Ups and Downs: A Book of Emotions

By Mike Wohnoutka

In a feel-good concept book, the Geisel Award-winning illustrator of See the Cat gives young children a vocabulary for naming--and managing--their emotions.

From delight to disgust, excitement to fear, worry to confidence, boredom to curiosity, feelings can shift in a heartbeat. Mike Wohnoutka's simple words and tender, nuanced illustrations follow three young children as they traverse emotional highs and lows over the course of a school day. The wide spectrum of emotions covered--far beyond happy and sad--invites readers to share their own contradictory, unpredictable, ever-present feelings. Vetted by an expert in the science of children's emotions, this day in the inner life of three kids encourages first steps toward emotional literacy and is a satisfying narrative that ends with the adorable trio converging after school in the park--ready for play!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536227374
• ISBN13: 9781536227376
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1