Talk About Feelings

I have 3 boys at home... and I was told that boys hardly talk about feelings. That's how they have been wired... or so I am told.

When Fish Book Co. contacted me about gifting me a book about feelings for my boys, I got pretty excited! A few days later, I received a book titled "Today I Am" by Mies Van Hout. It is translated from an award winning Dutch version and the book covers all the emotions that a young child might encounter. 

Each double page spread shows the picture of a fish depicting a particular emotion along with the word describing that feeling. As we flipped through the book, I talked about each emotion with my boys and gave scenarios of when we might feel that way. I loved the illustrations of the fishes. Doodled with crayons (or the like), the fishes portrayed the feelings they were supposed to represent in a simple way that spoke to a child. My boys now have a wider vocabulary of 'feeling words' and I hope that means I get a better answer when I ask them how they are feeling.

Fish Book Co. is giving away 5 books. If you'd like a copy of "Today I Am", leave me your name and email address in the comments. Giveaway ends 10 Aug 2013. 5 winners will be picked at random.

Giveaway Results
Thanks for taking part in the giveaway. The winners are Connie, PC, Xinying, Jolin and Shermeen. Fish Book Co will be in touch with you shortly.