The Monster Parade: A Book about Feeling All Your Feelings and Then Watching Them Go

by Wendy O'Leary (Author) Noémie Gionet Landry (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
An engaging story that helps children work with difficult emotions by imagining them as playful monsters in a parade (ages 3-7). Watch as the anger monster passes and the sadness monster disappears--it's all part of the parade of feelings we experience every day. Instead of holding on to their emotions, kids can acknowledge them and let them go on their way. What's happening in your parade today? Here's the angry monster Headed this way It growls so loud But you know it won't stay
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Hardcover
$16.95

Review quotes

"This book is a charm—a delightful guide for young and old in relating to our inner parade of challenging emotions."—Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance

"A wonderful and entertaining reminder for children (and their grownups) that our feelings will always come and go!"—Chris Willard, author of Breathing Makes it Better and Growing Mindful

"The Monster Parade is a remarkable book to help little people with big feelings, as Fred Rodgers would say. This wonderful narrative accompanied by sweet and calming illustrations that capture children's real experiences together with practical strategies for managing difficult emotions is a great resource for classrooms, libraries and homes. Enjoy the parade!"—Dodi Swope, LMFT, Together for Kids Coalition

"Wendy O'Leary has a manner of writing that easily and simply connects with children and allows educators and parents to teach young ones how best to cope with moments of anguish, panic, loss, or anger. The Monster Parade continues the author's personal crusade to ask our children to try and comprehend their feelings in a mindful manner. Her work raises the emotional capacity of child and parent alike. In our store's history no author's work has garnered the praise of professionals or the enthusiasm of parents like Wendy O'Leary."—Rich Collins, Owner, Root and Press Bookstore

"Little kids (and big kids) can have big emotions at school, at home, anywhere. The Monster Parade is a wonderful picture book that can help us all deal with all sorts of emotions. Whether it's your classroom or your own children at home, The Monster Parade is the perfect read aloud for kids of all ages!"—Liz Garden, Principal, Leroy E. Mayo Elementary School

"The Monster Parade is a fantastic book which introduces children to an effective and fun way of relating to their emotions with mindfulness and compassion. Children will love the engaging story as well as the beautiful illustrations. This book will be a fantastic resource for children, teachers and families and a wonderful support to children's positive mental health and wellbeing. This is an excellent book, I highly recommend it!"—Louise Shanagher, founder of Creative Mindfulness, Author and Children's Therapist

"An entertaining and engaging book coping with emotions and feelings through the eyes of children. Delightfully illustrated!"—Judith Niddrie, Education Professor, Early Childhood Educator

"The Monster Parade comes alive with words and pictures young audiences will both learn from and be enchanted by. Important messages which help children cope like, 'Feelings are just feelings.... they come and they go, ' are enhanced by a cast of playful, expressive monsters. Once again, Wendy O'Leary has written a timely book for caregivers to share with kids, providing comfort and solace during the rough patches of growing up."—Cheryl Donahue, Director, Richard Sugden Library

"I am so excited about Wendy's new book and will definitely incorporate it into my work with preschool clients and classrooms! The Monster Parade encourages children to recognize and accept all kinds of feelings and illustrates how they can take steps to feel better when experiencing unpleasant emotions. This book will be a great tool to help parents, educators, and clinicians to support the social-emotional learning of the children in their lives. Thank you!"—Lynne Flanagan Tsombakos, MA, LMHC, Early Childhood Clinician
Wendy O'Leary
WENDY O'LEARY, MEd, is a certified mindfulness educator, parent educator, and yoga teacher with a long-standing meditation practice. Wendy's books are based on her 15-plus years of experience teaching mindfulness, self-compassion, and skills for emotional resilience and wellbeing to children and "their adults." She is the co-author of Breathing Makes It Better (Bala Kids, 2019) and the author of The Monster Parade (Bala Kids, 2022).

SANDRA EIDE is an illustrator living in Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband and Border Collie. As a child, she either had her head in a book or was doodling her own stories. She is endlessly inspired by animals, nature, and friendships. You can see more of her work at www.sandraeide.com and follow her on Instagram @sandralynneide.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781611809220
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Bala Kids
Publication date
February 22, 2022
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
Library of Congress categories
Emotions
Emotions in children

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