Build emotional literacy with this Emotional Regulation Book Pack, featuring thoughtful picture books that help children recognise, name and manage big feelings. From grief and shyness to joy and frustration, these stories show that every emotion is valid — and that children can learn healthy ways to respond.
Ideal for classrooms and home reading, this collection supports wellbeing, resilience and open conversations about feelings.
What's included in the Embracing Emotions Pack:
1. Grumpy Days - Sue deGennaro
Today is a Grumpy Day. Some days start out badly, and only seem to get worse. You might spill your cereal, take a tumble on the playground or lose your hat in the wind. You might feel like stomping and sulking, kicking and crying. But even on a grumpy day, it’s always possible to turn things around.
2. This Girl Can be a Bit Shy - Stephanie Stansbie & Hazel Quintanilla
Meet Ruby. Some days she is brave, bouncy and chat-chat-chatty. Other days, she is not – and that’s OK! She knows what she wants, and she does things her own way. This funny, heartwarming book celebrates the power of listening to your emotions and speaking up. Little ones will LOVE Ruby – the ultimate feisty role model to show young girls how to harness their voice and inner strength.
3. Sunny Side Up - Clare Helen Welsh & Ana Sanfelippo
When you put on your sunny-side specs a bad mood can become a good mood, a goodbye can become a hello, and even the impossible can become possible! But sometimes, no matter how hard you try, the sunny side seems far away. And that’s OK. Sunny things will be there to discover whenever you are ready.
4. Grandpa's Stopwatch - Loretta Garbutt & Carmen Mok
When Grandpa dies, his grandchild inherits the beloved stopwatch. But the child doesn't want the stopwatch ... 'I want him.' The child throws the stopwatch into the back of a drawer, sadness overwhelms, and everything feels different. Nothing seems right, now that Grandpa is gone. But with the passage of time, the comforting tick, tick, tick of the stopwatch, and happy memories, life does move forward...
5. The Mood Hoover - Paul Brown & Rowena Blythe
Mischievous Stan is a moody, miserable boy who invents an amazing machine that sucks up all the fun and happiness from the world around him.
Until one day, he notices a girl and things are never quite the same again!
