It’s OK to Have Feelings by Aileen Pound and Michaela Robertson Keane | $15 Giveaway, Author Interview, Spotlight
A book blog tour from Goddess Fish Promotions.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and Marianne & Judy at Goddess Fish for providing me with the information for this tour.
Book Details
It's Ok to Have Feelings Published by Tellwell Talent on 07/13/2021 Genres: Children's Picture Book, Children's, Self-Esteem
Format: eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
Pages: 22
It's OK to have feelings.
Everyone has feelings. Happy, sad, and angry are feelings we all have felt at one time or another. As you grow up, you start to feel other feelings. Can you guess what some of them might be?
What happens to our bodies when we start to feel these feelings? When you're happy, you feel like the sky is blue, the sun is out and you can see unicorns and rainbows. Your smile is bigger, and your eyes have a sparkle in them. What happens to your body when it's a feeling you've never felt before?
Come along and join in with all the other children learning how to identify feelings and what happens to their bodies when they feel those feelings.
Remember, it's OK to have feelings!
Source: Goddess Fish Promotions, Received from the author or publisher for review.
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Excerpt from It’s OK to Have Feelings
Has there ever been a day where you feel as happy as can be?
The sun is shining; the sky is blue… wait,
can you see a unicorn or two?
These are the best days; I definitely agree. When you
feel happy, your smile is bigger, your voice is full of
laughter, and your whole body is bursting with joy.
It’s OK to have feelings xx
On other days, you may feel sad. The sky appears
a little grey; the unicorns have gone away.
You may be teary and quiet, and perhaps you have no energy.
Just remember, though…
It’s OK to have feelings; these feelings of sadness will pass.
Tomorrow is another day.
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Purchase Links for It’s OK to Have Feelings
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My thoughts on It’s OK to Have Feelings
The mother-daughter team of Aileen Pound and Michaela Robertson Keene explore feelings in this beautiful picture book.
Emotions are difficult at the best of times, the pandemic has made dealing with them even harder.
The book opens with simple feelings of happy and sad. Then it moves into ever more complex emotions such as embarrassment, fear, anger, and love.
This book is perfect for bedtime reading and opening the discussions between adults and children concerning emotions, what they mean, and the best ways to handle them.
I recommend It’s OK to Have Feelings to every family, caretaker, and library.
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Aileen Pound & Michaela Robertson Keane
Aileen Pound and Michaela Robertson Keane are a mother and daughter team.
Michaela, who is six, is Aileen's only child, and they spend a lot of time doing lots of fun things together: going on adventures, creating and being imaginative at home. So last year, when they were housebound during COVID, they started talking a lot about feelings, especially ones that Michaela had never felt before. So they decided to write a book together to help other children with their feelings.
Aileen and Michaela spent a long time talking about what feelings to put in the book, and Michaela provided Aileen all the examples that are in the book. As with everything, they wrote this book together, and Michaela had a very clear image of how she wanted the illustrations to look.
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An Interview with Aileen Pound
If I could expand beyond the feelings in my book, what would I include and why?
If I could expand beyond the feelings in my book, I would add the following:
Hurt
Annoyed
Silly
Brave
As children grow older, their feelings expand; ideally, it would be great to be able to cover all the feelings, but that would take more books than I could probably write.
I think the above feelings would be essential to write about because they are ones that a child will encounter sooner rather than later and may not necessarily readily identify with these feelings.
A child isn’t going to understand why they are feeling hurt, and they may not necessarily understand physically what is going on inside their body when they are feeling that way. So I think it’s important for a child to know that they are feeling hurt because… and that’s it’s OK to feel this way.
As an adult, I feel annoyed; sometimes, I don’t even know why I’m feeling that way. That can be more frustrating than anything. So I think that it is important for a child to understand that sometimes you may not be able to identify at the time what’s annoying you, but that’s OK. Sometimes the feeling will pass, and sometimes you will work out why you were feeling annoyed, and you can work on not feeling that way anymore.
Feeling silly, well, I think this is just a fun feeling. We have all had days where we feel silly, and we don’t know why. There is absolutely nothing wrong with feeling silly!
I think feeling brave is an important one for a child to learn early. There will be so many times in a child’s life they will need to be brave. Sometimes they will be brave without knowing they are, and sometimes, they need to find the courage to be brave.
When Michaela and I wrote this book, it was essential for us to help children understand that all feelings are OK. Understanding your feelings helps you with your mental health. As a mum, I feel that it is vital to help your child with their mental health. To teach and give them tools that may help them in their teens and into adulthood.
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Giveaway!
Aileen Pound and Michaela Robertson Keane will be awarding a $15 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Visit more stops on this Goddess Fish tour for extra chances to win!
Full Tour Schedule
October 26: Literary Gold
November 2: Rogue’s Angels
November 2: Lisa’s Reading – review only
November 9: All the Ups and Downs
November 16: Westveil Publishing – review only
November 23: Gina Rae Mitchell – review
November 30: Sandra’s Book Club – review only
December 7: Lisa Haselton’s Reviews and Interviews
December 14: Hope. Dreams. Life… Love
December 28: Sybrina’s Book Blog
January 4: Our Town Book Reviews – review only
January 11: Fabulous and Brunette
January 18: The Avid Reader – review
January 18: Long and Short Reviews
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I enjoyed the interview and the except and It’s OK to Have Feelings sounds like a fantastic book for children to read! Thanks for sharing it with me! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Gina! Have a spectacular week!
Thank you so much for your review, we are happy you enjoyed the book!
This looks like a great read.
I’m in holiday shopping mode. What’s the age range of this story?
Thanks for stopping by Kim. The publisher lists it as ages 4 – 9. But, depending upon the age of the reader, they will have different takeaways from the feelings mentioned.
I enjoyed the excerpt and I definitely want to share It’s OK to Have Feelings with the kids! Thanks for sharing it with me and have a magical holiday season!
Sounds like a cute read.
Thanks for hosting!