I Love You When You Feel

Feelings are complicated things! Everybody has opinions about what we should be feeling, why we should be feeling them, and how we should be expressing them. One thing is sure, we all have feelings, and we all worry about how our emotions will lead people to react to us. This book is a fantabulous reminder that children have feelings and that they experience concerns about them just as do adults. Sharing this book with a child you love is a perfect way to share with them that you love them no matter what they are feeling. Love is the foundation of life!

We as parents LOVE this book, and it's my 2.5 year old's favorite. There's a ton of diversity in the characters, not just in ethnicity/skin tones/hair textures and styles, but there are characters using a wheelchair, hearing aid, and a prosthetic leg. When I saw this many characters with disabilities in a book that isn't written explicitly to focus on disabilities, I audibly cheered. The book portrayed them being kids and doing everyday things that all kids do, which was really refreshing to me.The book normalizes having ALL feelings and that having feelings are normal. When reading to our child, we read the text on each page which begins, "I love you when you feel..." which emphasizes that no matter what emotion our son is feeling--or if he's afraid to feel at all--we will love him. I'm recommending this sweet book to everyone. Thank you for showing us and our child that having all kinds of feelings is part of the human experience and that we can love each other no matter what the other person is feeling.

We all want to be loved just as we are, at any age in life! It's so easy to feel like we have to have our emotions under control for us to be "acceptable" and loved. What Stephy Grace has done in this delightful book is offer an important and truthful reminder for both kids and adults: that it's okay to feel and express our emotions. We are loved simply for who we are. And the illustrations in the book are so sweet, down to earth, and a perfect companion to the words.I bought several copies of this book for my nieces and some other kiddos in my life. But I was also moved by the message as an adult as well! Buy this book for you and your kids, your nieces or nephews, grandchildren, your friends kids, etc.! They'll come back to it over and over again for the sweet reminder that it's okay to feel our emotions. We are still loved, by our families, and more importantly by a loving God.

This book is absolutely adorable! The illustrations are gorgeous and the content covers a wide scope of emotions that assist in having intentional conversations with my son about his feelings. The simplicity of the book and the awesome photos leave tons of room for lots of inquiries and questions about what's happening in every picture and exploring the feelings to a greater depth. My son and I now talk about the different emotions and scenarios happening in this book! A new favorite! Also, the rhythm and rhyming patterns make it fun to read! It’s like I’m singing it as I read! (That is, when my son doesn’t stop me to talk once again about what’s happening and why they feel that way! LOL!)

What a special book! I love the message it gives -- I love you, I accept you in all of your feelings. Big and small. It's a message that I want to teach my little girl. I grew up stuffing my feelings and being afraid to share. It took me years to learn that my feelings are valid and are a part of me. I want my daughter to know that I care about how she feels and I want her to share her heart with me. The illustrations are beautiful and perfectly display each feeling reviewed in the book: joyful, mad, lonely, overwhelmed, hopeful, etc. I highly recommend getting this book for the little ones in your life. It's a wonderful read with a great message.

Very simple, sweet, and important. For kids, and their parents. Get ready to tear up because this book gets you right in the feels. And it shows you how important feelings are, for all different types of people, and how you are loved no matter how or what you are feeling.

This is a much needed book for parents to read aloud to and with their children. It allows the child to understand that his or her feelings are valid and that they are loved no matter how they are feeling. The illustrations are so beautiful and the book depicts many diverse families and children. The simple language is easy for children to understand, but is still powerful. This book can be a great discussion starter for children to express their feelings. I would recommend this book to all parents, grandparents, social workers, and counselors.

What a love letter not only our children but also to us. Our kids need to know they can express their feelings without losing the love of the people close to them. And we as parents need a reminder that disciplining, educating, and living amongst the tantrums is also a form of love 🥰. This should be in every parent arsenal.