A book of feelings : starring Sam, Kate and Fuzzy Bean / Amanda McCardie ; illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino.
By: McCardie, Amanda.
Contributor(s): Rubbino, Salvatore [illustrator.].
Publisher: London : Walker Books Ltd, 2015Copyright date: 2015Description: 41 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781406365917.Subject(s): EMOTIONS | FAMILY INTERACTION | INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS | SELF REGULATION | JUVENILE LITERATUREGenre/Form: Fiction. | Juvenile works. | Children's nonfiction. | Children's picture books.Summary: A Book of Feelings stars a brother and sister, Sam and Kate, and their dog, Fuzzy Bean. Sam and Kate know what makes them happy: cuddling Mum, reading a story with Dad, swimming, running and dancing...lots of things. But they don't feel happy all the time (nor does Fuzzy Bean), and in the course of the book we see them feeling grumpy, embarrassed, shy, nervous, frightened, sad and jealous. Both words and pictures portray the children in many different situations at home and at school, and show how they change over time, how emotions can escalate, and how people can help each other.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | IHC Library | Main Collection | 900.41 MCC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W008825 |
Includes: Author's Note.
Amanda McCardie's supremely subtle and sensitive text is as alive to the nuances of children's behaviour as Salvatore Rubbino's amazing pictures.
A Book of Feelings stars a brother and sister, Sam and Kate, and their dog, Fuzzy Bean. Sam and Kate know what makes them happy: cuddling Mum, reading a story with Dad, swimming, running and dancing...lots of things. But they don't feel happy all the time (nor does Fuzzy Bean), and in the course of the book we see them feeling grumpy, embarrassed, shy, nervous, frightened, sad and jealous. Both words and pictures portray the children in many different situations at home and at school, and show how they change over time, how emotions can escalate, and how people can help each other.
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