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A Book of Feelings stars a brother and sister, Sam and Kate, and their dog, Fuzzy Bean. Sam and Kate know what makes them happy: cuddling Mum, reading a story with Dad, swimming, running and dancing...lots of things. But they don't feel happy all the time (nor does Fuzzy Bean), and in the course of the book we see them feeling grumpy, embarrassed, shy, nervous, frightened, sad and jealous. Both words and pictures portray the children in many different situations at home and at school, and show how they change over time, how emotions can escalate, and how people can help each other. Amanda McCardie's supremely subtle and sensitive text is as alive to the nuances of children's behaviour as Salvatore Rubbino's amazing pictures.

每個人都會有情緒。
　　高興、痛苦、害羞、難過、緊張……
　　山姆和凱特也不例外，
　　他們會因為分離而難過，
　　因為跌倒而感到丟臉。
　　但是，
　　不管是正面還是負面的情緒，
　　他們都深深知道，
　　爸爸媽媽很愛他們，
　　讓彼此有足夠的陪伴、傾聽，
　　還有滿滿的愛。

　　每個家庭都不一樣。

　　即使如此，希望藉由閱讀書中這家人的情緒故事，可以提供所有的小朋友一個安全的地方，好好思考自己和別人的情緒。

　　這裡有幾個問題或許值得想一想：我能辨認書裡所描寫的情緒嗎？對我來說有不一樣嗎？我可以感受自己的情緒嗎？那是什麼樣的感覺？我該如何處理難熬的情緒？我知道哪些有用的方法嗎？我還有什麼其他的情緒？

　　有些小孩可能在和你閱讀這本書的時候，會願意與你談談他們的情緒？有些可能喜歡討論書中角色的情緒，或是只思考而不願意說，不論如何，都好。