The Way I Feel

Inspired when Janan Cain couldn't find a picture book to explain emotions to her young daughters, The Way I Feel uses illustrations, text, color and type fontto describe "happy," "disappointed," "angry," "jealous" and other feelings that kids experience. Uses words and situations familiar to children to describe a wide variety of emotions, some seldom attributed to kids. The language is nonjudgmental, and free of bias and slang. Whimsical characters that appeal to both boys and girls.Widely used in school character education programs, and with children who are sick, abused, emotionally troubled or have such special needs as autism. Now also available as a board book and in Spanish, The Way I Feel is also used in mental and emotional health programs for adults with disabilities. This edition is included in the collection of books sold as the Language for Learning/Reading Mastery Programs curriculum package by McGraw-Hill. Another school publisher, Zaner-Bloser, sells The Way I Feel in its Grade K Comprehensive Reading program, "Voices Reading: Literacy to Live By." The text of the book and several illustrations also appear in Harcourt Achieve's Rigby Literacy Kindergarten program, a core curriculum that combines whole-group modeling and instruction with targeted small-group instruction. Approved by the California Department of Education for supplemental use in California public schools. Free Expressing Emotions presentation plan, fully-scripted with hand-out, available at www.parentingpress.com/activity/wayifeelplan.pdf; appropriate for school circle time, library and bookstore childrens events. Teachers guide and note cards using books artwork available at parentingpress.com/activities.html. Publisher supports bookstore and public library promotions with Fish Lips Face Photo Contest, parentingpress.com/media/cain-sponsor.html