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Harper Handles Big Feelings

Lessons for Littles on Anger, Worry, Frustration, and Other Emotions
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A heartwarming storybook that takes toddlers on a journey through a full range of emotions and teaches them a simple calming rhyme to manage their big feelings. Does your toddler have feelings so big it feels like their body could burst? Harper, a young tiger who... Read More
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Do you sometimes have feelings so BIG you could burst? Harper's mom taught her a calming song for when she has BIG feelings. Now Harper is ready to share it with you!

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A heartwarming storybook that takes toddlers on a journey through a full range of emotions and teaches them a simple calming rhyme to manage their big feelings.

Does your toddler have feelings so big it feels like their body could burst? Harper, a young tiger who experiences a whirlwind of emotions on her first show-and-tell day at preschool, can absolutely relate! In Harper Handles Big Feelings, author Jayme Yannuzzi crafts an engaging and empathetic story that helps your child identify a range of core and complex emotions, from anger, sadness, and happiness to frustration, worry, and pride. Coupled with an easy and effective calming rhyme for managing big emotions that repeats throughout the story, Harper Handles Big Feelings will give your little one a strong foundation for emotional intelligence and resilience as they grow.

Harper Handles Big Feelings features:

  • A full range of emotions, including excitement, anger, happiness, sadness, frustration, pride, disappointment, jealousy, worry, and calm, to help toddlers better identify how they are feelingโ€”and make them feel seen.
  • Practical coping skills to manage big feelings. A simple calming rhyme that repeats throughout the story teaches your child to stop, check on themself, and take deep breaths.
  • Vividโ€”and relatableโ€”illustrations. Beautiful, detailed illustrations depicting Harper's every emotion help kids see themselves in Harper and identify the way different feelings look and feel.
  • A bonding opportunity for you and your child. Reading this story togetherโ€”at bedtime, story time, or anytimeโ€”and talking about all that Harper experiences will help you connect with each other.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593886144

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Board book

Date Published: 08 July 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Z Kids

Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by John John Bajet

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 202.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 437g

Pages: 28

About the Author

Jayme Yannuzzi, MA, holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in elementary education. After teaching first and second grade for eight years, she now creates and shares hands-on activity ideas, printables, and resources for toddler and preschool parents through her website, Teach Talk Inspire. Jayme is passionate about play-based learning; she runs toddler playgroups throughout her home city of Tampa, Florida, for families and young kids. Jayme is also the author of 100 First Words for Toddlers, 100 First Animal Words for Toddlers, and My Preschool Reading Workbook. John John Bajet is a visual development artist working in animation and book illustration. He has worked on TV shows such as The Tom and Jerry Show and SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as illustrated books and card games for Disney. His favorite medium is wax pastels, and he enjoys creating soft and warm illustrations for readers of all ages.

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