Tiger Days: A Book Of Feelings

Tiger Days: A Book Of Feelings

From tiger fierce to snail slow, there are lots of ways to feel and be. A walk through the menagerie of Tiger Days helps young readers see all the feelings they have and the ways those feelings change. Through playful rhymes and colorful illustrations, this spirited book gives children new tools to understand the range of their emotions and express themselves to family, teachers, friends, and themselves. Tiger Days was written by M.H. Clark, bestselling author of You Belong Here and Tiny, Perfect Things. Review Depending on the day, one may feel fierce like a tiger or shy like a snail. Throughout this book, a slew of feelings are embodied by representative animals. Rabbit days are wakeful, monkey days are playful, and otter days are full of cuddles. Each feeling and its associated animal are presented on a two-page spread, and every fourth spread makes a statement validating the emotional experience. The text follows a consistent abcc rhyming pattern and incorporates uncommon words helpful for building young readers? emotional vocabulary, such as ?stubborn? and ?rage.? Sporadically, key phrases and words are emphasized through the use of all caps, though overall the presentation is crisp. An emotive animal appears atop a distinctively color-saturated and otherwise empty background in each spread, accompanied by bold, white lines of text. The book balances the inclusion of feelings typically deemed positive and negative, and it presents each nonjudgmentally. The resulting message is that no feeling needs to be fixed or corrected; all emotions are normal and bring with them physical sensations and behavioral tendencies. There are ample opportunities for adult caregivers to creatively extend this lesson through discussion or imaginative play. A highly useful resource for helping little ones build self-awareness and emotional vocabulary. (Picture book. 3-8) - Kirkus Review Source: Kirkus Review About the Author M.H. Clark is a poet and writer who has received multiple awards, including the Washington State Book Award and two Moonbeam Children s Book Awards. She has traveled the world and lived in many wonderful places but she believes she belongs most of all in a little house with a large library, someplace where the forest meets the sea.