This was a fabulous children’s book that explains feelings and what they are when a child is experiencing them! Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest feedback!

A story for younger children about feeling and facing big emotions and recognising that all emotions are ok. In the story the young protagonist moves house and experiences all the big feelings that go along with having a new room, new school and leaving old friends behind. With colourful pictures and rhyming words this book is easy to read, though some of the rhymes don’t flow as easily as others. I liked how the emotions were each given colours and the activities in the back of the book would give the hard copy something to use to explore the vocabulary learned further.

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Short but sweet book. We struggle with making friends, as mom is autistic, and Kennedy knows making new friends is hard when he’s a working dog. He rooted for the boy in the story. And was excited by the ending. Such a great story to help kids understand change and making new friend.

He gives is 4 stars because when I asked if it was too short he booked me haha

This book was PERFECT for my son and I to read. He really struggles with regulating his emotions, and he had tantrums when he can’t figure out why he’s so upset.

This book was a great tool for going through the motions of understanding why he feels this way, and how to recognise these behaviours! There has been such an amazing difference between my son before I found this book and afterwards.

It was different to other books like this, it was clear it was written by someone who understands children’s emotions and development, whilst keeping it informative and helpful. Digestible pieces of information for my child to absorb, but even I was interested in it!

We read it before his afternoon nap every day, because he wakes up cranky from a nap sometimes, and it helps him to understand why he feels that way.

The text is clear and easy to read, the colours on the pages are stimulating, and the phrasing and terminology in the book is easy for my son to grasp and learn as we go!

This book was amazing I really did love it, thank you so much for creating it.

I Snoop on My Feelings by Melissa Winn is a cute book with an essential topic: learning to identify emotions as you feel them. The main character is a young child, and each two-page spread focuses on an event and then a different set of feelings with illustrations to reflect on it. For example, when the child finds out he's moving, the child explains how he feels (pounding in his head) and then what he does (clench fist, kick), and uses that to explain that he must be feeling anger/rage. (That said, if my mom told me I was moving while I was sitting and playing with blocks, I might feel upset too.)

The book did a great job at helping us see our physical reactions and use those clues to help us recognize our feelings, yet it went so quickly from feeling to feeling, identifying them, that it didn't provide children with essential coping strategies for when feelings are extra strong. How does this boy learn to avoid kicking when angry, keep moving when sweaty with fear, appropriately deal with a love for a friend (other than staring), and stop moping about while sad? It is a great book for recognizing feelings but I felt it did not go far enough in learning how to cope once they are recognized.

Note: I recieved a digital copy via NetGalley for review consideration.

I read this book with my 2-year old students and they loved it! The illustrations were very evocative of each emotion mentioned and I love that emotions that aren’t normally mentioned in books were named. This helps to give children names for more than the basic happy, sad, mad that many books mention.

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First of all, thank you so much to Melissa Winn, BooksGoSocial, and Netgalley for giving me access to this book in exchange for an honest review of this book.
This is such a cute and important book.
Talking about emotions is so important and this book is a great introduction to the theme. The drawings are very cute and also very expressive so they recognize facial features and also it puts explanations into the feelings so kids can connect them to their own feelings.
Parents/guardians/people in general that read them the book also have aid at the end of the book to help the kids work through their emotions so in general, it's a great book to help children start processing the thoughts and intentions behind what they feel.

This rhyming picture book tells the story of a child who is feeling a variety of feelings around the idea of moving to a new town. Throughout the story, the child recognizes the feelings and ideas around emotions such as rage, fear and pride. With colourful pictures and large, accessible font, this book would be perfect for both shared reading and independent reading experiences for children in the age 5-9 range. I could definitely see myself using this book with my grade 3 class when introducing lessons related to emotions and body responses as well as normalizing a variety of feelings in different situations. I also love that the book ends with a variety of statements or discussion prompts for parents to use to facilitate discussions about emotions. Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book!

It can be different for young children to express their emotions, especially when they can't properly recognise what it is they're feeling. This book addresses all the different emotions, how they manifest, and the possible reasons for them.

Following a young boy as he navigates the patchwork of feelings that comes with moving to a new town, from fear and shyness all the way through to happiness and surprise, we learn the full range of emotions in amusing rhymes.

With adorable illustrations to accompany the boldly stated emotions, children are sure to find this book engaging and educational, and with colouring pages and questions to answer they can demonstrate their newfound understanding.

I loved this book and my kids will love it! I will be using it within groups as well as individual recommendations. Thank you so much NetGalley for this ARC. It was great getting to read it.

In a world trying to move on from the impact of Covid lockdowns on education, it is clear that children are struggling with a whole range of emotions but are not necessarily equipped to name and recognise them which leads to more frustration.
This book is tagged as being aimed at children aged 3-5 but I think it could easily engage children up to the age of 8 and there is plenty of discussion to be had linked to the colour of the new vocabulary on the pages, for children to relate those experiences to occasions in their own lives and to understand what those feelings actually are - to develop and use the vocabulary around it.

This is a good book to read with your own child or to use as within a lesson. I enjoyed it.

As a Nana who is also trained in child development, I loved this book! Using situations easily relatable to children, Melissa Winn very accurately describes and names feelings that children will be able to identify. The illustrations were simple but effective. Great book! Thanks #NetGalley #MelissaWinn

Thank you, BooksGoSociql, for the advance reading copy.

I find the book very creative and full of good vibes!

The highlights would be the illustrations and the amazing portrayal of the different emotions with words/artwork.

This little book is perfect!

This is a really good book for exploring emotions and working on thematic lessons in school. The illustrations are lovely, aside from the Illustrations of the mother which I was a little unsure about. The images of the child dealing with his emotions were very clear to understand, and I liked the way the words describing the emotions were colour coded so they could be easily recognised and discussed. Overall, like I stated previously, it's a good book for discussing feelings, but also for a lesson around English, or Ethics.

This short children's book is perfect for children aged between 2 and 5 years old. The author used rhyming words at the end of sentences to act as a continuous beat throughout to keep the reader/listener engaged.

The illustrations highlighted how a child might feel with finding out about big changes. It was easily relatable to the reader/listener as they would be able to recognise and relate to the story emotions.

I like how the emotions text were a different colour (similar to the Zones of Regulation).

The story in this book highlights how children are often unable to cope with new challenges until they are ready/have faced their fears.

I absolutely loved the activities at the end of the book, as it concretes the children's understanding. The child would have the opportunity to recognise the emotions and work on the areas they are unsure of. The colouring pages at the end were a nice touch, it makes a serious subject about feelings and handling them into a fun activity!

I'm not quite sure what age range this book is aimed at. The content and language seemed a bit too complex for my six 6 year old to understand and yet I felt it was aimed at his age range.

I didn't particularly feel the book was well illustrated either.

I really hate writing negative reviews but really sorry, this one wasn't for us.

Anyone, not just childre, can feel a lot of emotions after a lot of changes. It can be very overwhelming.
I Snoop On My Feelings has cute illustrations and I love how it is able to depict each color with an emotion. This can help children express how they feel I think, it can help them communicate better.

One thing I do not like about the book is how the mother's clothing is quite too revealing for a children's book.

I enjoyed the illustrations of this title very much. I feel like the character had very distinct expressions and body language, which made it easier for my young readers to understand.

I particularly enjoyed the questions at the back, which ask about certain situations, and ask the reader to express how they think that person would feel and why.

Would recommend for early readers, especially those who could benefit from more emotional control.

I liked how emphasised the feelings were in this book, and the use of colours to identify them would make it work well with similar titles which focus on emotions such as the Colour Monster.

Some pages had the end of one event and the beginning of the next together in order to keep to the four line pattern - I feel it would be more effective for pupils if these were on their own pages to better differentiate between events and the feelings they cause.

I would use this in my classroom to prompt discussion about feelings, causes, and behaviours.

I snoop on my feelings by Melissa Winn. Nice children book , I enjoyed it , I liked the story and the art. It reminds me when i was young , i experienced these feelings .

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