Sometimes: A Day Full of Feelings

by Stephanie Stansbie, Elisa Paganelli (Illustrator)

Overview

This gorgeous picture book about feelings captures the many emotions two young siblings experience as they spend a day together.

Your body's full of feelings—like the tide, they ebb and flow. Sometimes they lift you high, and sometimes they bring you low. This heartwarming introduction to feelings follows a brother and sister as they navigate the highs and lows of being a kid. Lush illustrations alongside spare text depict everyday scenes kids will identify with. This gentle story in pictures offers a simple guide to life and the big feelings we can have in just one day, from fear to bravery, anger to peace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593568927
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	02/28/2023
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	AD560L (what's this?)
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Stephanie Stansbie has been a children's books editor for more years than she'd care to mention. She has written a number of picture books along the way and adores editing for children. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, watching her boys at play (son and husband), and, when she has the energy, the occasional stint of capoeira.

Elisa Paganelli was born in Modena, Italy, and since childhood has considered books to be her best friends. After a career in advertising and as an entrepreneur, Elisa now works in the UK as a freelance illustrator and author, accompanied by her beloved pets. Her books include The Highland Falcon Thief (winner of the British Book Award for Children's Fiction Book of the Year), Moon's First Friends, and The House with Chicken Legs.

Editorial Reviews

2022-11-29
Feelings, high and low, big and small, make us who we are.

Two siblings, each with pale skin and dark hair, experience a roller-coaster ride of emotions as they go through their day. At the beach, one sibling is afraid of jumping between rocks until they decide to be brave and give it a try. When the pair fly a kite into the woods, it gets snagged on a tree, disappointing one sibling and prompting the other to offer comfort. Doing a funny dance to combat boredom, being kind to one another during times of sadness or loneliness, managing one’s anger—these siblings find ways to help each other through experiences that will feel familiar to little ones. In the end, being together and feeling loved are the right antidotes. Stansbie’s gentle, humorous, and insightful rhymes and near-perfect meter provide concise, genuine descriptions of what these emotions feel and look like for children. Paganelli’s bright, eye-catching illustrations cleverly layer in a simple narrative that encourages deeper conversations between children and their grown-ups. The bold palette and attention to detail invite readers to look again and again to find the family pup on most spreads along with many other tiny elements. A guide at the end offers suggestions on coping with emotional ups and downs in healthy, communicative ways. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A lovely way to help readers unpack their emotions, good and bad. (guide to emotions) (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews