Bob is a balloon and feels he's supposed to be happy all the time. After all, he's a balloon and balloons are for festive occasions. But Bob isn't feelilng so great and doesn't know what exactly he is feeling. When another balloon floats over to him and explains that he is feeling sad, she says that's normal and okay. It's important for kids to learn, from an early age, to put words to their feelings, whether it's sad or anxious or afraid, because naming the feeling is the first step to doing something about it.
Will Robinson has an MFA from the University of British Columbia and has work published in numerous print and online journals, including carte blanche, SNReview, Verbsap, Talking Writing, The Furnace Review, CellStories, Scrivener Creative Review, Poetry/Fiction in Motion, blinking cursor, Avatar Review, Blood Lotus, Black Heart Magazine and Crack the Spine. He has also won awards and has been featured as Writer of the Month in several journals, in addition to being anthologized.
He is also the creator of some really cool gift products based on his poetry: www.ransomnotesfromtheheart.com
Sometimes children feel sad or anxious or afraid, and although that's normal and okay, sometimes they deny or avoid those feelings. This heartfelt book is about helping children put names to their feelings. By putting names to their feelings, children are given the power to make choices about what can be done about them. My hope is that by teaching children to be attuned to what they are feeling, and putting names to those feelings, they will grow into adulthood with a healthy understanding of themselves.
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