When I'm Feeling Happy

I love this book. Bought it in the "bargain books" section of my local bookstore and still can't figure out why it was in that section! It has gorgeous illustrations and a sweet little story. My son loves hearing about the bunny and I can read the story and embellish a bit to explain how the rabbit feels and what is in his environment. Bought the "scared" and "sad" books too, but the "angry" one is hard to find and I want the whole set!

My little guy is 20 months old. We have 4 of these books..Happy, Sad, Scared, Angry. He loves them and asks for them. I read them to him with alot of drama, so he understands. I describe what the main character is doing and point out everything in the page. There are a few illustrations that he looks for specifically and tells ME what is going on. (Eg. "Mama saying No No No"; He points to the bunny and says "He crying.") Tonight he was upset and whining about all sorts of things (very tired), so we went into his room, shut the door and I attempted to look at a book with him. He actually sought out one on these books. When he found it, he kept repeating something and making a weird noise. I finally found the page he was referring to and could not believe it! There's a page in the story where the main character takes deep breaths to calm down. THIS is what he was doing and saying. "Deep breath" and mimicking what that is! I'm online tonight looking to see if this author has more books. My little guy has always been very emotional. Looks people in the eyes alot and wants to know where everyone is. At 12 months, my aunt bumped her head when reaching for something under the kitchen table. He patted her head and gave her a hug. He's always been very in-tune with others, which is why I bought these books. They are great!

Just looking at the bright, cheery illustrations in this book makes me happy. I was especially pleased with the narrative about how being happy affects the way a person thinks and behaves. I am trying to teach my son that our emotions can affect the quality of the choices we make, and this book makes the point nicely.

This is one of a series of books that features a young bunny and describes feelings in easy, sweet and simple language that kids can relate to. The accompanying illustrations are lovely. My three year old really enjoys reading all the books.