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This is a great book to help the very young child understand what feelings of loneliness are and what distinguishes being along and being happy about it and being alone and not being happy about it. And, it gives ideas for some things that young children can do about it if they do feel lonely.

This is a great, educational book for children, which is easy to read, and it has real life photographs of people who are feeling lonely. The book is great for showing children what it looks like and feels like to be lonely, which is very useful. I really like this series of books about different types of emotions, as they help my daughter a lot.

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Precious little beginning reader that helps kids learn to identify feelings of loneliness as well as ways to work through those feelings. It also lightly hints at introverts not necessarily feeling lonely being alone, but that it is still nice to welcome someone into a group if they seem all alone (especially if they are new or seem down while being alone). High-frequency words and content word list as well as further questions for discussion help round out this gem of an SEL reader.

Big feelings for young children can last a life time. The feelings of loneliness may be hard to define and to overcome. This book to read with your child will begin the process so that they may be successful and have confidence. Loneliness can steal confidence from our children so it is important feeling to address. Have appreciated these series.

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Feeling Lonely defines loneliness and differentiates that feeling from being alone in a way that very young children would understand. Loneliness is presented as an emotion that can manifest in different ways and so can appear to be an entirely different emotion, but easy-to-understand images of children and adults experiencing loneliness are provided. An excellent resource for talking to very young children about their emotions.

I loved this book. I have a two and a half year old and this book was perfect to read to him. He's at the age where explaining feelings that he's experiencing is something we do daily even multiple times a day. Toddlers have huge feelings that are difficult to navigate so I think a book like this is important to read to them and read often. I'll be keeping it handy as a reminder of how we can work through feelings of loneliness as they happen.

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As a kindergarten teacher I often have children who are may feel lonely when they don't have a friend or if their friend is away on a particular day. This book will help all students identify 'lonely' as an emotion in themselves and in others. It will also be a helpful book to read when helping to differentiate between sad, alone, and lonely. I really like how the children in the book represent diverse cultures.

This entry in the Big Feelings addresses loneliness. Expressive, diverse photographs and simple, accessible text help kids identify and name the feeling in themselves and others. I really appreciated that the text made the distinction between being alone and content and feeling lonely and also reminded readers it's possible to feel lonely even in a crowd. Several useful suggestions for how to address loneliness are also offered without judgment.

In addition to the lesson in emotional intelligence, a very useful reading fluency guide is also included with discussion questions, activities to reinforce early reading skills, and a list of words used in the text. This will be very useful in pre-K and elementary classrooms.

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