Lexi’s World #2 · Ages 3-6
Big Feelings, Little Me
Every feeling is welcome — even the big ones.
Ages 3-6 · Paperback, full color · ~5 min read-aloud · Themes: naming feelings, emotional literacy, social-emotional learning
A bouquet of feelings
Some days Lexi feels happy and bright. Some days she feels grumpy, or shy, or sad, or so proud she could burst — and some days she feels all of it at once. In this gentle story, every feeling becomes a flower to notice and hold, until Lexi has gathered a whole bright bouquet.
Big Feelings, Little Me gives little ones the words for the whole rainbow of a heart — happy, sad, excited, grumpy, scared, silly, mad, lonely, proud, shy. Feelings are named, never fixed or rushed. With warm hand-painted art and a soft, repeating rhythm, it’s an emotional-literacy story that helps children understand that no feeling is wrong — it’s just a feeling, passing through.
Dedicated “for Elyse and Lexi — who taught me that every feeling is welcome,” it closes with a “note for grown-ups” and simple questions to turn the book into a real conversation about feelings.
What it gently teaches
Emotional literacy — the skill of naming a feeling. Children who can name what they feel can begin to manage it, and this book hands them the vocabulary and the reassurance that every feeling belongs. For a step-by-step guide, read how to help your child name their feelings.
Part of Lexi’s World
Once feelings have names, It’s Okay to Cry and Breathe Like a Flower help little ones sit with them and settle them. See all five in the series.