches kids that while feelings can be powerful, they don't have to control our reactions.

What distinguishes this emotional learning book is its focus on empowerment rather than simply identifying emotions—children learn they have the capacity to calm themselves and make thoughtful choices even during intense emotional moments. The author's background in education shines through in developmentally appropriate examples and actionable coping strategies that children can immediately practice. Young readers who struggle with emotional regulation or frequently feel overwhelmed by their feelings will find particular value in these pages. Ultimately, this emotional health resource gives children the vocabulary and techniques to understand their feelings while building confidence in their ability to handle emotional challenges.