The Book of Emotions
A children’s book composed of various stories, each dedicated to an emotion: longing, joy, disgust, anger, sadness, shame, frustration, and fear. Through the adventures of characters such as Princess Clara, Bee Bia, Dragon-fly Aurora, Caiman Sem Pé, Butterfly Carrapeta, and Júlio Túlio, we learn to identify different emotions and how to deal with them. It is also a guide for parents, teachers, and clinicians, prepared by specialists, that offers useful guidance to better support children and young people.
Joy. «She woke up in a good mood, as she hadn’t felt in a long time. Everything seemed beautiful that day. The breeze was fresher. The sparrows were singing particularly in tune. She was enjoying it all».
Frustration. «Little Clara, I fully understand why you feel this way. I’m glad you’re not hiding your feelings from me. It’s good to share with others what makes us disappointed so they can understand and help us if they can».
Fear. «When I wanted to leave my hiding place, I would look at the spot where I wanted to go, wrap myself in green seaweed, and run with my eyes closed non-stop. Sometimes I managed to reach my destination and hide again, but other times I bumped into things or was carried away by other animals that didn’t notice my seaweed disguise».
Anger. «I fully understand what you feel… Sometimes I’m in the air, and there are flocks of birds that run into me because I’m smaller. I even broke a wing and felt anger too».
Disgust. «As for you, Leonor, it’s as if disgust takes over your life and prevents you from seeing anything else. I know it keeps you safe and protects you from many things, even those that aren’t really dangerous, but it also prevents you from discovering many things you would like and from being more with others, doesn’t it?».
Longing. «If only I had told those I loved most how much I cared for them, perhaps now it wouldn’t hurt so much or I wouldn’t feel so much longing».
Sadness. «SIf God gave me wings and I could fly over meadows and mountains, I would fly until I reached the tears of the poor Hare».
Shame. «It’s not sadness…it’s shame…great shame! I don’t want to go to the Grandparents’ Day party. My childhood classmates will be there, and I’m sure they’ll make fun of me for having an injured paw. They always did that at school, and I know they will do it at the party».