A Whole Bunch of Feelings
Help little ones name, understand, and talk through big emotions.
$12.99
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In a Curriculum Kit
Nonconsumable
Nonreligious
Supplemental Material
2026 Pre-K Curriculum Kit
A Whole Bunch of Feelings
A Whole Bunch of Feelings is a warm, playful guide to help your child learn the language of emotions. With 44 unique feelings explored across colorful two-page spreads, this book covers everything from the familiar—happy, sad, mad—to the more mysterious: blah, skittish, grouchy, and more. Each feeling comes with a short, relatable explanation and expressive illustrations that help your child connect words to what he's feeling.
When your child can say, "I feel frustrated," that's one giant leap toward solving the problem instead of melting into a puddle. Frustration, excitement, worry—all of these become easier to handle when your child has the words to describe them.
The large format and clear layout make it easy to read together and return to often, giving your child repeated exposure to a wide range of emotions.
Whether you're curled up reading together or overhearing your child tell the dog he looks anxious, you'll love how naturally this book opens the door to deeper conversations.
How to Use A Whole Bunch of Feelings
- Read and discuss 1–2 feelings a week. With 44 feelings total, that finishes the book over a school year.
- After reading, ask your child what that feeling looks like, sounds like, or feels like inside. The goal is to start the conversation, not get a perfect answer.
- If your child likes to draw, invite him to sketch something that makes him feel that way. If he'd rather describe it, you can doodle while he narrates—and older siblings often want to join in.
- Revisit favorites. The more you talk about a feeling, the easier it gets for your child to recognize and name it in the moment.
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Authors: Jennifer Moore-Mallinos & Gustavo Mazali
Age Recommendation: 4-8
Grade Recommendation: PreK-3rd
Faith-Based: No
Consumable: No
Pages: 96
Lessons: 44 emotions explored
Size: 8.5" x 9.44"
ISBN: 9781438011479
Format: Softcover
Copyright: 2018
review by The Learning Momma
“A Whole Bunch of Feelings is a beautiful book for your library collection, and I would definitely recommend it for all families. The more we understand and accept all of these big feelings, the easier life is to process and muddle through.”
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review by Homeschool and Humor
“Besides the fact that it was the first book my tot bothered to stop and listen to for once, it taught him (and continues to teach him) all about his feelings and explains the different kinds of feelings he can and will feel.”
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- September 20, 2026
Jay
We used 'A Whole Bunch of Feelings' as a daily read-aloud, reading 2 or 3 feelings each time and discussing them. My kids both loved the colorful pictures and the expressive children. I appreciated this book as we are firm believers that empathy is not caught but taught...while other books I explained the emotions of characters by their actions or pictures, this book was explicitly to teach those emotions. Great add-in for young children to a morning basket :)
- July 16, 2025
This Book Gives Me a Happy Feeling
Dorothy W.
The feelings in the book are described very well with examples and how the feeling "feels" from a childs perspective coupled with beautiful illustrations of children (of various genders and colors, another bonus) that perfectly show the feeling being described. My son really likes this book, and it's been a great and gentle intro in mental health and emotional awareness and intelligence.
- September 3, 2023
Wow
Brittany G.
My 3 year old loves this book and so do I
- June 23, 2023
Great book about Feelings
Ryan T.
We checked this book out from the library, and we loved it so much so we decided to order it. This book does an excellent job describing feelings from a kid’s perspective. It is gentle, but thorough. The illustrations are bright and engaging. This book is a win all-around!
- March 14, 2023
great family feelings book
Bina
We love this book and we do it during morning time. It's great to discuss emotions with all my kids so they can share their experiences with each other. I love the illustrations, and their examples.
- December 12, 2022
Feelings
Hayes
I like how this book helps to explain different feelings to young children. When children understand how they're feeling they can better handle their emotions and communicate about the situation. Helpful!
- August 30, 2022
Definitely goes over a whole bunch of feelings
Jennie S.
This book is really cool because it goes over all the different types of feelings we can have. Not just the basic ones. All those words we use to express a feeling that our little ones may not fully understand are explained nicely in this book. This is a great resources to open up vocabulary for expression and open conversations for what those things might feel like and look like. We usually go over one emotion a day so far.
- June 28, 2022
Kids enjoyed this one
Ashley D.
My PreK and K both enjoyed this book and always requested multiple pages. They were very engaged in the illustrations and the stories about the different emotions.
- April 28, 2022
Great resource
Brittany T.
This was a great resource for emotional development. The short stories and illustrations were wonderful.
- April 12, 2022
Love this book
Lani M.
It really helps explain emotions to my boys. We use this book along with feelings flashcards to explain each feeling better.
