For grown-ups & educators
Big feelings, gently handled
Lexi’s World is built on social-emotional learning — naming feelings, calming the body, noticing the good. Here’s the “why” behind the stories, plus a free printable to use at bedtime, in the classroom, and in the calm-down corner.
Feelings named, never fixed or rushed — the quiet skill that helps a big feeling become a passing one.
What these books quietly teach
Every Lexi’s World story is one small social-emotional skill, wrapped in a bedtime story. No worksheets, no lectures — just the gentle, repeatable practice of feeling things all the way through.
Name the feeling
Children who can name what they feel can begin to manage it. The books give little ones a whole vocabulary — happy, sad, grumpy, shy, proud — and the message that every feeling is welcome.
Calm the body
Flower-breathing, steady-tree grounding, and unhurried pacing give kids a real, portable way to settle a racing heart — the heart of self-regulation.
Notice the good
Gratitude and mindful attention are built in — noticing the bee, the raindrop, the last gold light. Small, daily practice in savoring an ordinary moment.
Simple ways to use them
At bedtime
Read slowly. Let the quiet pages stay quiet. End with the “note for grown-ups” question in the back — one gentle wondering, no right answer.
In the classroom
Pair a book with its feeling: read Big Feelings, Little Me at morning circle, or Breathe Like a Flower before a transition. Print the feelings cards for the calm-down corner.
In the calm-down corner
Keep the printable emotion cards and a copy of Breathe Like a Flower within reach. Name it, feel it, breathe, let it pass.
Lexi’s Big Feelings printable pack
A dozen branded emotion & calm-down cards plus coloring pages, featuring Lexi — ready to print for the fridge, the classroom, or the calm-down corner. Name the feeling, take a flower-breath, and let it pass.
- 12 emotion / calm-down cards
- Lexi coloring pages
- A simple flower-breathing guide
For grown-ups 18+. We never sell your details.
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