Last Updated: February 14, 2026
Llama Llama Feelings
by J.T. Morrow
In this new concept board book about feelings that helps kids learn about their emotions and why they might feel a certain way, Llama Llama experiences the universal highs and lows as he gets ready for bed. (Board Book)
26 Cuentos del Reino de las Emociones
de Josefina Fonseca y Patricia Suárez
En este libro encontrarás 26 relatos protagonizados por divertidos personajes. Alegría, enojo, miedo y sorpresa son algunas de las emociones por descubrir y compartir en cada historia. In this book, you will find 26 stories starring funny characters. Joy, anger, fear, and surprise are some of the emotions to discover and share in each story. (Spanish Picture Book)
Khali = Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss
by Azam Mahdavi
After a young girl’s mother dies, Empty appears and silently takes up the big blank space left behind. For some time, the girl can’t connect with her dad or any friends, and Empty is her closest companion. But then, a happy reminder of her mom pops up one day, and this bit of joy helps the little girl open up to the world around her. Empty stays around, but the little girl starts to connect with others and share new moments of happiness with them. Originally published in Iran, this bilingual Persian-English picture book provides a gentle starting point for discussing death and grief with young readers. Its spare, poignant text and artwork gives children a concrete point of reference for the complex emotions people experience after the loss of a loved one. (Bilingual Picture Book)
My Mind is a Mountain + Mi Mente es una Montaña
by Cindy Montenegro
A little boy goes on a journey to discover a full range of emotions, from feelings of great enthusiasm and happiness to those of sorrow and anger. My mind is a mountain if a metaphor for the heights a mind can reach in powerfully handling all emotions from the lowest of the lows to the highest of the highs — and everything in between. (Bilingual Picture Book)
Wepa: English & Spanish
by J de la Vega
Her mom thinks she is too messy; her teachers think she is too loud. But Grandma says that’s nonsense. Mia Emilia Lucia Renata simply has too much wepa! Mia tries to bottle up her wepa, but no matter how hard she tries, she can’t contain it. With a bit of inspiration from Grandma and her friends, Mia discovers the perfect place to release her wepa. A place where her wepa is celebrated and isn’t too much. (Bilingual Picture Book)
Parker’s Big Feelings
by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry
With a little help from her mom, Parker tries to turn a bad day into a good one. (Early Reader)
The Happy Shop
by Brittany Long Olsen
Eleven-year-old Darcy just moved to a new country. She’s feeling lost and misses her friends back home. That’s when she stumbles upon a shop full of mysterious glowing jars labeled with things like “Picking up the last sweater on the rack and it’s on sale” and “Having the perfect weather on your wedding day.” Much to Darcy’s surprise-this store sells happy feelings. After Darcy accidentally breaks one of the irreplaceable jars, she must make it up to the shopkeepers, Frida and Flora, by doing chores around the store, and is soon tasked with collecting happy feelings. But she learns that the magical business is anything but magical. With fewer customers than ever, Frida and Flora might have to close their doors. Can Darcy think of an idea to save the Happy Shop? What if they sold more than just happy feelings? (Graphic Novel)
Little Dinosaurs, Big Feelings
by Swapna Haddow & Dr. Diplo
Doctor Diplo is the Jurassic kingdom’s best-loved therapist. Meet him and ten of his Jurassic friends and discover how they navigate different emotions with simple mindfulness tools and exercises that you can do, too! (Non-Fiction Graphic Novel)
The Best Friend Bracelet
by Nicole D. Collier
At Hurston Middle School, best friendship is a big deal. And Zariah Brown makes the best best friendship bracelets in town. Business is booming; Zariah can hardly keep up with orders. The problem is, Zariah doesn’t have a best friend of her own. As the entire seventh grade gears up for their big Pajama Jam weekend, it seems as if everyone else is paired up except her. So Zariah pours her heart and soul into making the ultimate friendship bracelet, using a set of beads gifted to her by a mysterious woman. But the bracelet turns out to be a tiny bit . . . magical. In fact, anyone who puts it on instantly becomes Zariah’s best friend. Now all she has to do is find the perfect best friend and get the bracelet on them. Easy, right? It turns out finding the ideal friend isn’t so simple, and things quickly spin out of control. Will Zariah ever find her true BFF, or is she destined to be alone forever? (Fiction)
Good Different
by Meg Eden Kuyatt
Seventh-grader Selah Godfrey knows that to be “normal” she has to keep her feelings tightly controlled when people are around, but after hitting a fellow student, she needs to figure out just what makes her different–and why that is ok. Told in verse. (Fiction)
Medusa
by Katherine Marsh
A descendant of Medusa, Ava is sent to the Accademia del Forte in Venice after an altercation with a classmate, where she must learn to control her emotions, especially when she unearths a terrible secret that could change the world forever. (Fiction)
How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success
by Silvi Guerra
Middle grade kids learn about stress and anxiety, how it manifests physiologically and cognitively, and how to keep balance and cope with stress. (Non-Fiction)
Fall apart. Flip out. Flip your lid. Break down. Meltdown. Explode. Throw a tantrum. Lose your temper. Come unglued. Go bonkers. There are so many different names for when we lose our cool because there are so many different ways for humans to lose it when life gets chaotic! This book provides the tips, tricks, and tools to guide young readers through understanding what’s happening in their bodies as their big emotions take over. Throughout there are quizzes, truth bombs, freakout facts and more to give young readers a moment to pause, reflect, and most importantly, to find a little humor coming unglued. (Non-Fiction)
The White Book: What to Do When You’re Stressed
by John Wood
Emotions are like a rainbow-there is a color for every one we feel. And when the stressed feeling starts to take over the rainbow, it’s time for The White Book! Simple activities, tips, and tricks help young readers whose stressed white shines brightest in the rainbows of their colorful minds. They can turn the pages from front to back or back to front. They can use every single page or open the book to just one random page. Soon, the other colors of their emotions rainbow will shine with this mindfulness book that supports readers exploring their emotions! (Non-Fiction)
We Ask Permission
by Lydia Bowers
A story that helps with teaching boundaries to young children. (Non-Fiction)