Sunday, January 7, 2024

Ups and Downs: A Book of Emotions by Mike Wohnoutka - ADVISABLE

Ups and Downs: A Book of Emotions written and illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka.  PICTURE BOOK.  Candlewick Press, 2023.  $18.  9781536227376

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Experience the many emotional highs and lows over the course of one day at school for our little illustrated friends through simple words and pictures.

What a wonderful starting place for helping students articulate the many different feelings they have inside at any given moment. I thought the illustrations were perfectly paired with each emotion highlighted in the story and it leaves the door open for so many wonderful extension activities. Kids could make connections to the text when they have felt those same emotions or they could pick an emotion to illustrate and share how each of them draw it differently. I love the balance of highs and lows, underscoring the lesson that life is full of each.

Reviewer: Kiera Beddes, #bookswithbeddes

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