Toddler's First Guide to EMOTIONS

Toddler’s First Guide to Emotions is an illustrated feelings book for children ages 2–5, created to help young children understand emotions, express themselves with confidence, and learn gentle ways to manage big feelings.

Through 50 lessons, the book explores everyday feelings and experiences toddlers and preschoolers may encounter at home, in daycare, at preschool, and while playing with friends. It presents feelings as a natural part of being human and encourages understanding, care, and kind attention.

Emotions and experiences listed include happiness, excitement, sadness, anger, frustration, fear, worry, nervousness, shyness, embarrassment, jealousy, loneliness, feeling left out, pride, curiosity, calmness, love, disappointment, and feeling overwhelmed.

Social-emotional skills listed include naming and sharing feelings, asking a trusted adult for help, using words instead of hitting, taking a calm breath, taking a quiet moment, noticing body clues, making safe choices, saying sorry and forgiving, comforting a sad friend, understanding other people’s feelings, waiting patiently, sharing, trying again after mistakes, and staying calm when plans change.

The listing says each page includes a short relatable story, a clear emotional lesson, and a simple interactive question or activity. It is presented as suitable for shared reading with parents, caregivers, teachers, and counselors, as well as preschool classrooms, homeschool families, libraries, therapy offices, and family reading time.