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OT-Recommended Books for Emotional Learning
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items Learning to identify, express and regulate emotions is a complex skill which takes time to develop. It is also one of the most frequently expressed challenges from parents that I work with, both for younger and older children. These are some of my fa...
Aimed at younger learners, this series explores 8 different emotions. Each book gives a brief explanation about how the emotion feels inside our body, some examples of when/why we might experience it, and a handful of emotional regulation strategies ...
When I'm Feeling Series by Trace Moroney (Younger)
Another great series that covers a range of emotions, I love these because each book characterises a different emotion; a powerful tool for helping kids relate to and visualise/externalise and understand their feelings. These books are also great for...
“A Little Spot Of” Series (Younger)
An absolutely gorgeous book, this helps older children understand anxiety. This is a very educational book about what happens in our brain/body when we experience worries, and this kind of psychoeducation is SO important in helping kids accept and em...
Hey Warrior (Older)
I LOVE Usborne books, and think they are absolutely beautiful. This book in particular covers a range of basic emotion concepts in a way that helps to normalise and understand feelings. It does not go super in-depth on any one emotion but is a nice i...
All About Feelings
Another gorgeous Usborne book, this one more specifically focuses on worries/fears, and is better suited for highly anxious little ones. It helps children better understand what worries feel like (and why we have them) and also introduces a range of ...
All About Worries and Fears
Yet another Usborne book, but I couldn’t not share this one! This is a gorgeous, interactive lift-the-flap book. This one also doesn’t go particularly in-depth about any one emotion or area or emotional regulation, but is another great introductory b...
Questions and Answers About Feelings
This one here is an activity book, although it does have a few pages of reading and psychoeducation as well. Aimed at slightly older learners (8+), each page is an interactive activity about understanding, expressing, or regulating worries and anxiet...
The Unworry Book (Activity Book) (Older)
This book specifically focuses on anger, and was designed with neurodivergent children in mind. I like that this book also characterises anger which is a great tool for more visual and creative kids, although it might not be the best match for little...
The Red Beast
This one is slightly different than all of the other books I’ve recommended, and is specific for helping children through separation anxiety or grief. It is a really beautiful story that is appropriate for younger and older children, and focuses on t...
The Invisible String