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In My Heart

A Book of Feelings

Jo Witek

Ages 2–6 NYT Best Seller

Readers rate it 5.0 (2 on Hardcover)

Released Oct 14, 2014

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What's inside

High confidence

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LGBTQ+ themes

Scary or mature

Substance use

What it offers

Positive role models

A note for parents

In My Heart is a beautifully designed picture book that introduces toddlers and preschoolers to emotional literacy through poetic language and a memorable die-cut heart shape. The book celebrates a full range of feelings—happiness, sadness, anger, shyness, bravery—and helps children name and understand emotions as physical sensations. There is no inappropriate content, and the message throughout encourages self-awareness and emotional expression in a warm, empowering way.

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From the publisher

Sometimes my heart feels like a big yellow star, shiny and bright. I smile from ear to ear and twirl around so fast, I feel as if I could take off into the sky. This is when my heart is happy. Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings Some make us feel as light as a balloon,... Sometimes my heart feels like a big yellow star, shiny and bright. I smile from ear to ear and twirl around so fast, I feel as if I could take off into the sky. This is when my heart is happy. Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings Some make us feel as light as a balloon, others as heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside. With language that is lyrical but also direct, toddlers will be empowered by this new vocabulary and able to practice articulating and identifying their own emotions. With whimsical illustrations and an irresistible die-cut heart that extends through each spread, this unique feelings book is gorgeously packaged. The Growing Hearts series celebrates the milestones of a toddler's emotional development, from conquering fears and expressing feelings to welcoming a new sibling.

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  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Fiction
  • Young Adult
  • Emotions
  • Children's fiction
  • Emotions, fiction
  • nyt:picture-books=2021-02-14
  • New York Times bestseller

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