Visiting Feelings: Holy God, Holy People (ESV Edition)

Visiting Feelings is very aesthetic and inviting. The illustrations are bright, gender and ethnic inclusive, which definitely will hold children's attention.About the content: The story line itself does not contain much educational information about feelings or how to express them... It is rather to be used as a tool to elicit feelings. (In the back, there are tips for adults on how to use the book: These are very useful)Being a hospital chaplain, focused on child bereavement, I bought the book hoping to find a tool to help children express difficult feelings. I read it with my 12-year son using the language of the book to ask him how he felt inside. I was glad to see him interacting (he is very introverted) even thought the book seemed below his age bracket. Yet, I doubt he would have gotten much out of the book on his own.. .If the book is going to be more than a poetic sweet read for children, the parent must be proactive, lead the conversation, ask inviting questions using the language of the book....In summary: A potential tool for conversation... And useful for visiting feeling only if guided by a parent or an adult

As an educator, a parent, a grandparent and a human being I heartily recommend this book -- like the great classics of children's literature, it comes in the guise of a book for kids, but its really a book for all of us who experience feelings and don't quite know what to do with them. Dr. Rubenstein's shows us the way to come to know and make friends with our feelings, rather than to judge or suppress them. If only we adults could have all learned that earlier in life, the world would have much more acceptance, compassion and love. The illustrations are beautiful, the wording poignant and true. I will be buying copies of this book to give away from now on, as well as keeping one treasured copy for myself.

This is a great book to teach children the range of emotions and how they can come and go, individually or together. The end leaves you with a wonderful opportunity to discuss with kids how they feel. I bought this for my 2 year old who actually sits through and listens to the whole thing and I imagine it will be a tool to use for years to come!

I love this fun witty book about feelings. I purchased it for my 5 year old so that we could begin the conversation about feelings, and that its healthy to have them and feel them. Its ok to welcome all your feelings and get an understanding, as a child- the reason your feeling these emotions. This book helps both myself and 5 year old to figure out a strategy to understand what we feel and why.

As a school counselor, I like this book for my younger elementary students to start teaching them about mindfulness. The book is great at explaining that feelings come and go, and that we don't have to get stuck on them. I also love the illustrations, as do my students. Recommended for K-3